Michelle Buckingham’s violent and senseless death was a macabre mystery and a stain on the Shepparton area for more than 30 years – until a journalist and cop started asking questions.

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Former country cop Mark ‘Trigger’ Tregellas returns to the show to tell more stories of remote policing.
More information about Mark's book:
https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Backup-is-Three-Hours-Away/Mark-Tregellas/9781923144279

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Former country cop Mark ‘Trigger’ Tregellas joins the show to tell tales of his many adventures in remote corners of Victoria.
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Andrew Rule sits down with producer Jonty Burton to recommend some summer reading, watching and listening.

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Some of our summer recommendations
Reading:
Life and Crimes: https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761561733/
Rule on Crime: https://www.wilkinsonpublishing.com.au/product/rule-on-crime/
Dark City: https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761561535/
The Kingpin and the Crooked Cop: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Neil-Mercer-Kingpin-and-the-Crooked-Cop-9781760879952
Murder on Easey St: https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/murder-easey-street-0

Watching:
The Jinx - Season 2: https://binge.com.au/shows/show-the-jinx-the-life-and-deaths-of-robert-durst!5677
Who Killed JonBenet Ramsay: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81705443
The Menendez Brothers: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81506509
Slow Horses: https://tv.apple.com/au/show/slow-horses/umc.cmc.2szz3fdt71tl1ulnbp8utgq5o

Listening to:
Life and Crimes episodes featuring Helen Thomas
-Searching for Julie Ann
-Returning to Easey St

Life and Crimes episodes featuring Neil Mercer
-Tales of the kingpin and the crooked cop

Witness: William Tyrell: https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/william-tyrrell-podcast-witness-series-reveals-shocking-truth-about-investigation/news-story/31ff27d9bb2a33ef55d6c3355e445868

Bronwyn: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/bronwyn

https://www.goalhangerpodcasts.com/ for:
The Rest is History, The Rest is Entertainment, We Have Ways of Making You Talk, The Rest is Classified
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The Herald Sun's crime team is back with Andrew to discuss more high-profile crimes of 2024, including the missing campers trial and the mushroom case.

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Crime reporters Olivia Jenkins, Regan Hodge and Anthony Dowsley join Andrew to talk about the biggest stories of 2024, including Easey Street and the disappearance of Samantha Murphy.

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Gelu Pucea shocked police when they found his detailed video guide on growing commercial quantities of cannabis.  But his helpful how-to was only the first part of an extraordinary story.

Life and Crimes is indebted to the inimitable Mark Buttler who wrote about this story in the Sunday Herald Sun.

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Not every rapper is a wannabe gangster but a lot of wannabe gangsters tap into rap’s “street” culture of violence, sex, guns, drugs and prison.

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We've told you the story of the great bookie robbery, its aftermath and of a fortress house in suburban Essendon. But there's one shadowy figure that remained in the background of all of it. And now his story can finally be told.

If you'd like to hear more about the great bookie robbery, the death of Ray Chuck or the steel  house in the suburbs, we go more in-depth in the following episodes.
All are available right now in your podcast feed.

-The heist
-Ray Chuck, you will get yours
-The inside man in blue
-A house of many mysteries

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When a ute appeared on CCTV near a crime scene, it led dogged police to stolen number plates, hidden guns and a curious tale of deception.
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A former top cop is asking questions over the apparent disappearance of firearms seized by the force. Andrew Rule explains.

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