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A subscriber-only companion to the Maria Korp case, looking more closely at Tania Herman, her relationship with Joe Korp, her guilty plea and the story that emerged through the court process.

A plain-language guide to what was legally established in the Maria Korp case, what remained allegation and why the coronial findings are different from a criminal conviction.

The latest Coffee & Crime AU episode follows Maria Korp’s disappearance, the search, the investigation and the legal processes that followed while keeping Maria at the centre.

A closer look at the CCTV, witnesses, missing handbag, DNA evidence, criminal trial, coronial findings and the forensic questions that made Shandee’s case significant far beyond Mackay.

The Shandee Blackburn story is now on Coffee & Crime AU. A case shaped by CCTV, witnesses, a missing handbag and forensic evidence that later became part of a much wider examination of Queensland's DNA laboratory.

Tegan Lane left Auburn Hospital with her mother on 14 September 1996. A few hours later, Keli Lane arrived in Fairlight without her. This is what is known about the missing hours in between.

No body, no known cause of death and no identified crime scene — yet a jury convicted Keli Lane of murdering Tegan. Here is how the circumstantial case was put together.

The new Coffee & Crime AU episode follows the disappearance of two-day-old Tegan Lane, the case against her mother Keli Lane, and the questions that remain nearly thirty years later.

August was huge — and September brings four major Australian cases, weekly Early Access and new subscriber-only companion stories from Coffee & Crime AU.

A clear, factual overview of the Gonzales family murders, the case against Sef Gonzales, the verdict and where the case stands today.

On 10 July 2001, Teddy, Loiva and Clodine Gonzales returned to their North Ryde home at different times. This dark Australian true crime episode follows the Sef Gonzales case from the family’s final hours through the truth that emerged.

Listen before public release They came home one by one. He was already waiting. Early Access members can now listen to the extended, ad-free Sef Gonzales episode before its public release. The story follows the final hours of Teddy, Loiva and Clodine Gonzales, the staged scene left inside their family home and the performance Sef began when he called emergency services.

When I first started diving into the world of true crime, I was captivated by the stories that unfolded right here in Australia. There’s something uniquely compelling about these tales - the mix of mystery, human drama, and the stark realities of crime in our own backyard. If you’re like me, eager to explore the depths of some of the most gripping and notable Australian crime stories, you’re in the right place. Let’s journey together through some unforgettable cases that have

In February 2000, Katherine Mary Knight and John Price were known around Aberdeen as a couple. People saw them together. They knew Knight as a hard-working and highly skilled meatworker. Price was known as a well-liked man who worked in the local mining industry. To those around them, their relationship could appear ordinary. It wasn't.

🔒 EARLY ACCESS FOR SUBSCRIBERS Your early access is here. Before this episode reaches the public feed, Coffee and Crime AU subscribers get to hear it first. On 29 February 2000, John Price went home to his house in Aberdeen, New South Wales. He expected to wake up the following morning and go to work. He never did. What happened inside John's home became one of Australia's most notorious murder cases.

A missing man. A homicide investigation. A trial that raised difficult questions about criminal responsibility.

EARLY ACCESS Episode In January 2003, 20-year-old Kerrie Palmer disappeared from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. What began as a dispute over money escalated into a violent search through the streets of Noosa Heads and ended with Kerrie being found buried in a shallow grave at Mudjimba three days later.

A death can result in a murder conviction, a manslaughter conviction, or no homicide conviction at all. The difference is not simply whether someone meant to kill. Across Australia, the law looks at the circumstances of the death, the accused person's state of mind or conduct, any applicable defence, and the particular law of the state or territory where the case is prosecuted.

When two Australian women disappear without a trace, the similarities can seem striking. Lynette Simms vanished from Sydney’s northern beaches in 1982. Bronwyn Winfield disappeared from Lennox Head in 1993. Neither woman has ever been found. Both cases involved marital breakdown, a family home, and decades of unanswered questions.

What happened to Bronwyn Winfield? Bronwyn was 31 years old when she vanished in May 1993. She was a mother of two young daughters, a daughter, a friend, and a woman whose life was much more than the mystery that would later surround her disappearance.