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

The disappearance of Juanita Nielsen remains one of Australia’s most infamous murder mysteries, and exclusive case files reveal how the investigation went wrong.

Who Killed Juanita

Renae Marsden believed she had a boyfriend, but a cruel catfishing scam pushed her to the Gap in one of Sydney’s most devastating cases.

Deadly Deception

Dubbed Australia’s Hannibal Lecter, Derek Percy’s brutal obsessions made him too dangerous for secure care and the nation’s longest-serving inmate.

Derek Percy: The Face of Evil

In 1994, dancer and model Revelle Balmain vanished without a trace, leaving behind a haunting mystery and a secret that may have sealed her fate.

Million Dollar Mystery

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.

S5 E1 Who Killed Juanita

Full Episodes

Season 5, 4 Episodes