Karen Teasdale grew up in a small village outside Newcastle, raised by a mother with what psychiatrists would later confirm was a psychopathic brain. From the age of four, Karen was beaten with a leather belt, isolated from friends, poisoned, and gaslit so relentlessly she lost all faith in herself. It went on for 48 years.

In this episode of Secrets of the Underworld, Neil sits down with Karen to hear how she survived a lifetime of calculated abuse — and how she's finally found her voice. Her story is told in full in her book, Poison Kisses.

Get Karen Teasdale's Book Here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Poison-Kisses-Karen-Teasdale-ebook/dp/B0FD85LV7L

Karen Teasdale grew up in a small village outside Newcastle, raised by a mother with what psychiatrists would later confirm was a psychopathic brain. From the age of four, Karen was beaten with a leather belt, isolated from friends, poisoned, and gaslit so relentlessly she lost all faith in herself. It went on for 48 years.
In this episode of Secrets of the Underworld, Neil sits down with Karen to hear how she survived a lifetime of calculated abuse &mdash; and how she's finally found her voice. Her story is told in full in her book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Poison-Kisses-Karen-Teasdale-ebook/dp/B0FD85LV7L">Poison Kisses.</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Poison-Kisses-Karen-Teasdale-ebook/dp/B0FD85LV7L">Get Karen Teasdale's Book Here</a>: https://www.amazon.com.au/Poison-Kisses-Karen-Teasdale-ebook/dp/B0FD85LV7L

Neil (The Muscle) Cummins. A notorious Sydney hard man who spent 15 years on the doors of the cities most prestigious nightclubs, managing the streets for the Kings of the Cross and watching the backs of some of Sydney’s most famous and infamous underworld identities. Secrets of the Underworld is not for the faint at heart, an insightful and real look into the Sydney Underworld and the real Kings Cross between 1998 - 2013.

 

 

Neil (The Muscle) Cummins. A notorious Sydney hard man who spent 15 years on the doors of the cities most prestigious nightclubs, managing the streets for the Kings of the Cross and watching the backs of some of Sydney&rsquo;s most famous and infamous underworld identities. Secrets of the Underworld is not for the faint at heart, an insightful and real look into the Sydney Underworld and the real Kings Cross between 1998 - 2013.
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Secrets of the Underworld

Behind every king stands a loyal soldier tasked with keeping order and making sure that the king stays on their throne.

That person is NEIL CUMMINS former bodyguard & standover man for underworld identity John Ibrahim and Australia’s Most Wanted Fugitive in 2017. Host of the podcast ‘ Secrets Of The Underworld’

A notorious Sydney hard man Neil worked his way up the ladder looking after some of Sydney’s most well-known nightclubs, before getting the reputation and the nickname ‘The Muscle’ on the streets of Kings Cross.

Cummins gives a real-life insight to what it was like working for the Ibrahim family, surrounded by drugs, shootings, gang wars, police intimidation and celebrities.

Neil’s honest, tell-all account shows his loyalty and how he survived to walk away from it all.

Behind every king stands a loyal soldier tasked with keeping order and making sure that the king stays on their throne.
That person is NEIL CUMMINS former bodyguard &amp; standover man for underworld identity John Ibrahim and Australia’s Most Wanted Fugitive in 2017. Host of the podcast ‘ Secrets Of The Underworld’
A notorious Sydney hard man Neil worked his way up the ladder looking after some of Sydney’s most well-known nightclubs, before getting the reputation and the nickname ‘The Muscle’ on the streets of Kings Cross.
Cummins gives a real-life insight to what it was like working for the Ibrahim family, surrounded by drugs, shootings, gang wars, police intimidation and celebrities.
Neil’s honest, tell-all account shows his loyalty and how he survived to walk away from it all.

My Mother the Psychopath: 48 Years of Poison | Karen Teasdale

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Neil Cummins has spent his career standing between the public and Sydney's underworld — but this time, he's the one in the hot seat. In a rare role reversal, Neil opens up to his producer Jay Walkerden about the doors he worked, the people he protected, and the world he left behind.

From his first gig running security,to becoming John Ibrahim's most trusted man, Neil pulls back the curtain on what it really took to keep Sydney's most notorious nightclubs under control — turning away gangsters, staring down bikie chapters and surviving a drive-by that put bullets where he'd been standing seconds before.

He also reflects on what it meant to walk away — and the identity crisis that followed — before finding a new purpose in Secrets of the Underworld. Plus, the podcast milestone that started it all: the interview that changed everything, and what's coming when the show lands on YouTube.

Neil Cummins has spent his career standing between the public and Sydney's underworld &mdash; but this time, he's the one in the hot seat. In a rare role reversal, Neil opens up to his producer Jay Walkerden about the doors he worked, the people he protected, and the world he left behind.
From his first gig running security,to becoming John Ibrahim's most trusted man, Neil pulls back the curtain on what it really took to keep Sydney's most notorious nightclubs under control &mdash; turning away gangsters, staring down bikie chapters and surviving a drive-by that put bullets where he'd been standing seconds before.
He also reflects on what it meant to walk away &mdash; and the identity crisis that followed &mdash; before finding a new purpose in Secrets of the Underworld. Plus, the podcast milestone that started it all: the interview that changed everything, and what's coming when the show lands on YouTube.

The Man Behind the Door | Neil Cummins & Jay Walkerden

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Freelance journalist Nicole had no idea that a chance encounter at a kids' footy catch-up would upend her life for the next three years. A brief, strange interaction with a woman at the sidelines seemed harmless enough — until the messages started. What began with a vulgar Facebook message quickly escalated into relentless contact across every platform Nicole used.

In this episode, Neil speaks with Nicole — journalist and author of Obsession — about the three years she spent being stalked by the ex-partner of a man she'd fallen in love with, the repeated failures of police to take her seriously and what it finally took to get the law on her side.

Freelance journalist Nicole had no idea that a chance encounter at a kids' footy catch-up would upend her life for the next three years. A brief, strange interaction with a woman at the sidelines seemed harmless enough &mdash; until the messages started. What began with a vulgar Facebook message quickly escalated into relentless contact across every platform Nicole used.
In this episode, Neil speaks with Nicole &mdash; journalist and author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Obsession-journalist-victim-survivors-investigation-stalking/dp/0645476714?tag=googhydr0au-22&amp;hvadid=792401821324&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvexid=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=7799870643518744818&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9069264&amp;hvtargid=dsa-1595363597442&amp;ref=pd_sl_72ekj6elm9_e">Obsession</a> &mdash; about the three years she spent being stalked by the ex-partner of a man she'd fallen in love with, the repeated failures of police to take her seriously and what it finally took to get the law on her side.

Stalked for Three Years: The Woman Who Wouldn't Stop | Nicole Madigan

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Marissa Rose has spent 14 years as a paramedic — chased out of houses, holding arterial bleeds with her bare hands and sent alone to crashes in the middle of nowhere on her first day on the job. But long before the ambulance, she was a little girl making tea at four years old, hands shaking, never knowing if it would be good enough.

In Part 2, the conversation goes to the darkest places: the hangings that stay with you, the jobs you can't leave at work, the night Marissa had a date set, a plan made and a wedding anniversary picked. What pulled her back wasn't a hotline or a hospital. It was horses. 

Marissa Rose has spent 14 years as a paramedic &mdash; chased out of houses, holding arterial bleeds with her bare hands and sent alone to crashes in the middle of nowhere on her first day on the job. But long before the ambulance, she was a little girl making tea at four years old, hands shaking, never knowing if it would be good enough.
In Part 2, the conversation goes to the darkest places: the hangings that stay with you, the jobs you can't leave at work, the night Marissa had a date set, a plan made and a wedding anniversary picked. What pulled her back wasn't a hotline or a hospital. It was horses.&nbsp;

Lights and Sirens: The Cost of the Uniform | Marissa Rose [Part 2]

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My Mother the Psychopath: 48 Years of Poison | Karen Teasdale

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