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.

 

In the 19th century, Victorian newspapers labeled Pentridge Prison inmate John Weachurch as a "bloodthirsty werewolf."

 

Who was this supposed homicidal maniac who, for a time, shared his prison sentence with Ned Kelly? And why did he not share the same fame as the aforementioned inmate?

 

Michael Adams from the Forgotten Australia podcast joins us on this episode of Australian True Crime to tell us all about the "rebel with a cause," John Weachurch.

 

You can listen to Michael Adam's "Forgotten Australia" wherever you get your podcasts. 

 

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:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram 

Guest: Michael Adams

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

 

GET IN TOUCH:

https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/

Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 

Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It&rsquo;s a shortened version of this week&rsquo;s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.
&nbsp;
In the 19th century, Victorian newspapers labeled Pentridge Prison inmate John Weachurch as a "bloodthirsty werewolf."
&nbsp;
Who was this supposed homicidal maniac who, for a time, shared his prison sentence with Ned Kelly? And why did he not share the same fame as the aforementioned inmate?
&nbsp;
Michael Adams from the Forgotten Australia podcast joins us on this episode of Australian True Crime to tell us all about the "rebel with a cause," John Weachurch.
&nbsp;
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/forgotten-australia/id1442763878">You can listen to Michael Adam's "Forgotten Australia" wherever you get your podcasts. </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
&nbsp;
CREDITS:
Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meshel_laurie/?hl=en">Instagram&nbsp;</a>
Guest: Michael Adams
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;
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.