Australian Crime Stories - Season 3

Australian Crime Stories - Season 3

Season 3

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Episodes8
DatesFeb 21, 2019 - Apr 21, 2019
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Episodes

Justice for Lucille
Season 3Episode 160 min

Justice for Lucille

In 1969, 20-year-old Miss Tasmania aspirant, Lucille Butterworth disappears from a bus stop in Tasmania. Seven years later, Geoffrey Charles Hunt confesses to the crime, but despite damning evidence police did not lay charges.

Feb 21, 2019
Packer's Gold
Season 3Episode 260 min

Packer's Gold

We uncover the true story of how an audacious thief broke into Kerry Packer's office and cracked his personal safe, getting away clean with $5.4 million in gold bars. This is a story about loyalty, betrayal and revenge.

Feb 28, 2019
John Friedrich
Season 3Episode 360 min

John Friedrich

We uncover the true story of a leader and hero, John Friedrich who was also a criminal mastermind that seduced governments and defrauded banks. For 25 years this story was swept under the rug but today we look at the case once more.

Mar 7, 2019
Mark Standen: A Dirty Cop
Season 3Episode 460 min

Mark Standen: A Dirty Cop

This is the true story of the international drug plot that brought down one of Australia's top law enforcers, Mark Standen. We reveal how far his corruption spread and whether there are more like him still operating in our police forces

Mar 24, 2019
Billy Longley: The Texan
Season 3Episode 560 min

Billy Longley: The Texan

The life story of one of the central figures in the notorious Painters and Dockers wars that claimed more than 15 victims in 1960s and 70s Melbourne.

Mar 31, 2019
The Vampire Gigolo
Season 3Episode 660 min

The Vampire Gigolo

When Melbourne prostitute Shane Chartres-Abbott was accused of raping and mutilating a client, few doubted his guilt. The victim said Chartres-Abbott boasted that he was a 200-year-old vampire.

Apr 7, 2019
Mr. Cruel
Season 3Episode 760 min

Mr. Cruel

A serial predator dubbed 'Mr. Cruel' had an incredible impact on Australia in the late 1980s - '90s. Police believe he may be responsible for around a dozen attacks on children across Melbourne, and could still be alive.

Apr 14, 2019
Murphy's Law
Season 3Episode 860 min

Murphy's Law

Brian Murphy was regarded as Australia's toughest cop, finding himself in the middle of several gang wars throughout a 30-year career in the Victoria Police. Bad guys who crossed "The Skull" had a habit of dying violently.

Apr 21, 2019

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