Real Crime with Adam Shand
Real Crime with Adam Shand
Playlist by Real Crime with Adam ShandJoin investigative journalist Adam Shand each week as he takes you into his world of real crime, honed from forty years of covering Australia's biggest law and order stories. These are the firsthand s…48 clip(s) in playlist
Cold Cases, Hard Truths: Retired Detective on Justice and Failure | Damian Loone
In this episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, Adam sits down with retired NSW Detective Sergeant Damian Loone, a relentless investigator whose 35-year career spanned some of Australia’s most haunting cold cases. From the murder of Lynette Dawson, to the disappearance of Cheryl Grimmer and the kill…
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Russell St Police HQ: Melbourne’s Most Feared Police Building - Mark de Bono
In this episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, Adam sits down with Mark De Bono — a man whose life collided head-on with Melbourne’s criminal justice system during one of its most notorious eras. Mark recounts a chilling firsthand experience inside Russell Street Police Headquarters in the mid-198…
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Inside Pentridge: The Chaplain Who Knew Them All | Peter Norden
In this episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, Adam sits down with Father Peter Norden — the former Catholic chaplain of Melbourne’s notorious Pentridge Prison and one of the most trusted figures inside Australia’s criminal underworld. From the brutality of the infamous H Division, Norden offers a…
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The Dark Legend of Mervin Henry Stevenson | Elliot Hannay
In this episode, Adam Shand uncovers the chilling legacy of one of Queensland’s most feared and controversial police officers: Superintendent Mervin Henry Stevenson. Adam speaks with Elliot Hannay, former editor of the Townsville Bulletin, who had multiple disturbing encounters with Stevenson dur…
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BEST OF 2025: A Barrister's View on the Mushroom Killer | Philip Dunn KC
In this episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, we revisit Phillip's story. Adam sits down with veteran barrister Philip Dunn KC to unpack the verdict in one of Australia's most shocking criminal trials: the mushroom lunch murders. Erin Patterson has been found guilty of killing her former in-laws …
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BEST OF 2025: Why Shirley Never Made It to the Party | Louise Steding
In this episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, we revisit Louise's story. In this gripping episode, Adam is joined by forensic archaeologist Dr. Louise Steding to revisit the unsolved 1953 murder of 14-year-old Shirley Collins. Shirley disappeared on her way to a birthday party in Melbourne, only …
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BEST OF 2025: Car Bomb on Coburg Road | Tina Kemp
In this episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, we revisit Tina's story. Adam Shand is joined by former detective Tina Kemp to revisit one of Australia's most baffling unsolved murders — the 1998 car bombing of John Furlan. They unpack the cast of shady characters, including a dodgy car dealer with…
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BEST OF 2025: How One Man Lost $1.8M | Ed Toller
In this episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, we revisit Ed's story. Ed Toller scammed nearly $1.8 million from unsuspecting investors—not to fund a lavish life, but to feed a gambling addiction he couldn’t control. In this raw and revealing episode, Ed sits down with Adam Shand to unpack the rea…
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“I Should Be Dead”: A STAR Group Officer’s Fight Back | Derrick McManus
In 1994, Derrick was shot 14 times in under five seconds during an attempted arrest, sparking a 41-hour siege and a lifelong exploration into human durability. Derrick takes us inside the moment time stood still, the three hours he lay bleeding under constant gunfire, and the mental conditioning th…
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New Evidence in the Beaumont Mystery | Bryan Littlely
The Beaumont Children. The Adelaide Oval Abductions. The Family. For decades, South Australia has lived under the shadow of unsolved child abductions — cases stained by secrecy, fear and whispered allegations of powerful networks operating with impunity. In this episode, Adam speaks with journalis…
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