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 really was. But Mr Cruel wasn’t as careful as he believed. Hidden among the evidence was a mistake that could one day reveal his identity.

For 18 hours, ten-year-old Sharon Wills was held captive inside a stranger&rsquo;s home&mdash;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 really was. But Mr Cruel wasn&rsquo;t as careful as he believed. Hidden among the evidence was a mistake that could one day reveal his identity.

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.

Season 1 is Creating Mr Cruel is on in Apple podcast Subscription from Monday June 22nd. 

Adam Shand is one of Australia&rsquo;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.
Season 1 is Creating Mr Cruel is on in Apple podcast Subscription from Monday June 22nd.&nbsp;

The Adam Shand collection brings together his biggest hits and memories plus new investigations into the shadowy netherworld of crime and justice.

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.

Adam Shand is one of Australia&rsquo;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.

Ep 3 - Inside the House of Mr Cruel

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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 daughter Carole come together to confront the secrets, shame, and bitterness left behind by the killing—and the prosecution they believe failed to tell the full story. They reveal what became of the people at the centre of the tragedy, revisit the final days of a family torn apart, and ask whether telling the truth can finally break a cycle that has haunted the next generation. This is not simply the end of a murder story. It is a story of two daughters finding their voices, a family confronting its past and an attempt, at last, to give Connie Armaro the voice she was denied.

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&rsquo;s family never stopped searching for answers. Now, Maria&rsquo;s daughter Roz Muglia and Connie&rsquo;s daughter Carole come together to confront the secrets, shame, and bitterness left behind by the killing&mdash;and the prosecution they believe failed to tell the full story. They reveal what became of the people at the centre of the tragedy, revisit the final days of a family torn apart, and ask whether telling the truth can finally break a cycle that has haunted the next generation. This is not simply the end of a murder story. It is a story of two daughters finding their voices, a family confronting its past and an attempt, at last, to give Connie Armaro the voice she was denied.

Episode 4 - My Mother's Voice

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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 impressions, footprints and black plastic. Yet Maria’s defence exposes weaknesses in almost every strand. And one question refuses to go away: could Maria really have killed Connie and disposed of her body alone?We examine a mysterious man who visited Maria’s brothel on the night Connie disappeared, evidence of a possible accomplice, and a family secret that never became central to the prosecution case.As the jury considers its verdict, a seemingly certain murder conviction is suddenly anything but certain.

Maria Muglia goes on trial for the murder of her sister-in-law, Connie Armaro. To the family, the case against her appears overwhelming &mdash; but inside the courtroom, serious questions begin to emerge.The prosecution relies on a web of circumstantial evidence: phone records, soil, fibres, tyre impressions, footprints and black plastic. Yet Maria&rsquo;s defence exposes weaknesses in almost every strand. And one question refuses to go away:&nbsp;could Maria really have killed Connie and disposed of her body alone?We examine a mysterious man who visited Maria&rsquo;s brothel on the night Connie disappeared, evidence of a possible accomplice, and a family secret that never became central to the prosecution case.As the jury considers its verdict, a seemingly certain murder conviction is suddenly anything but certain.

Episode 3: The Trial

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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 respected Sicilian families.
With suspicion falling on multiple family members, detectives make their first arrest. But as the evidence grows, so too does the mystery. Was Connie murdered to protect a marriage, a fortune, or the reputation of a family determined to keep its secrets buried?

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 respected Sicilian families. With suspicion falling on multiple family members, detectives make their first arrest. But as the evidence grows, so too does the mystery. Was Connie murdered to protect a marriage, a fortune, or the reputation of a family determined to keep its secrets buried?

Episode 2: A Family Affair

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Ep 3 - Inside the House of Mr Cruel

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