



450 Murders: Inside NSW Homicide | Danny Doherty
For nearly six years, Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty commanded the New South Wales Homicide Squad, overseeing more than 450 murders, a wave of organised crime killings, and some of the most complex mass-casualty investigations in the state's recent history, including Bondi Junction. Now re…

Introducing - Creating Mr Cruel
A new show from Adam Shand. Welcome to The Adam Shand Collection Subscribe now for the first 3 episodes ad free and early on Apple Podcast Series 1 - Creating Mr Cruel. For more than 30 years, the name Mr Cruel has haunted Melbourne. He was meticulous, terrifying and seemingly vanished withou…

3.9 Seconds: The Prosecution of Sergeant Ben Bryant | Paul Fownes
When Sergeant Benedict Bryant pulled into Henderson Road on the morning of February 19, 2022, he had travelled 800 metres from Redfern Police Station to respond to a serious crime in progress. What followed took 3.9 seconds, and cost him his career, his finances and his freedom. Adam Shand is join…

The Woman Who Invented Cold Case DNA | Dr Colleen Fitzpatrick
She didn't stumble into cold case forensics: she invented it. Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick is a nuclear physicist, former rocket scientist, and the founder of California-based Identifinders International, and she's the woman who pioneered the technique now known as forensic investigative genetic geneal…

Such Is Life: Luke Bona's Untold Australian Story | Luke Bona
What began as a conversation about Ned Kelly, Dezi Freeman and the myth-making around Australia's most notorious outlaws, suddenly took an unexpected turn, and became something far more powerful. Adam Shand was a guest on his mate Luke Bona's Bonafide podcast to explore the parallels between Kelly…

The Fingerprint of the 21st Century - And Its Flaws | Jae Gerhard
DNA evidence has been called the gold standard of forensic science — but is the justice system placing too much faith in it? Adam Shand speaks with Jae Gerhard, one of Australia's leading independent forensic scientists, about the hidden limitations of DNA evidence and what they mean for criminal …

The Lawyer Who Robbed a Bank | Graeme Alford
Graeme Alford had it all mapped out: a criminal law practice in Melbourne, the trust of the underworld, and a fast-track to the top. Then the drinking and gambling caught up with him. He raided his client trust fund, did time in Pentridge and on release somehow managed to pull off one of the most i…

Equal Before the Law: The ISIS Brides Dilemma | Tanguy Mwilambwe
Four Australian women, known as the ISIS Brides, returned home from Syria in May this year. Two were charged with crimes against humanity and slavery offences allegedly committed overseas. A third faced terrorism-related charges. And yet another 20 or more remain stranded in Syrian refugee camps, u…

After Dark Bandits: Doug's Last Word | Doug Morgan
When Doug Morgan first sat down with Adam Shand, the plan was simple: get both twins on the record, tell the full story of Victoria's After Dark Bandits, and move on. Nearly a year later, Adam is back with Doug for one final conversation — and this time, it's personal. More than fifty years on fro…

Fog of War: Breaker Morant's Shadow | Tony Taouk
More than a century separates them, but the cases of Harry "Breaker" Morant and Ben Roberts-Smith share a troubling echo — Australian soldiers prosecuted for killings carried out in the fog of war, on foreign soil, in conflicts already morally compromised by the powers that sent them there. Adam S…