The Underbelly of the Land Down Under - December 2021

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Due to a series of unexpected events Felon True Crime Podcast has been put on hold indefinitely. While this is frustrating, I feel that it is a good opportunity to address some issues I've had with the podcast and put some changes in place that will improve the content. I will be sure to keep you posted with any developments. Thank you for your ongoing support and patience.

Christmas Day. 2008\. In the New South Wales suburb of Gosford. Police were called to a brutal crime scene. Loretta Watts had received a panicked phone call for from her daughter, Tamie Melehan, urgently requesting her help. Loretta arrived at Tamie’s home and made her way to the bathroom. In the shower area Loretta discovered the lifeless body of Tamie’s boyfriend, David Vaughn. Music Credits Silent Night (Dark Piano Version) - Dark Christmas Music By Myuu Dark Christmas Song. Silent Night (Holy Night) in minor key. Free to use as long as credit is given. iTunes ● http://apple.co/2jhZwWC :: Google Play ● http://bit.ly/2nuoztX Bandcamp: https://myuu.bandcamp.com/album/silen… MP3 Download ► https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/299… ● Support me on Patreon (Early Access & more perks) ● http://patreon.com/myuuji Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht. Sheet Music + Piano Tutorial + MIDI ► https://youtu.be/_bq-66NuKIo ♫ Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/myuusic ♫ Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/myuusic ♫ Follow me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/myuusic ♫ Follow me on SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/myuu ♫ Follow me on Tumblr: http://myuusic.tumblr.com ♫ Snapchat: http://snapchat.com/add/myuusic ■ iTunes http://apple.co/2dJKrtd ■ Google Play http://bit.ly/2e0qkH0 ■ Bandcamp http://myuu.bandcamp.com/ ■ Spotify http://spoti.fi/1Uda2ci ROYALTY FREE BACKGROUND HORROR MUSIC DRONE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvzVKEKe9ew

Melbourne Listener Meetup Bloody Murder, True Crime Island and Felon 1pm December 16, 2017 The Park Hotel 191 Nicholson St, Abbotsford. Melbourne.

On average, at least one woman a week is killed by a partner or former partner in Australia…… If you or anyone you know has been or is a victim of domestic violence there are a number of hotlines you can call. https://www.whiteribbon.org.au/find-help/domestic-violence-hotlines/ http://www.taracostiganfoundation.com/ https://www.ourwatch.org.au/ Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/better-days

Audio from the AMA Video recorded 18/11/17.

The final piece of the puzzle in the Van Krevel Family story. Two years after Jack Van Krevel was hacked to death, his daughter confessed to being the mastermind behind the murder. Belinda Van Krevel was jailed for six years. But her release in 2007 didn’t spell freedom from her murderous violent past...

Friday the 18th August 2000. Two weeks after Mark Van Krevel was sentenced, police were called to a home in Albion Park. It was a home that they had visited before. The scene that greeted them there, inside the master bedroom, seemed reminiscent of the horror inflicted by Mark Van Krevel. In the room a man was discovered kneeling beside the bed. He was slumped over with his head and chest resting on the mattress with arms hanging alongside his torso. He was covered in blood and naked. His back and head had received extensive wounds. Twenty five chop wounds in total to the neck and head had left his neck partially severed. There were also multiple stab wounds and lacerations inflicted to the torso blood covered the bedding and curtains. At the foot of the bed close to the victim’s body lying side by side were a hatchet a large kitchen knife and a fire poker. All of which were covered in blood. Sponsor: Dollar Shave Club Dollarshaveclub.com/FELON

There are two backdrops for this story. Boggo Road Gaol and Samford. One, a notorious Gaol that housed some of the most disturbed and violent offenders in Australian history, where many of these offenders met their end at the gallows. The other, a small quiet farming town around a 30 minute drive from the Queensland capital of Brisbane. Two very different places but one tragic incident would forge a connection between the two that would still be remembered over a century. Credits: Jack Sim jacksim.com.au boggoroadgaol.com Sponsor: Unburnable Podcast https://audioboom.com/channel/unburnablethepeoplevsarcticoil savethearctic.org

Two weeks after the brutal death of David O’Hearn, investigators had seemed to have reached an end to their leads…it would take another murder to help get the investigation back on track…. Sponsor: Wordpress Listener offer: 15% off any new plan purchase. Visit: Wordpress.com/FELON Podcast Recommendations Bloody Murder True Crime Story Time Content Warning: Tornts https://tornts.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Tornts/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVvIg_Zzs_AQGgW4I6lwLuw

A group of David’s family and friends banged on the front door….There was no answer. The rapped on the windows and tried to peer through but the blinds were all down. The verandah light was still on and his car was still in the driveway and so they assumed he couldn’t be far away….They tried the handle of the front door…it was unlocked. Kris and Josh cautiously opened the door and eased themselves through making their way towards the living room…. Sponsor: Dollar Shave Club Listener offer: 15% off any new plan purchase. Visit: Dollarshaveclub.com/FELON Content Warning: Tornts https://tornts.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Tornts/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVvIg_Zzs_AQGgW4I6lwLuw

Episode 6 of Season 1 shared the story of Carly Ryan, a teenager who was catfished through myspace by a middle aged man from Victoria who had befriended her online under the guise of Brandon Kane, a teenager from Texas who shared Carly’s interest in music and fashion. The crime was the first of its kind in Australia….Unfortunately it would not be the last. Sponsor: Wordpress Listener offer: 15% off any new plan purchase. Visit: Wordpress.com/FELON Content Warning/Outro Song: Tornts https://tornts.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Tornts/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVvIg_Zzs_AQGgW4I6lwLuw

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In the early hours of the 22nd of October 1989, Steven Kerin was rowing in the waters of the Brisbane river. It was earlier than normal for him and he was the only person out on the water. With each pull of the oars he skimmed across the peaceful water’s surface… but the peacefulness of the morning would soon be swept away by a gruesome discovery. Outro Piano: Katie C Instagram: @naarasleijona

1993. Seven skeletons had been discovered in a State Forest near Bowral, in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. The realisation of Australia’s worst solo serial killer and the uncovering of a killing ground would stun a small community and the news would ricochet internationally, transforming the attitude of potential visitors to Australia for years to come...

In 1973 a tragic event in the life of a troubled individual led to a violent killing spree in Sydney. Seven individuals were marked for death when a voice from beyond the grave spoke the words 'Kill Seven'. #truecrime #felon #killseven Sponsor: Marley Spoon http://www.marleyspoon.com.au/ code word: FELON

Melbourne in the 1930’s would be the backdrop for a spate brutal crimes against young girls. The perpetrator of the crimes would be dubbed the Schoolgirl strangler. #truecrime #melbourne

Christmas 1988. The inner eastern Sydney suburb of Surrey Hills would play host to a little known but extremely brutal crime.

Two families, two eerily similar cases. #thegonzalesfamily #thedegruchyfamily #truecrime #australian truecrime Sponsors: https://www.mackweldon.com/ https://www.blueapron.com/felon

Two unrelated crimes committed in two different towns but both extremely brutal in nature and both driven by a disturbing obsession. Sponsors Blue Apron www.blueapron.com/felon Mack Weldon www.mackweldon.com promo code: felon

In the early 1960’s a series of violent attacks on vagrant males horrified the city of Sydney and the nation of Australia…It would take a man coming back from the dead for police to crack the case. Sponsor Blue Apron www.blueapron.com/felon

The murder of Stephanie Scott shocked a community in New South Wales. This mini episode gives a disturbing insight in to the mind of the man that took her life.

A brutal crime in the rural New South Wales town of Leeton.

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In 2004 Anna Kemp and her baby daughter Gracie vanished in Mornington, Victoria. Her husband John appealed to the public to assist in finding them. Anna's family in New Zealand waited anxiously for news on their whereabouts.

Perth, the capital of Western Australia, during the 1950’s was described as being more like a big country town rather than a city. Neighbours knew each other, cars were left parked in the driveway and streets with the keys still in the ignition. Front doors were left unlocked, house windows were left wide open day and night. In January of 1959 in the peak of summer. Residents within the city and outlying suburbs slept with doors and windows open in attempt to cool their dwellings during the above average temperatures the city was experiencing at the time. It wasn’t unusual to find residents sleeping outdoors on balconies, porches and even on the ground in the front yard. People had a laid back approach to home security. Crime was low and it seemed that everyone trusted those around them. It wouldn’t be long before a string of violent and seemingly unrelated crimes would make them question this trust and turn a once quiet and peaceful city in to panicked frenzy.

A 26-year-old from Melbourne enlists friends to help to him trap and expose paedophile’s online.

In 2007 a South Australian teen was the victim of a brutal crime that was the first of its kind. For further information visit: http://www.carlyryanfoundation.com/

On the 28th of November, following a visit to the Maroondah Hospital Psychiatric Ward, Penny Pratt disappeared. Links: The Age Article http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/womans-triple0-call-on-night-she-was-killed-not-passed-to-police-20121030-28hrq.html Coroner’s Report http://www.coronerscourt.vic.gov.au/resources/a3dca188-4600-41b1-8608-8bd4737e50ea/penelopepratt_481810.pdf Sentence Report http://resources.news.com.au/files/2012/10/30/1226506/889993-hs-file-james-john-potter-sentence.pdf Potter’s Appeal http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/vic/VSCA/2013/291.html?stem=0&synonyms=0&query=potter%20pratt

The conclusion to Episode 3. A tale of love, deception and tragedy.

Two can keep a secret if one of them is dead

Before Belanglo there was Truro...

A tragic true story of a Melbourne family. Music Credits ‘Atmospheric Bad Dreams’ Composed by Darren Curtis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/desperate.measurez Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/desperate-measurez Download: https://soundcloud.com/desperate-measurez/atmospheric-horror-bad-dreams-royalty-free ‘Drone In D’ Composed by Kevin Macleod Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kevin-9-1 Download: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/mp3-royaltyfree/Drone%20in%20D.mp3 Touch Composed by Mattia Cupelli Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/uqa... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattiaCupelliComposer iTunes Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/mattia-cupelli/id650088758 Personal Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/mattia.cupelli.7 Second Youtube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZqKfsFYygekqlVN5mmIyIw Bandcamp Store: http://mattiacupelli.bandcamp.com/ Official Mattia Cupelli Music Website: http://mattiacupelli.weebly.com/ruins-of-a-lost-dream.html © Music Copyright 2015 Mattia Cupelli For further reading on this case check out the book 'Almost Perfect' by Greg Fogarty