Australian Crime Stories Season 3
S03 E01
Feb 21, 2019
Justice For Lucille Feb 21, 2019 In 1969, 20-year-old Miss Tasmania aspirant, Lucille Butterworth disappears from a bus stop in Tasmania. Seven years later, Geoffrey Charles Hunt confesses to the crime, but despite damning evidence police did not lay charges.
S03 E02
Feb 28, 2019Packer's Gold Feb 28, 2019 We uncover the true story of how an audacious thief broke into Kerry Packer's office and cracked his personal safe, getting away clean with $5.4 million in gold bars. This is a story about loyalty, betrayal and revenge.
S03 E03
Mar 7, 2019John Friedrich Mar 7, 2019 We uncover the true story of a leader and hero, John Friedrich who was also a criminal mastermind that seduced governments and defrauded banks. For 25 years this story was swept under the rug but today we look at the case once more.
S03 E04
Mar 24, 2019Mark Standen: A Dirty Cop Mar 24, 2019 This is the true story of the international drug plot that brought down one of Australia's top law enforcers, Mark Standen. We reveal how far his corruption spread and whether there are more like him still operating in our police forces
S03 E05
Mar 31, 2019Billy Longley: The Texan Mar 31, 2019 The life story of one of the central figures in the notorious Painters and Dockers wars that claimed more than 15 victims in 1960s and 70s Melbourne.
S03 E06
Apr 7, 2019The Vampire Gigolo Apr 7, 2019 When Melbourne prostitute Shane Chartres-Abbott was accused of raping and mutilating a client, few doubted his guilt. The victim said Chartres-Abbott boasted that he was a 200-year-old vampire.
S03 E07
Apr 14, 2019Mr Cruel Apr 14, 2019 A serial predator dubbed 'Mr Cruel' had an incredible impact on Australia in the late 1980s - '90s. Police believe he may be responsible for around a dozen attacks on children across Melbourne, and could still be alive.
S03 E08
Apr 21, 2019Murphy's Law Apr 21, 2019 Brian Murphy was regarded as Australia's toughest cop, finding himself in the middle of several gang wars throughout a 30-year career in the Victoria Police. Bad guys who crossed "The Skull" had a habit of dying violently.