The Adam Shand Collection
The Adam Shand Collection
Adam Shand is one of Australia’s best known investigative journalists, covering the biggest crime stories and mysteries of the past 40 years. The Adam Shand collection brings together his biggest hits and memories plus new investigations into the shadowy netherworld of crime and justice.Social links:
Episode 4 - My Mother's Voice
In the final episode of La Famiglia, the silence that has divided a family for more than two decades is finally broken. Maria Muglia was acquitted of the murder of her sister-in-law Connie Armaro, but Connie’s family never stopped searching for answers. Now, Maria’s daughter Roz Muglia and Connie’s…
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Episode 3: The Trial
Maria Muglia goes on trial for the murder of her sister-in-law, Connie Armaro. To the family, the case against her appears overwhelming — but inside the courtroom, serious questions begin to emerge.The prosecution relies on a web of circumstantial evidence: phone records, soil, fibres, tyre impress…
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Episode 2: A Family Affair
As detectives investigate the murder of Connie Armaro, cracks begin to appear in the story told by the last person to see her alive. A crucial eyewitness challenges the official timeline, while police uncover secret affairs, hidden relationships and mounting tensions inside one of Perth's most resp…
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La Famiglia – Episode 1: The Last Goodbye
When beloved Perth grandmother Connie Armaro disappears after a seemingly ordinary meeting with her sister-in-law, her family fears the worst. Days later, her body is found dumped in a pine plantation north of Perth, wrapped in black plastic. What begins as the murder of a woman with no known enem…
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Season 2 - La Famiglia - The Killing of Connie Armaro
Connie Armaro was a devoted wife, grandmother, and the heart of a close-knit Italian family. Then she vanished. Four days later, her body was discovered hidden beneath branches in a pine plantation north of Perth. She had been strangled. More than two decades later, nobody has ever been convicted.…
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Ep 6 - Unmasking the Myth
In the final episode of Creating Mr. Cruel, Adam Shand reveals evidence that challenges decades of accepted wisdom. Previously undisclosed DNA evidence, interviews with senior detectives, and fresh scrutiny of the Karmein Chan investigation raise profound questions about whether police pursued the …
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Ep 5 - The Father, the Underworld, and the Suspect Who Wasn't
Detectives revisit the murder of Karmein Chan and uncomfortable questions emerge about the investigation's early focus. Was too much attention placed on one theory while other leads—including John Chan's business dealings and criminal associates—were left unexplored? Adam Shand examines claims from…
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Ep 4 - Was Mr Cruel Really One Man?
Thirteen-year-old Nicole Lynas was abducted from her family home and held captive for 50 terrifying hours. Her detailed account gave police vital clues—but it also exposed troubling differences between her attacker and the man described in earlier cases. As the Spectrum Taskforce races to prevent a…
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Ep 3 - Inside the House of Mr Cruel
For 18 hours, ten-year-old Sharon Wills was held captive inside a stranger’s home—blindfolded, restrained and unable to know where she was. In this episode, Adam Shand reconstructs her abduction and the earlier Lower Plenty attack, as police begin to understand just how calculated their suspect rea…
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Ep 2 - The Task Force Begins
When Karmein Chan remains were found in a shallow grave, Melbourne’s worst fears were confirmed — the child taken from her home had been murdered. In episode two, Adam Shand follows the creation of the Spectrum Task Force as police began linking a string of terrifying home invasions, abductions and…
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