True Crime

Scrolling through 
my Facebook feed, I smiled seeing my niece’s post. It was a photo of her two young sons posing with Santa Claus. They look so happy,
I thought. Sara-Jane, 32, hadn’t had the easiest life. She was born prematurely, weighing only 450g. Then when she was 16, her mum had died of cirrhosis of […]

Their crimes shocked Australia

She was abducted from her bedroom in 1976

After two decades in prison, Kathleen's first moments outside were wonderful

Simon Patterson feared his wife had spent a year trying to poison him.

The convicted murderer could have her sentence reduced.

The mushroom killer's family relationships are being scrutinised

Australia's most haunting cold case could be solved

Snowtown victims' families are facing new pain

Things went very wrong when the cameras stopped rolling.

Locals are terrified.

I uploaded our DNA then received a call from police...

Little Bella Rae faced a level of cruelty at her stepmum's hands that no child should ever endure.

Kristy and Anne are still hoping for answers.

"The mafia wanted me dead."

Peter Norris grew up under the shadow of a notorious Australian crime figure - his own father.

Gretchen suddenly disappeared from her home... then security cam footage revealed the chilling truth

A land search is about to begin in the hope that Maddie will be found.

After enduring unimaginable pain, her siblings are thriving.

The convicted killers have big plans if they're released.

She spent the weekend in the sun.

There's plenty of true-crime documentaries to choose from.

Kevin Crumblin Sr. wanted to help his ex get back on her feet... then she fatally stabbed him as he slept

"She may never be found."

A UK expert believes he's cracked the case!

Arpana Jinaga's Halloween party ended in a nightmare

She pretended to be a mate, but she was after so much more...

Some of the world's craziest and darkest crimes took place over the festive season.

The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist has inspired this new series starring Margo Martindale and Chris Diamantopoulos.

She showered Stephen McDaniel with kindness. He repaid her with evil.

The acclaimed writer faked a serious illness.

I thought he was being cared for by someone I trusted.

Anthony Koletti remembers the woman he’s lost.

The hit show was inspired by true crimes!

One of Australia's first transgender accounts ended in tragedy...

Wentworth's Leeanna Walsman stars as a pregnant detective hunting the killer of a suburban mum-to-be.

First, they took her husband's money... then they plotted to take his life

'Suitcase Killer' Heather Mack was just a teenager when her and her boyfriend committed the evil crime

'Luke would be proud of me'.

Colleen Ritzer didn't know 14-year-old Philip Chism was capable of such evil.

'We'll miss our beautiful boys'.

Anthony Koletti’s vanishing act.

''The only man I was ever afraid of was a woman named Griselda Blanco..''

These tragic cases remain the country’s most baffling and unsolved.

My evil ex took the most important thing away from me

These must-watch shows had us hooked from the very first shocking twist...

Donna Freed, 55, shares her surprising discovery with Take 5: My sister narrowed her eyes at me. “You know we were all adopted, right?” Leah*, nine, said. She knew I had no idea. I stood rooted to the floor in the doorway of her bedroom, as shock washed over me. It was 1973 and I […]

''It's my worst nightmare.''

His mother claimed he was 'not a monster', but his brother changed his name to escape the serial killer's legacy.

Sydney journalist Emma Partridge recalls the heart-stopping moment she came face-to-face with a murderer.

''Her three greatest life achievements are without question her girls.''

''No one could stop us searching for our boy. We had to find him.''

The incidents left the family reeling.

And she's set to star alongside Colin Firth.

Convicted of a horrific crime he didn’t commit, John Button was determined to clear his name.

''I call him God's bonus at the end of all this.''

It's been 40 years since the tragic death of baby Azaria Chamberlain at Uluru.

I tried to protect my poor mum but no one listened.

I knew my daughter's partner was an oddball, but I had no idea what he was capable of...until it was too late.

Investigative reporter Sarah Ferguson shares the deep outrage and inner turmoil she felt when she came face to face with convicted paedophiles for her shocking new ABC TV series, 'Revelation'.

Dark and dangerous men wanted to share their sinister secrets with me.

My jealous wife went into a violent frenzy when I arrived home late from the shops.

When I quarrelled with my girlfriend over fish ’n’ chips, I had no idea it would lead to a horrific nightmare.

The former MAFS star tells all about her traumatic ordeal.

Each year, hundreds of crimes go unsolved because witnesses can’t agree on what the suspect looked like. So how good would your memory be?

Anne thought she was going to die that night

Parents love their children through thick and thin, but it’s a feeling that isn’t always reciprocated and it can have terrible consequences.

Nicole Brown's sister Tanya speaks out about the trauma she went through after her sister's death.

Their lives were picture-perfect but she had something sinister in mind.

Mum snatched him as soon as he was born.

Inside the life and crimes of the dangerous women whose thirst for blood shocked the nation.

He unleashed a web of terror over Melbourne, but the evil child killer is still on the loose.

A jealous ex-lover got away with murder for 23 years - while working as a policewoman.

Surely tragedy couldn't strike us twice?

I thought we were happy, then she did something shocking.

These three ladies showed no mercy for the men in their lives.

The must-watch is based on the crime and trial that made national US headlines for decades.

50 years on, Debra Tate tells William Langley how she is haunted by her's sister Sharon murder, and how she's still fighting to keep the killers behind bars.

They might seem innocent, but the simple sock can be deadly.

Pretending to be someone else online isn't all fun and games. It has some very serious consequences.

These chilling crimes have stumped investigators, who have spent years trying to solve them.

Natalia Mikhailova, 31, had just hours to prove his depraved excuse was a lie.

These four daunting tales serve as a sobering reminder to be careful who you trust to babysit your children.

Anh Do tries to capture the hurt he sees in Lindy's eyes

He looks COMPLETELY different!

John Asquith, 79, share his terrifying real life story of betrayal and how his love for one woman nearly cost him his life.

“I am bit of a true crime junkie!”

So long as this man is out there, no-one’s safe.

The dirt on Dirty John...

She did the unthinkable but I don’t blame her at all.

Police refused to do anything, so I took matters into my own hands.

Not only was Jody Harris staying ahead of the cops, she was sleeping with them too.

He was ''the very definition of heartless evil''.

After the Maria James case has been re-opened by the Victorian Coroner, Sue Smethurst takes a look at the decades-old mystery cold case.

I was so thrilled to have him back in my life.

On a cold Canberra day in 1984, a teenage girl vanished from outside a shopping centre, presumed murdered. Now, Genevieve Gannon finds, police are close to solving the baffling disappearance of Megan Mulquiney.

I’d just ducked out for a carton of milk when my world turned to horror.

My son was in danger, but he wasn't the only one.

I ripped off his mask and couldn't believe what it was hiding.

Nothing could prepare me for the shocking secret everyone had been hiding.