Yesterday, (August 26th, 2025), two police officers were shot and killed in the Victorian town of Porepunkah.

 

The suspected gunman, Dezi Freeman, is still on the run.

 

Dezi is an alleged "Sovereign Citizen", so today we are re-issuing our episode from 2023 "Ep #305: Why should we care about conspiracy theorists and so-called sovereign citizens?"

 

Links:

You can find SOS and Sandee on Twitter - @SOS149and @sunnysandeel

Tinfoil Tales is on the feed of The Conditional Release Podcast

Background on Chase Allan - Chase Allan: 5 fast facts you need to know

 

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Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000.

 

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

Blue Knot Helpline:1300 657 380

 

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: SOS and Sandee

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

 

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Yesterday, (August 26th, 2025), two police officers were shot and killed in the Victorian town of Porepunkah.
&nbsp;
The suspected gunman, Dezi Freeman, is still on the run.
&nbsp;
Dezi is an alleged "Sovereign Citizen", so today we are re-issuing our episode from 2023 "Ep #305: Why should we care about conspiracy theorists and so-called sovereign citizens?"
&nbsp;
Links:
You can find SOS and Sandee on Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/SOS149">@SOS149 </a>and <a href="https://twitter.com/sunnysandeel">@sunnysandeel</a>
Tinfoil Tales is on the feed of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-conditional-release-program/id1535321136">The Conditional Release Podcast</a>
Background on Chase Allan - <a href="https://heavy.com/news/chase-allan/">Chase Allan: 5 fast facts you need to know</a>
&nbsp;
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/australian-true-crime/id1217681421">Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC episodes early and ad-free, as well as exclusive bonus episodes. </a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/863712102397629/">Join our Facebook Group here.</a>
<a href="https://crimestoppers.com.au/#report">Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000.</a>
&nbsp;
For Support:&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/">Lifeline</a> &nbsp;on 13 11 14
<a href="https://www.13yarn.org.au/">13 YARN</a> on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)
1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
<a href="https://blueknot.org.au/">Blue Knot Helpline:</a> 1300 657 380
&nbsp;
CREDITS:
Host: Meshel Laurie
Guest: SOS and Sandee
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
&nbsp;
GET IN TOUCH:
<a href="https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/">https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/</a>
Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/australiantruecrimepodcas">@australiantruecrimepodcast</a> and Facebook&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/AustralianTrueCrimeThePodcast">Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here</a>.
Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com

Think nothing ever happens in your town? Australia's suburbs are home to some of the most mysterious and disturbing true crime cases in the world. Meshel Laurie is a true crime obsessive, and with the help of expert interviews with writers, victim/survivors, investigators and perpetrators, she probes the underbelly of our towns and suburbs, and uncovers the darkness at the heart of Australian life.

Think nothing ever happens in your town? Australia's suburbs are home to some of the most mysterious and disturbing true crime cases in the world. Meshel Laurie is a true crime obsessive, and with the help of expert interviews with writers, victim/survivors, investigators and perpetrators, she probes the underbelly of our towns and suburbs, and uncovers the darkness at the heart of Australian life.