Episode 31: The Memory Hole

Johnny 'The Magician' Regan was a murderer, pimp and psychopath, gunned down by three assassins in a grimy back lane in 1974. He was 29. In this new investigative podcast, The Australian's Matthew Condon investigates gangland’s last great murder mystery. Subscribers to The Austra ...  Show more

After a bizarre last ditch bid by Jon Winfield to curry favour from a Ballina detective, the coroner heading the inquest into Bronwyn’s presumed murder sums up the case against the surfing bricklayer. He describes Bronwyn’s predicament in May 1993, the plans she was making for he ...  Show more

The South Australian Director of Public Prosecutions examines the evidence and reveals a bombshell finding, while conflicting witness accounts continue to cause confusion. Is it possible Anthea was killed by a random stranger? Detectives finally confront Jeff Hall in a tense inte ...  Show more

Police from Anthea's home city conduct their own investigation into the Brunei murder. They examine how Jeff Hall got blood-like stains on his shirt, the timeline, and his alibis are revisited, casting doubt on previous accounts. A crucial witness sighting of Anthea is scrutinise ...  Show more

John Peros’s murder trial begins, and John's criminal defence lawyers fight to have evidence they believe is unfair to their client excluded.

Evidence police labelled as ‘blood’ in John’s Toyota Hilux is ruled inadmissible by the trial judge beca ...

Will Shandee Blackburn ever get justice? Will systemic flaws in Queensland’s forensic lab be independently investigated by the authorities?

In this episode of the podcast series – which is pausing until new leads arise – Dr Kirsty Wright reveals the le ...