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- 17 minutes 44 secondsATC Plus *Preview*: The Hollywood Manager Who Stole Millions
This is a preview of a full-lenth bonus episode for Australian True Crime Plus subscribers. To listen to all of our bonus episodes, plus early and ad-free access to every episode of the podcast, you can subscribe on either Apple Podcasts or at Acast.
Jonathan Todd Schwartz was a leading entertainment manager when he embezzled money from his superstar clients to feed his addictions.
And when I say superstar, I'm not exaggerating. Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Linkin Park and Alanis Morissette were just some of the people who trusted him with their money.
Jonathan has now dedicated his life to supporting others in addiction recovery, and you can visit his Instagram here.
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CREDITS:
Guest Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on instagram.
Guest: Jonathan Todd Schwartz
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
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12 March 2025, 10:32 pm - 15 minutes 58 secondsShortcut: An Old School Outlaw - Part Two
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.
This is part two of our three part series on infamous prison escapee, John Killick.
Click here to view and purchase John Killick's books.
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CREDITS:
Guest Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on instagram.
Guest: John Killick
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
This episode contains extra content from Channel 7.
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9 March 2025, 5:02 pm - 38 minutes 5 secondsAn Old School Outlaw - Part Two
This is part two of our three part series on infamous prison escapee, John Killick.
Click here to view and purchase John Killick's books.
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1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
CREDITS:
Guest Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on instagram.
Guest: John Killick
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
This episode contains extra content from Channel 7.
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9 March 2025, 5:00 pm - 17 minutes 38 secondsShortcut: An Old School Outlaw - Part One
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.
Former bank robber John Killick spent over 30 years behind bars and made headlines in 1999 when he escaped Sydney’s Silverwater prison by helicopter.
Across three episodes, he shares his incredible life story, from high-profile heists to encounters with Australia’s most notorious criminals.
Now an author of eight books, Killick reflects on love, crime, and survival inside the country’s toughest prisons.
Click here to view and purchase John Killick's books.
For Support:
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1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
CREDITS:
Guest Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on instagram.
Guest: John Killick
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
This episode contains extra content from The Guardian.
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2 March 2025, 11:15 pm - 47 minutes 24 secondsAn Old School Outlaw - Part One
Former bank robber John Killick spent over 30 years behind bars and made headlines in 1999 when he escaped Sydney’s Silverwater prison by helicopter.
Across three episodes, he shares his incredible life story, from high-profile heists to encounters with Australia’s most notorious criminals.
Now an author of eight books, Killick reflects on love, crime, and survival inside the country’s toughest prisons.
Click here to view and purchase John Killick's books.
For Support:
Lifeline on 13 11 14
13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)
1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
CREDITS:
Guest Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on instagram.
Guest: John Killick
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
This episode contains extra content from The Guardian.
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2 March 2025, 5:00 pm - 33 minutes 49 secondsIs Australia's Worst Serial Killer Still Unknown?
In late 2024, Upper House member Jeremy Buckingham addressed the NSW state parliament with a shocking possibility—one of Australia’s most prolific serial killers may have never been identified.
There are up to 72 unsolved cases of missing and murdered persons along the NSW North Coast, spanning from 1977 to 2024.
In today’s episode of Australian True Crime, guest host and criminologist Dr. Xanthé Mallett speaks with Jeremy Buckingham to discuss the disturbing possibility that these cases are connected—and why police haven't acted sooner.
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CREDITS:
Guest Host: Dr. Xanthé Mallett
Guest: The Hon. Jeremy Buckingham, MLC
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
This episode contains extra content from Channel 9.
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26 February 2025, 5:00 pm - 12 minutes 3 secondsShortcut: New Beaumont Children Search with Meshel and Dr. Xanthé Mallett
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.
As we present this episode of Australian True Crime, a new dig begins in Adelaide.
Investigators are following new information in their search for clues into the 1966 disappearance of the Beaumont children Jane, Arnna and Grant.
To tell us more about it is regular contributor to Australian True Crime and leading Criminologist Dr. Xanthé Mallett.
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CREDITS:
Host: Meshel Laurie
Guest: Dr. Xanthé Mallett.
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
This episode contains extra content from Channel 7.
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23 February 2025, 5:02 pm - 41 minutes 40 secondsNew Beaumont Children Search and Court Insights with Meshel and Dr. Xanthé Mallett
There are a number of big stories in true crime at the moment, including a new dig for clues in the 1966 disappearance of the Beaumont children.
Meanwhile, it's been a year since Ballarat’s Samantha Murphy vanished—even as a suspect has been charged, her remains remain missing.
Former NSW officer Beau Lamarre-Condon is heading to trial for the murders of Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies, while international controversy swirls over former pediatric nurse Lucy Letby's conviction for murdering seven infants.
To discuss all of those developing stories is as regular contributor to Australian True Crime and leading Criminologist Dr. Xanthé Mallett.
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CREDITS:
Host: Meshel Laurie
Guest: Dr. Xanthé Mallett.
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
This episode contains extra content from The ABC, Channel 7 and Skye News.
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23 February 2025, 5:00 pm - 15 minutes 46 secondsShortcut: Who Murdered Gina Rossato?
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.
Our story today revolves around an unsolved murder case originally investigated by legendary former Victorian Homicide Detective, Ron Iddles.
The victim of that crime was 48 year old Gina Rossato. Her niece, Marisa D'Agostino, joins us on Australian True Crime to talk about the case.
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CREDITS:
Host: Meshel Laurie
Guests: Marisa D'Agostino
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
This episode contains extra content from Homicide: With Ron Iddles
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16 February 2025, 5:03 pm - 41 minutes 43 secondsWho Murdered Gina Rossato?
Our story today revolves around an unsolved murder case originally investigated by legendary former Victorian Homicide Detective, Ron Iddles.
The victim of that crime was 48 year old Gina Rossato. Her niece, Marisa D'Agostino, joins us on Australian True Crime to talk about the case.
For Support:
Lifeline on 13 11 14
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1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
CREDITS:
Host: Meshel Laurie
Guests: Marisa D'Agostino
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
This episode contains extra content from Homicide: With Ron Iddles
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16 February 2025, 5:00 pm - 33 minutes 1 secondTruth, Closure, and the Coroner’s Role
Our guest host and resident Criminologist, Dr. Xanthé Mallett has sat down with Coroner Stephanie Williams to uncover the realities of the coronial process.
From their unique powers to compel testimony to the ways they support grieving families, this episode explores what coroners really do—and what most people don’t know about their role in society.
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CREDITS:
Guest Host: Dr. Xanthé Mallett
Guests: Coroner Stephanie Williams
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
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