Dulcie Markham, better known as The Angel Of Death, has been called Australia’s most beautiful bad woman. A key figure in the underworld gangs of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, Dulcie used her Hollywood good looks, rosy pink lips and whip smart mind to manipulate the most evil of mobsters. Author and historian Leigh Straw joins Jessie for this episode where she takes us through the life of Dulcie; how the 15-year-old started out in sex work in 1920s Wooloomooloo, rose to become one of the most influential female crime figures in Australia’s history only to wind up disappearing into suburban obscurity in her old age.

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SENIOR PRODUCER/EDITOR: Elise Cooper

RESEARCH
Angel of Death: Dulcie Markham, Australia’s Most Beautiful Bad Woman - Leigh Straw https://bit.ly/2LxjQCn 
The March of Time, Time Inc
Cecil “Scotty” McCormack Fatal Stabbing notice in The Canberra Times

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Dulcie Markham - https://bit.ly/2YfDNkv 
Guido Calletti - https://bit.ly/2KGNNQs 

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Dulcie Markham, better known as The Angel Of Death, has been called Australia&rsquo;s most beautiful bad woman. A key figure in the underworld gangs of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, Dulcie used her Hollywood good looks, rosy pink lips and whip smart mind to manipulate the most evil of mobsters. Author and historian Leigh Straw joins Jessie for this episode where she takes us through the life of Dulcie; how the 15-year-old started out in sex work in 1920s Wooloomooloo, rose to become one of the most influential female crime figures in Australia&rsquo;s history only to wind up disappearing into suburban obscurity in her old age.
Join our Facebook group True Crime Conversations <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/326981581549138/?source_id=142149825944">here</a> <a href="https://bit.ly/2xrjAMZ">https://bit.ly/2xrjAMZ</a>&nbsp;
CREDITS GUEST: <a href="https://twitter.com/leighstraw">Leigh Straw</a> <a href="https://bit.ly/2LxjQCn">https://bit.ly/2LxjQCn</a>&nbsp;
HOST: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/author/jessie-stephens-2/">Jessie Stephens </a>SENIOR PRODUCER/EDITOR: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/author/elise-cooper/">Elise Cooper</a>
RESEARCH
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780733339660/angel-of-death-dulcie-markham-australias-most-beautiful-bad-woman/">Angel of Death: Dulcie Markham, Australia&rsquo;s Most Beautiful Bad Woman</a> - Leigh Straw <a href="https://bit.ly/2LxjQCn">https://bit.ly/2LxjQCn</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_March_of_Time">The March of Time, Time Inc</a></li>
<li><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2379512">Cecil &ldquo;Scotty&rdquo; McCormack Fatal Stabbing notice in The Canberra Times</a></li>
</ul>
IMAGES
<ul>
<li><a href="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/06/15/16/14775452-7135653-_A_prostitute_by_the_time_she_was_15_and_a_gangster_s_girlfriend-a-7_1560612906153.jpg">Dulcie Markham</a> - <a href="https://bit.ly/2YfDNkv">https://bit.ly/2YfDNkv</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2014/137/87400716_1400438857.jpg">Guido Calletti</a> - <a href="https://bit.ly/2KGNNQs">https://bit.ly/2KGNNQs</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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Angel of Death: The Curse Of Dulcie Markham

In March 2015, Fiona Lu showed up at her son Mike Zhao-Beckenridge's school to pick him up, only to find he was missing. Panicked, she called the police, convinced that her ex-husband John Beckenridge, whom Mike adored, had taken him.

By the time the authorities stepped in, John and Mike were already on the run. Days later, John’s car was discovered at the bottom of a cliff, but there was no sign of either of them.

Journalist Michael Wright, co-host of The Lost Boy podcast, explores two possibilities: either Mike and John died in March 2015, or they’re still alive today.

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In March 2015, Fiona Lu showed up at her son Mike Zhao-Beckenridge's school to pick him up, only to find he was missing. Panicked, she called the police, convinced that her ex-husband John Beckenridge, whom Mike adored, had taken him.
By the time the authorities stepped in, John and Mike were already on the run. Days later, John’s car was discovered at the bottom of a cliff, but there was no sign of either of them.
Journalist Michael Wright, co-host of The Lost Boy podcast, explores two possibilities: either Mike and John died in March 2015, or they’re still alive today.
You can listen to the <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/">Stuff</a> podcast The Lost Boy <a href="https://listen.stuff.co.nz/thelostboy">here</a>. 
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'I'm Confident My Son Is Still Alive': The Case Of The Lost Boy

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In December 2010, the body of 24-year-old Phoebe Handsjuk was discovered at the bottom of a garbage chute in her Melbourne apartment building.

She had fallen 12 stories into a wheelie bin, where she ultimately succumbed to the injuries she sustained alone in the darkness of the rubbish room.

In 2013, a coroner ruled Phoebe’s death as accidental, a finding her family doesn't accept.

Investigative journalist Richard Baker, host of the podcast Phoebe's Fall, believes there’s more to the story. Was Phoebe’s death truly a tragic accident, or was she the victim of foul play?

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In December 2010, the body of 24-year-old Phoebe Handsjuk was discovered at the bottom of a garbage chute in her Melbourne apartment building. She had fallen 12 stories into a wheelie bin, where she ultimately succumbed to the injuries she sustained alone in the darkness of the rubbish room. In 2013, a coroner ruled Phoebe’s death as accidental, a finding her family doesn't accept. Investigative journalist Richard Baker, host of the podcast Phoebe's Fall, believes there’s more to the story. Was Phoebe’s death truly a tragic accident, or was she the victim of foul play?
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Something Is Not Right About Phoebe's Fall

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There's a serial killer on the loose in Byron Bay... allegedly.

People are starting to connect the dots between multiple cases of women going missing or being murdered in the Byron and New South Wales coastal areas, including women with their own first-hand encounters.

So how likely is it all these cases and run ins are linked? And what's the underlying lesson we can all take away from these experiences? 

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Extra: Is There Really A Serial Killer In Byron Bay?

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