A Life and Crimes summer reading guide

A Life and Crimes summer reading guide

Author: True Crime Australia December 27, 2024 Duration: 26:33

Andrew Rule sits down with producer Jonty Burton to recommend some summer reading, watching and listening.

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Some of our summer recommendations
Reading:
Life and Crimes: https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761561733/
Rule on Crime: https://www.wilkinsonpublishing.com.au/product/rule-on-crime/
Dark City: https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761561535/
The Kingpin and the Crooked Cop: https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Neil-Mercer-Kingpin-and-the-Crooked-Cop-9781760879952
Murder on Easey St: https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/murder-easey-street-0

Watching:
The Jinx - Season 2: https://binge.com.au/shows/show-the-jinx-the-life-and-deaths-of-robert-durst!5677
Who Killed JonBenet Ramsay: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81705443
The Menendez Brothers: https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81506509
Slow Horses: https://tv.apple.com/au/show/slow-horses/umc.cmc.2szz3fdt71tl1ulnbp8utgq5o

Listening to:
Life and Crimes episodes featuring Helen Thomas
-Searching for Julie Ann
-Returning to Easey St

Life and Crimes episodes featuring Neil Mercer
-Tales of the kingpin and the crooked cop

Witness: William Tyrell: https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/william-tyrrell-podcast-witness-series-reveals-shocking-truth-about-investigation/news-story/31ff27d9bb2a33ef55d6c3355e445868

Bronwyn: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/bronwyn

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For decades, Andrew Rule’s reporting has defined how Australians understand the brutal and the bizarre in their own backyard. Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule is not a simple retelling of grim headlines. Instead, it draws on the deep well of knowledge from one of the country's most prolific journalists and authors, offering context and clarity that only decades on the crime beat can provide. This podcast, presented by True Crime Australia, moves beyond the surface of sensational cases to examine the social currents, flawed characters, and systemic failures that allow darkness to flourish. Listeners will find a meticulous exploration of Australian life through its most infamous events and forgotten tales, from cold-case mysteries that haunt the national consciousness to the modern-day figures shaping the criminal landscape. Rule’s perspective, honed by his work for the Sunday Herald Sun, provides a unique narrative authority, turning each episode into a compelling study of human nature and societal fracture. Produced by Jonty Burton, the series is built on forensic research and storytelling craft, making it an essential listen for anyone intrigued by the complex intersection of crime, culture, and history. It’s a journey into the stories that have shaped, and continue to shape, the nation’s identity.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule
Podcast Episodes
The tracker cop [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:35
Captain Coby Webb has spent a career working with dogs in law enforcement. She tells Andrew about the cases she's worked and the people she's helped find using canine expertise. Subscribe to Crime X+ to hear episodes ear…
The Irwin sisters murders [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:32
WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. In the hellish hour after a killer forced his way into the Irwin sisters’ Altona North home, one of the girls managed to dial triple-0 – but the call was cut off. What happened after that is…
Mysteries of the missing [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:12
As South Australian police continue their search for young Gus Lamont, Andrew Rule looks at that and other open cases of people who have disappeared without a trace. Subscribe to Crime X+ to hear episodes early and ad fr…
Return of the Postcard Bandit [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:40
As good crooks go, Brenden James Abbott was one of the best in the badness business. Now, with a new drama and a new doco about him on screens, Andrew Rule reviews his chaotic career. Subscribe to Crime X+ to hear episod…
The bookie robber's brother. Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:59
WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT Author Gregory M Carroll rejoins the show to talk about living through the bloody aftermath of the great bookie robbery. Lean more about Gregory's book:https://gregorymcarroll.com/ Subscribe t…
The bookie robber's brother. Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:46
Author Gregory M Carroll's big brother was one of the notorious gang that pulled off one of the biggest heists in Australian history.Now Gregory has written a fictionalised account of the crime, and the men who pulled it…
The unmourned death of Bevan von Einem [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:31
WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. Depraved killer Bevan Spencer von Einem guarded his appalling secrets right up until his death, leaving his co-offenders in the “Family” murders unidentified — and ending any chance he could…
Justifying the means: Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:18
Prison guard Bruce McLeod joins the show again to tell more stories about working at some of the state's toughest correctional facilities. More about Bruce's book at:https://www.amazon.com.au/Justifying-Means-Bruce-McLeo…
Justifying the means: Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:46
Prison guard Bruce McLeod lost his best mate to a violent crime. It spurred him to write the book Justifying the Means. He joins the show to talk about his friend and life working inside some of Victoria's toughest corre…
A Life and Crimes holiday reading guide [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:50
Producer Jonty Burton joins the show for our annual holiday reading and watching guide. A spoiler warning: this episode discusses the following true crime documentaries:The Carman Family DeathsSean Combs: The ReckoningFr…