In November 2005, 18-year-old Lauren Huxley was at home alone in Sydney when her life was changed forever. Randomly targeted by violent offender Robert Black Farmer — Lauren was brutally attacked, bound, beaten, doused in petrol and left for dead as her family home was set alight.

It was a crime that shocked Australia. Against all odds, Lauren survived. Now, nearly 20 years later, Farmer is eligible for parole.

In this powerful and emotional episode of Real Crime, Adam sits down with Lauren and her sister Simone to revisit that horrific day, the long road to recovery, and the renewed fear as the man who nearly killed her could soon walk free.

Sign the Petition Here: Deny Parole for Robert Black Farmer

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In November 2005, 18-year-old Lauren Huxley was at home alone in Sydney when her life was changed forever. Randomly targeted by violent offender Robert Black Farmer &mdash; Lauren was brutally attacked, bound, beaten, doused in petrol and left for dead as her family home was set alight.
It was a crime that shocked Australia. Against all odds, Lauren survived.&nbsp;Now, nearly 20 years later, Farmer is eligible for parole.
In this powerful and emotional episode of Real Crime, Adam sits down with Lauren and her sister Simone to revisit that horrific day, the long road to recovery, and the renewed fear as the man who nearly killed her could soon walk free.
Sign the Petition Here: <a href="https://www.change.org/p/deny-parole-for-robert-black-farmer">Deny Parole for Robert Black Farmer</a>
https://www.change.org/p/deny-parole-for-robert-black-farmer

Join 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 stories of the cops, robbers, and victims who lived them.

Join 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 stories of the cops, robbers, and victims who lived them.

Real Crime with Adam Shand

Join 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 stories of the cops, robbers, and victims who lived them. 

Join 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 stories of the cops, robbers, and victims who lived them.&nbsp;

The Parole of a Monster: Twenty Years Later | Lauren Huxley

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In this episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, Adam sits down with Peter and Belinda Bates — a couple whose love story began behind prison walls and whose shared mission now is to stop the cycle of violence before it destroys more lives.

Raised in a home defined by extreme domestic violence, coercion and control, Peter grew up believing brutality was strength and drugs were survival. By 19 his life had spiralled into tragedy. A confrontation ended in a young man’s death. Charged with murder and ultimately sentenced for manslaughter, Peter would spend 14 and a half years behind bars.

Belinda brings her own story. Having lived through coercive control in a previous relationship, she understands how abuse hides behind silence, shame and normalization. Together, they now work to break the patterns that shaped both their lives.

Find more about their projects here: https://linktr.ee/petebatesproject?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=c9aec04d-d7c5-4bfa-b3cd-ba74989be97b

Peter Bates Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petebatesproject?igsh=MTY5MWQ2andtZ283bQ==

In this episode of&nbsp;Real Crime with Adam Shand, Adam sits down with <a href="https://linktr.ee/petebatesproject?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&amp;ltsid=c9aec04d-d7c5-4bfa-b3cd-ba74989be97b">Peter and Belinda Bates </a>&mdash; a couple whose love story began behind prison walls and whose shared mission now is to stop the cycle of violence before it destroys more lives.
Raised in a home defined by extreme domestic violence, coercion and control, Peter grew up believing brutality was strength and drugs were survival. By 19 his life had spiralled into tragedy. A confrontation ended in a young man&rsquo;s death. Charged with murder and ultimately sentenced for manslaughter, Peter would spend 14 and a half years behind bars.
Belinda brings her own story. Having lived through coercive control in a previous relationship, she understands how abuse hides behind silence, shame and normalization. Together, they now work to break the patterns that shaped both their lives.
<a href="https://linktr.ee/petebatesproject?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&amp;ltsid=c9aec04d-d7c5-4bfa-b3cd-ba74989be97b">Find more about their projects here</a>: https://linktr.ee/petebatesproject?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&lt;sid=c9aec04d-d7c5-4bfa-b3cd-ba74989be97b
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/petebatesproject?igsh=MTY5MWQ2andtZ283bQ==">Peter Bates Instagram</a>: https://www.instagram.com/petebatesproject?igsh=MTY5MWQ2andtZ283bQ==

The Corrections Officer and the Prisoner | Peter and Belinda Bates

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In April 1995, Australia’s richest man, Kerry Packer, reported that 285 kilograms of gold bullion had been stolen from a safe inside his Sydney office. It was the largest gold theft in Australian history — a brazen break-in that appeared to be the work of a master safecracker who slipped past 24-hour security without a trace.

But what if the robbery was never a robbery at all?

In this episode of Real Crime, Adam Shand reopens the cold case of “Packer’s Gold.” Three decades on, fresh evidence, retired insiders, and long-buried photographs raise explosive new questions about what really happened inside Packer’s inner sanctum. Was this an audacious underworld heist? An inside job fuelled by betrayal? Or an elaborate multi-million-dollar insurance scam designed to fail from the start?

Featuring interviews with notorious safe-breakers, confidential sources, and new forensic insights into the safe itself, this investigation pulls apart the accepted version of events — and examines whether one of Australia’s most powerful men may have staged the perfect crime.

If the gold was never stolen… who really benefited?

And after all these years, is the truth still locked away?

In April 1995, Australia&rsquo;s richest man, Kerry Packer, reported that 285 kilograms of gold bullion had been stolen from a safe inside his Sydney office. It was the largest gold theft in Australian history &mdash; a brazen break-in that appeared to be the work of a master safecracker who slipped past 24-hour security without a trace.
But what if the robbery was never a robbery at all?
In this episode of Real Crime, Adam Shand reopens the cold case of &ldquo;Packer&rsquo;s Gold.&rdquo; Three decades on, fresh evidence, retired insiders, and long-buried photographs raise explosive new questions about what really happened inside Packer&rsquo;s inner sanctum. Was this an audacious underworld heist? An inside job fuelled by betrayal? Or an elaborate multi-million-dollar insurance scam designed to fail from the start?
Featuring interviews with notorious safe-breakers, confidential sources, and new forensic insights into the safe itself, this investigation pulls apart the accepted version of events &mdash; and examines whether one of Australia&rsquo;s most powerful men may have staged the perfect crime.
If the gold was never stolen&hellip; who really benefited?
And after all these years, is the truth still locked away?

Kerry Packer's Gold: The Sydney Bullion Mystery

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In this episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, Adam sits down with recently retired Queensland Police Chief Inspector Corey Allen — a cop who never quite fit the mould.

As a teenager, Corey dreamed of becoming a writer. Instead, he spent nearly four decades inside the Queensland Police Service — stretching himself (literally and figuratively) to get in the door. What followed was a career that took him from tactical response units and protest lines to becoming one of the strongest advocates for empathy in modern policing.

Corey reflects on the culture of policing in 1980s Queensland, the glorified myths of “the good old days,” and the hard lessons that reshaped his approach to the job. From arresting 75 people in a single night to realising he was part of the problem, Corey describes the moment he began listening instead of reacting. And how that shift transformed not only his career, but the lives of vulnerable people on Brisbane’s streets.

In this episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, Adam sits down with recently retired Queensland Police Chief Inspector Corey Allen &mdash; a cop who never quite fit the mould.
As a teenager, Corey dreamed of becoming a writer. Instead, he spent nearly four decades inside the Queensland Police Service &mdash; stretching himself (literally and figuratively) to get in the door. What followed was a career that took him from tactical response units and protest lines to becoming one of the strongest advocates for empathy in modern policing.
Corey reflects on the culture of policing in 1980s Queensland, the glorified myths of &ldquo;the good old days,&rdquo; and the hard lessons that reshaped his approach to the job. From arresting 75 people in a single night to realising he was part of the problem, Corey describes the moment he began listening instead of reacting. And how that shift transformed not only his career, but the lives of vulnerable people on Brisbane&rsquo;s streets.

Authority and Humanity: Policing with Heart | Corey Allen

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The Parole of a Monster: Twenty Years Later | Lauren Huxley

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