In 1969, Lucille Butterworth vanished from a Tasmanian bus stop, igniting one of Australia’s most haunting murder mysteries.

Australian Crime Stories

Justice for Lucille

John Friedrich built a rescue empire that inspired a nation while secretly defrauding banks and governments of hundreds of millions.

The Great Imposter

A top drug cop with inside access to police intelligence is exposed in an international drug plot that shatters Australia’s faith in the force.

A Dirty Cop

Billy The Texan Longley was a feared Melbourne underworld gunman whose deadly skill with a Colt .45 saved his life and ended others.

Billy The Texan

Accused of rape and mutilation, Shane Chartres-Abbott claimed he was framed and threatened to expose a lurid sex ring involving judges and powerbrokers.

The Vampire Gigolo

Dubbed Mr. Cruel, a masked predator terrorizes Melbourne’s children in a case that shook Australia and may still have a dangerous, living suspect.

Mr. Cruel

He was called Australia’s Dirty Harry, but did Brian Murphy shoot dozens of crooks with a green light from the law, or simply do what had to be done?

Murphy’s Law

Pluto

Jody Harris charmed cops, posed as a insider, and swindled her way along Australia’s east coast in one of the country’s boldest con games.

Queen of Con

A chilling CCTV homicide exposes the cold, calculated murder of a young wannabe gangster by notorious former detective Roger Rogerson and his accomplice.

The Dark Side

An extortionist dubbed Mr. Brown threatens to bomb a Qantas plane for $500,000, leading investigators to a trail of cash, capture, and murder links.

The Money or the Bomb

Lawyer X Nicola Gobbo played both sides for years, fueling gangland crime, corruption, and a Royal Commission that rocked Victoria’s justice system.

The X Factor

Fashion designer Florence Broadhurst is bludgeoned to death in her own factory, and new evidence reopens one of Australia’s most notorious cold cases.

Killing Florence

South Australia’s chief forensic pathologist may not have been qualified, yet his evidence helped secure hundreds of convictions over 28 years.

Bodies of Evidence

A daring 1988 Chinatown bank robbery netted gold, coins, jewelry and cash — but was it an inside job, and who really masterminded it?

The Chinese Takeaway

Constable Angela Taylor was killed and 22 others injured when a car bomb exploded outside Melbourne’s Victoria Police headquarters in 1986.

Assault on Police HQ

After killing his brother with a sword, Jonathan Dick became one of Australia’s most wanted men — until a former friend helped bring him down.

The Punisher

Prison boss David Prideaux vanished amid betrayal, adultery, conspiracy and murder claims tied to the death of Carl Williams inside Barwon Prison.

The Hunter

In this international award-winning, true-crime series, investigative journalist and author Adam Shand takes viewers behind the headlines to the very source as he digs deep into some of the most infamous criminal cases in Australia's history.

Queen of Con

Full Episodes

Season 4, 10 episodes