Real Crime with Adam Shand Podcast
1) Taxpayers Pay, Offenders Profit: The Hidden Cost of Child Abuse | Andrew Carpenter
In this episode, Adam Shand speaks with Adelaide lawyer Andrew Carpenter, a man described as “the most hated by Australian child sex offenders.” Carpenter has dedicated his career to ...Show More
2) Justice Denied: The Cheryl Grimmer Case | Ricki Nash
More than fifty years after three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer vanished from Fairy Meadow Beach, her brother Ricki is still fighting for justice. In this episode, Adam Shand speaks with Ricki Nash about th...Show More
3) Truth, Lies, and the Polygraph: The Human Lie Detector | Steve Van Aperen
In this episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, we sit down with Steve Van Aperen — Australia’s leading polygraph examiner, widely known as the “Human Lie Detector.” After 15 ye...Show More
4) Inside the Gang Crisis: A Former Cop Speaks Out | Pat Boyle
In this episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, we sit down with former Victoria Police inspector Pat Boyle, one of Australia’s foremost experts on street gangs. Nearly two decades ago, Boyle war...Show More
5) Cold Case: Who Killed Shirley Collins? | Louise Steding
In this gripping episode, Adam is joined by forensic archaeologist Dr. Louise Steding to revisit the unsolved 1953 murder of 14-year-old Shirley Collins. Shirley disappeared on her way to a birthday p...Show More
6) Harassed by Sovereign Citizens: A Detective’s Ordeal | Peter Kos
When a simple arrest spiralled into years of harassment, retired detective Peter Kos found himself battling more than just the lawbreakers — he was battling the legal system itself. In this epis...Show More
7) Addicted to Risk: Ten Years After the ATM Glitch | Dan Saunders
Ten years ago, Dan Saunders walked into an ATM and stumbled onto one of the strangest financial loopholes in Australian history. What started as a late-night discovery turned into millions of dollars,...Show More
8) Broken Trust: A Survivor’s Story | Fleur
In this episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, Adam speaks with Fleur, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse who has spent decades fighting to be heard. Abused by her stepfather and dismissed by police...Show More
9) Introducing -Moore To The Story
18-year-old Kane Moore went to a party with mates in Townsville in 2023. The next morning, his sister found him dead in a park. Police and the coroner say it was a horrible accident. His family wants ...Show More
10) The Mushroom Cook Killer: How the Story Unfolded | John Ferguson
In this gripping episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, award-winning journalist John Ferguson of The Australian takes us inside one of the most shocking murder cases in recent Australian history &mda...Show More