Crimes That Shook Australia

Name: Crimes That Shook Australia
Released: 2013-07-01
Rating: 8

2013 · 46m · TMDB 8.0/10 (4 votes)

Through gripping interviews, drama reconstructions and archival footage, piece together the murders that shocked Australia. The detailed events leading up to the crime, the crime itself and the aftermath will be revealed.

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About Crimes That Shook Australia

Through gripping interviews, drama reconstructions and archival footage, piece together the murders that shocked Australia.

The detailed events leading up to the crime, the crime itself and the aftermath will be revealed.

Status: Ended
TMDB rating: 8.0/10 from 4 votes
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 24

Seasons and episodes

The latest season with aired episodes is shown first. Specials are kept separate.

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Season 3

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S3 E1Feb 18, 201846 min

Snowtown

On reopening several missing person's cases police found they were all connected to two men. The trail of missing people led them to a bank vault in Snowtown. Inside the vault, they found a number of barrels - all containing body parts.

S3 E2Feb 25, 201846 min

The Bega Schoolgirl Murders

In 1997, teenagers Lauren Barry and Nichole Collins left their friends at a campfire and walked through the bush to a party. Little did they know, this would be the last time they were seen alive.

S3 E3Mar 4, 201846 min

The Queen Street Massacre

On the 8th of December, 1987, Frank Vitkovic entered the Australia Post headquarters in Melbourne and opened fire with a military grade rifle, firing 40 rounds and killing eight people. The day becomes a milestone along the road to stricter gun controls in Australia.

S3 E4Mar 11, 201846 min

Matthew Milat

In November 2010, in the quiet Belanglo State Forest, Matthew Milat fulfilled his desire to follow in his infamous uncle's footsteps when he brutally murdered his school friend in cold blood.

S3 E5Mar 18, 201846 min

Anu Singh

In October 1997, Law student Anu Singh held two dinner parties to say goodbye to her friends after she had allegedly divulged to them that she and her boyfriend Joe Cinque were to die in a suicide pact.

S3 E6Mar 25, 201846 min

Morgan Huxley

Morgan Huxley's decision to have one last beer lands him in the deadly hands of Daniel Kelsall, a disturbed young man who wants to act out his fantasies.

S3 E7Apr 1, 201846 min

Raymond Edmunds

In 1966, two teenagers, Garry Heywood and Abina Madill, went missing in Shepparton, Victoria. Their bodies were found days later. The murders would remain unsolved for over two decades when a chance discovery of a set of fingerprints to connect the murders and a brutal set of unsolved rapes to one man—Raymond Edmunds.

S3 E8Apr 8, 201846 min

Patricia Byers

Dubbed the ‘Black Widow’, Patricia Byers effectively stripped her lovers before killing or trying to kill them to cover her crimes. Only diligent detective work would lead to her eventual imprisonment.

S3 E9Apr 15, 201846 min

The Walsh Street Massacre

In the early hours of October 12, 1988, two Police officers were murdered in Walsh Street, Melbourne. The ensuing police investigation would reveal a tale of lies, deception, and revenge.

S3 E10Apr 22, 201846 min

Jill Meagher

The story of the shocking rape and murder of 29-year-old Jill Meagher, who died on her walk back home in 2012. A crime that left the nation outraged by a flawed parole system.