13 Best Melbourne Crime Podcasts

1. Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule

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Subscribe to Crime X+ today.Andrew Rule is one of Australia's most prolific journalists and authors. In Life and Crimes, the True Crime Australia and Sunday Herald Sun columnist shines a light on the dark corners of Australian life, from the story behind the biggest mysteries, to the characters of yesterday and the crims of today. Produced by Jonty Burton. more Host Andrew Rule
Producer/Network Crime X
Email ****@news.com.au
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Tony Taouk, Brodie Finegan Forbes +8 more
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 3.5KFacebook 50.8K Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Since Aug 2017 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Naked City

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Take a journey into the dark depths of the Australian criminal underworld with Australia's most formidable crime reporter - John Silvester.https://www.theage.com.au/topic/naked-city-jbi#crime #truecrime #police #newsmore Host John Silvester
Producer/Network SMH & The Age
Email ****@theage.com.au
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Brian Coghlan, Barry Michael +12 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 3KFacebook 587.6KTwitter 867.3KInstagram 254.9K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

3. Australian True Crime

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Think nothing ever happens in your town? Australia's suburbs are home to some of the most mysterious and disturbing true crime cases in the world. Meshel Laurie is a true crime obsessive, and with the help of expert interviews with writers, victim/survivors, investigators and perpetrators, she probes the underbelly of our towns and suburbs, and uncovers the darkness at the heart of Australian life.more Host Meshel Laurie
Producer/Network Bravecasting
Email ****@mac.com
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Recent Guests Dr. Xanthe Weston, Ashleigh Freckleton +28 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 12.7KFacebook 81.7KTwitter 1.8KInstagram 48.4K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. On Trial Australia

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Inside Australia's biggest and most gripping trials - the evidence, witness testimony and every update - as it unfolds before a jury. Join Nine's Penelope Liersch & The Age's Erin Pearson as they bring you real-time reporting from cases that have Australia, and the world, talking.more Hosts Penelope Liersch, Erin Pearson
Producer/Network Tapt Media
Email ****@nine.com.au
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guest Erin Patterson
Apple Rating 3.2/5Apple Reviews 852 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. The Case Of

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A young couple goes missing then a cop is charged with murder. Shock waves run through Sydney's LGBTIQ community, casting a shadow over Mardi Gras. Now, the man accused of their murder will stand trial. Prosecutors allege Beau Lamarre-Condon shot television presenter Jesse Baird, 26, and flight attendant Luke Davies, 29, using his service firearm at Jesse's Paddington home on February 19, 2024. A week later, the two men's bodies were found in surf bags at a rural property near Goulburn, NSW. The Crown is pursuing a domestic violence murder charge for both Jesse and Luke's deaths...more Host Kristian Silva
Producer/Network ABC listen
Email ****@abc.net.au
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Matt Wright, Olivana Loutharis +10 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 3KFacebook 5.3MTwitter 2.7MInstagram 1.6M Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Trace

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An investigative podcast hosted by ABC journalist Rachael Brown, Trace examines the fractures in Australia's criminal justice system, and the decades-long ripples they have caused.
Producer/Network ABC Australia
Email ****@abc.net.au
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 4.8K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Hunting Justice

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Get compelling docos, podcasts, features and more with our new home for crime shows: Hunting Justice. ABOUT THE MUSHROOM COOK: In 2023, in the small Victorian town of Leongatha, a family sat down for a beef wellington lunch on a wintry Saturday afternoon. Hours later, four of the guests were struck down with illness. Within days, three were dead. Over three compelling seasons of The Mushroom Cook, follow our journalists as they piece together the case and cover the trial and the appeal of the cook, Erin Patterson...more Host Brooke Grebert Craig
Producer/Network True Crime Australia
Email ****@news.com.au
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Ashley Argoon, Brooke Grebert-Craig +4 more
Apple Rating 2.7/5Apple Reviews 2.3K Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Phoebe's Fall

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A major investigation by The Age newsroom in Melbourne, Australia, into the death of Phoebe Handsjuk, who was found at the bottom of a garbage chute in a luxury apartment building.
Hosts Richard Baker, Michael Bachelard
Producer/Network SMH & The Age
Email ****@fairfaxmedia.com.au
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 1.7KFacebook 587.6KTwitter 867.3KInstagram 468.8K Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

9. The Confession

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The Confession is a podcast where the justice system itself is on trial.At the centre of it all is Katia Pyliotis, accused of bludgeoning a man with a statue of the Virgin Mary. Four years of Katia's life is spent behind bars, until the truth emerges because of a stroke of luck. When an item thought long lost is suddenly found and the spotlight is shifted from Katia to her accusers, the police.Richard Baker tells the story of a murder, a botched trial and the system that allowed it to happen.See our website for more exclusive content: https://www.theage.com.au/topic/the-confession-podcast-6fs2more Hosts The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, The Sydney Morning Herald
Producer/Network The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
Email ****@fairfaxmedia.com.au
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Susan Reddie, Katia Pyliotis
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 735Facebook 587.6KTwitter 867.3KInstagram 254.9K Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. The Adam Shand Collection

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Adam Shand is one of Australia's best known investigative journalists, covering the biggest crime stories and mysteries of the past 40 years. The Adam Shand collection brings together his biggest hits and memories plus new investigations into the shadowy netherworld of crime and justice.Season 1 is Creating Mr Cruel is on in Apple podcast Subscription from Monday June 22nd. more Producer/Network Podshape
Email ****@podshape.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 38 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. Melbourne Marvels

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A podcast where we discuss fascinating things that have happened in the Melbourne area.
Hosts Jay, Simon
Producer/Network Melbourne Marvels
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Dr David Wells, David +1 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 57Facebook 185Twitter 276 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. NOT GUILTY - The Craig McLachlan Case

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NOT GUILTY The Craig McLachlan Case is a factual true-crime podcast hosted by Vanessa Scammell, examining the criminal case heard in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court and the events that unfolded around it. Through interviews, a detailed discussion of public court records, and a close examination of evidence, the series explores aspects of the story that were obscured, neglected or misunderstood in much of the original press coverage...more Hosts Vanessa Scammell, Michael Cain
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 606 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. The Crime Couch with Rochelle Jackson

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The Crime Couch podcast is a casual yet intimate chat hosted by journalist and true crime author Rochelle Jackson and cops, crooks and interesting individuals.
Host Rochelle Jackson
Producer/Network boxingjackson
Email ****@gmail.com
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests John Bodinnar, John G Bodinnar +2 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 18Facebook 190Twitter 15 Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact