Forgotten Australia

Nov 14 2024 229 ep. 46 mins 9.3k

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Created by Michael Adams, author of The Murder Squad and Hanging Ned Kelly, Forgotten Australia delves deep into bloody crimes, dark histories, unsolved mysteries, eccentric personalities and bizarre happenings that are almost always stranger than fiction. Each episode brings to life people and events that were once known to everyone but are now barely remembered by anyone. Based on intensive original research, Forgotten Australia is crafted with a novelist’s eye for character and detail to create gripping narratives that sound so fresh it's like they're ripped from today's headlines. This is the history you wish you’d been taught in school.

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They’ll Never Hold Me – The Next Few Audiobook Chapters

Nov 14 2024 38 mins

Please enjoy a second audiobook extract that continues the story of young Kevin John Simmonds, as he grows up in Griffith, grapples with the lure of criminality and gets a preview of his life in the saga of legendary Sydney characters Darcy Dugan and Ray ‘the Gunner’ Kelly.Buy the full audiobook here:https://rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/9781004181971/Buy the paperback:Dymockshtt

They'll Never Hold Me – Exclusive Audiobook Excerpt

Nov 06 2024 35 mins

My new book, They'll Never Hold Me, which chronicles the life, times and crimes of Long Bay Gaol escapee Kevin John Simmonds, has just been released as an audio book. I'm pleased to present this exclusive excerpt, which comprises the prologue and first two chapters.The full version is available right now via this product page, which offers all the key places to buy They'll Never Ho

Arizona Ryan and the Sydney Shootout – Part Two

Oct 25 2024 37 mins

Who was this good guy with a gun? We delve into life of American cowboy Albert “Arizona” Ryan, who became a celebrity in 1919 in Australia after killing a man to end a Sydney siege. Hear how Arizona, like Dirty Harry, had a history of trigger-happy vigilantism, and how, like Dirty John, his creepy marriage to a wealthy woman came to a violent end. Check out my new book, They’

Arizona Ryan and the Sydney Shootout – Part One

Oct 25 2024 32 mins

In 1919, in the Sydney slum of Surry Hills, a Chinese gunman shot more than a dozen people, triggering a dramatic police siege that was only ended by the violent intervention of a lone American vigilante. But who was this self-styled cowboy with the six-shooter?Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Mehttps://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917Support Forgotten Australia:Apple

To Live & Die in D.C. – Part Five: A Forensic Furore

Oct 16 2024 52 mins

With their suspect in custody, D.C. detectives still can’t celebrate because in Washington in 1972 seven out of every ten murderers go free. Forty years after the verdicts in these murder trials, the FBI will make a bombshell forensic revelation to cast doubt on whether justice was done.Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Mehttps://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917Support F

To Live & Die in D.C. – Part Four: A Killer Named Goliath

Oct 06 2024 39 mins

With another Washington woman murdered in identical circumstances to Sherry and Sharan, D.C. detectives finally have a suspect – but can they find the disturbed man who stalks the D.C. streets, hides in apartments and calls himself ‘Goliath’?Check out my new book, They’ll Never Hold Mehttps://affirmpress.com.au/author/61917Support Forgotten Australia:Apple - http://app

To Live & Die in D.C. – Part Three: Dead Ends and Another Dead Woman

Sep 29 2024 56 mins

Despite the best efforts of D.C. detectives and Sydney cops – including Senior Constable Roger Rogerson – Sherry and Sharan’s killer remains at large. When a breakthrough comes, it’ll be in the worst possible circumstances.To pre-order They'll Never Hold Me:https://affirmpress.com.au/browse/book/Michael-Adams-They%27ll-Never-Hold-Me-9781923046474To support the show:Apple -&

To Live & Die in D.C. – Part Two: A Race Against Time

Sep 25 2024 58 mins

Sherry Frahm and Sharan Tapp settle into living and working in Washington. But it’s dangerous being a counter girl in a McDonald’s during D.C.’s ever-bloodier wave of senseless murders.The five-part miniseries is based on information unearthed in Australian government archives, US court transcripts, American and Australian historic newspaper articles – and on recent intervi

To Live & Die in D.C. – Part One: Two Aussie Girls

Sep 23 2024 51 mins

In November 1971, at the exact moment that Prime Minister Billy McMahon’s wife Sonia stepped out in her infamously revealing dress at a White House dinner, Australian embassy officials in Washington were thrust into the first crucial hours of a serial killer investigation. Two young women had just been found murdered in a nearby apartment and D.C. homicide detectives believed the

The Rise of Roger Rogerson – Part Two: Men Died Because of What He Did

Sep 19 2024 39 mins

How was the 1976 case of armed robber Phillip Western a prototype for the “Green Light” that’d soon be given to Neddy Smith? Continuing our in-depth interview, veteran journalist Neil Mercer explains how Roger Rogerson perverting the legal system for profit resulted in a forgotten murder and set the scene for future bloodbaths. Be sure to read Neil Mercer’s new book, The Ki