Synopsis
Adam Shand At Large. takes you into the curious mind of Walkley Award-winning investigative journalist and author Adam Shand. Adam brings an independent and forthright view of our world fashioned from 35 years of journalism. This is a search for truth in engaging human stories from voices you rarely hear in Australian media. No brief, no limits, just stories that matter to you.
Episodes
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From Prison Guard to Prison Inmate
07/06/2023 Duration: 40minAs prison guard for Barwon Prison, Ash Langsworth handled some of Melbourne's most notorious criminals, including Carl Williams. He gained an insight into how they act in prison, but did this effect Ash himself? Hear about the 2 major events during Ash's time in prison - the death of Carl Williams and the fateful night that turned his whole world upside down. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Catfished - The Death of Renae Marsden
24/05/2023 Duration: 31minYears of emotional manipulation, abuse and catfishing by her best friend Camila Zeidan, had driven Renae Marsden to sadly take her own life in 2013. Camila was not charged, as catfishing is not a law in Australia and years later, her parents, Mark and Teresa Marsden are still fighting for catfishing to be punishable by law in Australia. Mark and Teresa talk about what it's been like living in limbo more than 8 years on. Sign the petition here:https://www.change.org/p/dominic-perrottet-driven-to-suicide-but-renae-s-abuser-in-the-clear-criminalising-catfishing Join the Facebook group here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/139558685012372 For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Melbourne Gangster
10/05/2023 Duration: 31minBehind every gangland story - there's a family. When Mario Condello was brutally slain in Melbourne in 2006, Enzo Condello, the brother of Mario, could have followed a similar path but chose to become a writer. He reflects on his brother's murder and his role as Australia's ambassador to the mafia. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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War on Ourselves
26/04/2023 Duration: 39minAustralia’s war in Afghanistan has had a devastating influence on suicide and depression among our veterans upon their return. Dr Dan Mealey, who fought for a Royal Commission into veteran suicide, says some Australians have turned on our soldiers while the Taliban continue to commit atrocities against innocent people. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jailhouse Lawyer: Part 3 - A Question of Character
12/04/2023 Duration: 24minWith evidence of police corruption, the Jailhouse Lawyer’s determination to give it over is silenced by an old adversary. Investigative Reporter Adam Shand reports on the arrest of David McCulloch and how he was deported to a home he left 50 years ago. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jailhouse Lawyer: Part 2 - No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
12/04/2023 Duration: 50minForming key alliances with powerful inmates and prison staff to bring peace to Barwon Prison, Jailhouse Lawyer David McCulloch faced new charges after a former friend Carl Williams betrayed him with false evidence. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jailhouse Lawyer: Part 1 - Framed
12/04/2023 Duration: 43minHow would you survive time in prison? As a former asssociate of some of Melbournes key underworld figures, David McCulloch reveals how he survived in a jail by helping others to fight for freedom - becoming the Jailhouse Lawyer. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Real Chopper: Part 2 - Fame and Fortune
29/03/2023 Duration: 26minAfter nearly destroying his life with drugs, Chopper Read finds a new manager, Andrew Parisi, and plots a course for his revival including books, documentaries and a TV deal for a tell-all interview weeks before his death. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Real Chopper: Part 1 - Man or Myth
29/03/2023 Duration: 24minMark Brandon "Chopper" Read is a name we associate with crime and violence in Australian society. Chopper confessed to a number of horrific crimes, but how much of it was true? His first manager Andrew Roper explains the beginning of Chopper's rise to fame. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Introducing LiSTNR's newest Crime Docuseries
08/11/2022 Duration: 03minThe Children in the Pictures is the story you weren’t allowed to hear, and now it's is finally out in the open. It’s a silent epidemic— and it’s coming for our kids. Australian documentary-maker Akhim Dev follows the Queensland Police investigation of a notorious child exploitation website. ‘The Love Zone’ hosts thousands of members around the world creating, uploading, and sharing videos and photographic material of unimaginable acts against children. This dark web network is infiltrated by an elite team of Australian investigators— Taskforce Argos. Argos use their global connections and controversial undercover strategies to take down hands-on abusers in order to save The Children in the Pictures. This 8 part series is a powerful examination into how child abuse has become endemic online, and what we can all do to fight it. Search for 'The Children in the Pictures' wherever you get your podcasts. Warning: what you're about to hear involves crimes against children. Listener discretion is advised.See omnyst
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Funny Money
16/01/2022 Duration: 24minHow easy is it to forge money? Australia introduced the worlds first plastic banknote in 1988, new money that the Government believed couldn't be forged. Hear about about the 1966 crime that sparked the creation of these new $10 notes, and the co-conspirator and financier of the crime 'Mr. Big'. Although if you're going to do something shady - don't involve your family. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Underworld Bride - Part 1: When Dad Left
08/11/2021 Duration: 21minSuffering years of harrowing abuse from growing up in Melbourne's underworld, Kellie Carter Bell needed to break the cycle, becoming an advocate for domestic violence victims. A chance meeting with Investigative Reporter Adam Shand leads to a quest to find Kellie’s father - a policeman, who left her nearly five decades before. Hear the amazing story of survival and what it was like living day to day with some of Melbourne's most notorious criminals For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Underworld Bride - Part 2: Survivor
08/11/2021 Duration: 27minKellie begins a family with a career criminal who ultimately tries to kill her. A second abusive relationship follows before Kellie finds the strength to break away. Can Investigative reporter Adam Shand come through on his search to reunite Kellie with her missing Father. Kellie's amazing feats of strength and incredibly positive attitude contrast with the harrowing tale of her survival. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Mary Wallace: Part 3 - Bob The Yob
14/09/2021 Duration: 33minReal Crime investigator Adam Shand reports on forensic evidence that removes any doubt as to Mary Wallace’s killer. A suspect Robert John Adams is convicted but, claiming his innocence, does not reveal the location of Mary’s body. Police are appealing for public assistance to bring her home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Mary Wallace: Part 2 - Building A Case
14/09/2021 Duration: 22minReal Crime investigator Adam Shand re-examines mysterious letters to police from 1983/84 for clues. Did the killer hoax the police with a bogus burial site? Investigators comb new potential crime scenes and another murder investigation yields a breakthrough.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Mary Wallace: Part 1 - Justice For Mary
14/09/2021 Duration: 19minReal Crime investigator Adam Shand tells the story of Mary Louise Wallace, missing and presumed murdered in 1983. Homicide investigator Nicole Jones re-opens this cold case and returns to the original case files to go after Mary’s killer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Day Lucille Disappeared: Part 6 - Jimmy's Final Place
14/09/2021 Duration: 36minOut of options and diagnosed with terminal cancer, Lucille’s brother Jimmy plans to confront his sister’s alleged killer Geoffrey Charles Hunt after Tasmania Police have shelved Lucille’s case. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Day Lucille Disappeared: Part 5 - Justice
14/09/2021 Duration: 30minDue to mistakes made by Tasmania police, Tasmanian prosecutors face a dilemma in deciding whether to put Geoffrey Hunt before the Supreme Court for Lucille's murder. Police have a mountain of evidence, so why can't they get it before the courts? For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Day Lucille Disappeared: Part 4 - Buried Remains
14/09/2021 Duration: 32minInvestigators needed something that would corroborate what Hunt had allegedly told former Officers, that he had killed Lucille and dumped her body at Tasmania's Derwent River. On July 3, 2015, the dig began, but if former Officers working the case knew of the dig site, why hadn't they done this already?For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Day Lucille Disappeared: Part 3 - The Interview
14/09/2021 Duration: 35minPolice can prove Hunt is a liar, but can they pin a murder on him? He allegedly confessed to the murder of Lucille, but his admissions weren't recorded. Investigators needed to place Hunt at the scene and fortunately, there was something in his file that could help. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.