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Bad Apple: A True Crime Podcast - Podcast

Bad Apple: A True Crime Podcast

 Helen He and Rylee Olsson

Bad Apple: A True Crime Podcast hones in on the world of Aus and NZ true-crime, from chilling unsolved disappearances to the most infamous serial killers. Join us as we take a closer look at the bad apples lurking in our own backyards. Hosted by Rylee and Helen.

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Bad Apple is recorded on the lands of the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nations. We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.

Society & Culture Documentary True Crime
Update frequency
every 10 days
Average duration
35 minutes
Episodes
47
Years Active
2020 - 2022
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'The Family': Hallucinogenic hypnosis, fraudulent adoption, and starving children in Australia's largest cult.

'The Family': Hallucinogenic hypnosis, fraudulent adoption, and starving children in Australia's largest cult.

Deep in the suburbs of south-east Melbourne, a young woman who believed herself to be the reincarnation of Christ, began to build a following based on New Age ideologies and practices. Anne Hamilton-…

00:33:58  |   Sun 20 Nov 2022
Episode 46 - Missing or Murdered: The unsolved disappearance of Leisl Smith.

Episode 46 - Missing or Murdered: The unsolved disappearance of Leisl Smith.

In 2012, 23-year-old Leisl Smith got into a white ute at Tuggerah Railway Station on the New South Wales Central Coast. She hadn't told anyone where she was going, or who she was going with, but when…

00:29:49  |   Sun 14 Aug 2022
Episode 45 - Hospital Horrors: Jim Griffin, the Tasmanian nurse harbouring a dark secret.

Episode 45 - Hospital Horrors: Jim Griffin, the Tasmanian nurse harbouring a dark secret.

In 2019, a young woman, using the pseudonym Alice, came forward and reported that she had been sexually assaulted by the volunteer massage therapist she met at her childhood netball games. In the tig…
00:30:00  |   Sun 19 Dec 2021
Episode 44 - Joseph Thompson: New Zealand’s first serial rapist.

Episode 44 - Joseph Thompson: New Zealand’s first serial rapist.

In the late 1980s, Auckland was considered a safe place and somewhere to raise a family. Parents were comfortable leaving their young teens home alone at night, and young women often walked home alon…
00:23:25  |   Sun 28 Nov 2021
Episode 43 - “My Name is Cleo.”: The disappearance of Cleo Smith, and underrepresentation in reports of missing children.

Episode 43 - “My Name is Cleo.”: The disappearance of Cleo Smith, and underrepresentation in reports of missing children.

On the 16th of October 2021, 4-year-old Cleo Smith disappeared from her family’s campsite at the Blowholes, north of Carnarvon in Western Australia. What followed was the most comprehensive search an…
00:22:38  |   Sun 14 Nov 2021
Episode 42 - Trouble in Paradise: The disappearance of Urban Höglin and Heidi Paakkonen.

Episode 42 - Trouble in Paradise: The disappearance of Urban Höglin and Heidi Paakkonen.

Nature enthusiasts Urban Höglin and Heidi Paakkonen left Sweden in September 1988 to embark on a trip down under. When the couple didn’t return home on time, their families initially thought they’d c…
00:33:04  |   Sun 31 Oct 2021
Episode 41 - End of the Line: The unknown men killed on Australia’s railway lines.

Episode 41 - End of the Line: The unknown men killed on Australia’s railway lines.

In 1998, a man was killed while walking along the railway tracks in inner-city Perth. With no identification on his person and no information from the public, investigators couldn’t reunite the man w…
00:24:41  |   Sun 17 Oct 2021
Episode 40 - The Kahui Twins: How the mysterious deaths of two infants exposed New Zealand’s silent epidemic.

Episode 40 - The Kahui Twins: How the mysterious deaths of two infants exposed New Zealand’s silent epidemic.

In 2006, 3-month-old twins, Cris and Cru Kahui were taken to hospital by their mother after sustaining serious head injuries and broken bones. No one could explain how the twins had suffered these li…

00:29:32  |   Sun 03 Oct 2021
Episode 39 - The Perth Mint Swindle: How $3.7 million in gold simply vanished.

Episode 39 - The Perth Mint Swindle: How $3.7 million in gold simply vanished.

In June 1982, 49 gold bars were withdrawn from the Perth Mint using three cheques. The bars were taken to Jandakot Airport, loaded onto a plane, and never seen again. However, staff at the Mint had r…
00:32:46  |   Sun 19 Sep 2021
Episode 38 - Peter Ellis: Devil-worshipping pedophile, or victim of a botched investigation?

Episode 38 - Peter Ellis: Devil-worshipping pedophile, or victim of a botched investigation?

In the 1980s, the Satanic Panic was rife in the United States, with authorities receiving more than 12,000 claims of satanic abuse within an alleged network of underground devil-worshipping paedophil…
00:39:40  |   Sun 05 Sep 2021
Episode 37 - Infamous Sporting Conspiracies: From Phar Lap to the All Blacks.

Episode 37 - Infamous Sporting Conspiracies: From Phar Lap to the All Blacks.

Australia and New Zealand share a passion for sport. It is a source not only of entertainment, but of national pride, which means it comes as no surprise that conspiracies of sabotage against our spo…
00:36:23  |   Sun 22 Aug 2021
Episode 36 - Who Killed Kayo: The cold case murder of Kayo Matsuzawa.

Episode 36 - Who Killed Kayo: The cold case murder of Kayo Matsuzawa.

Like so many young people at the time, 29-year-old Kayo Matsuzawa had traveled from Japan to Christchurch, New Zealand, with a dream of learning English and seeing the world. In September 1998, Kayo …
00:29:32  |   Mon 09 Aug 2021
Episode 35 - The Brownout Strangler: American soldier turned serial killer.

Episode 35 - The Brownout Strangler: American soldier turned serial killer.

In 1942, Melbourne was subject to light restrictions, known as a ‘brownout’, in order to lessen the threat of an air raid. Little did they know, another threat was lurking in the darkness. When 3 wom…
00:25:54  |   Sun 25 Jul 2021
Episode 34 - The Mount Erebus Disaster: Innocent human error, or criminal cover-up?

Episode 34 - The Mount Erebus Disaster: Innocent human error, or criminal cover-up?

In the late 1970s, Air New Zealand began operating an Antarctic sightseeing flight. These flights offered a once-in-a-lifetime experience and attracted tourists from all around the world. This all ch…
00:36:18  |   Tue 13 Jul 2021
Episode 33 - Abduction at Adelaide Oval: The unsolved disappearance of Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon.

Episode 33 - Abduction at Adelaide Oval: The unsolved disappearance of Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon.

On the 25th of August 1973, Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon went to a Saturday afternoon football game with their families at Adelaide Oval. In the 3rd quarter, Joanne and Kirste went to the bathr…
00:27:22  |   Sun 27 Jun 2021
Episode 32 - The Parker-Hulme Murder:

Episode 32 - The Parker-Hulme Murder: "Incurably insane, or incurably bad"?

In 1954, two teenage girls, Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme orchestrated and carried out the murder of Pauline's mother in Victoria Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. Their attempt to cover up the de…

00:28:24  |   Sun 13 Jun 2021
Episode 31 - Lightning Strikes Twice: How one man connects two tragic deaths, 6 years apart.

Episode 31 - Lightning Strikes Twice: How one man connects two tragic deaths, 6 years apart.

In 2014, Queensland veterinarian, Dr Martin Pearson, was in the final stages of an endurance cycling ride when he was the victim of a fatal hit-and-run accident. When police located the driver respon…
Sun 30 May 2021
Episode 30 - The Moe Incest Case: Australia's 'Josef Fritzl' lived in a quiet country town.

Episode 30 - The Moe Incest Case: Australia's 'Josef Fritzl' lived in a quiet country town.

In 2005, Victoria Police received information that a woman had been sexually assaulted by her father, but were unable to pursue the claim as the woman, fearing what her father might do, refused give …
00:36:54  |   Mon 05 Apr 2021
Episode 29 - Mystery at the Mill: The vanishing of Jim Donnelly.

Episode 29 - Mystery at the Mill: The vanishing of Jim Donnelly.

On June 21st, 2004, 43-year-old Jim Donnelly signed into work at the Glenbrook Steel Mill. 16 years later, Jim still hasn't signed out. Despite a wide-ranging search, and investigation of Jim's perso…

Sun 21 Mar 2021
Episode 28 - Amber-Rose Rush: The Dunedin teenager murdered by an out-of-control doctor.

Episode 28 - Amber-Rose Rush: The Dunedin teenager murdered by an out-of-control doctor.

In the summer of 2018, 16-year-old Amber-Rose Rush was anticipating 2018 would be her year, after finishing school and starting a new job. But her future was robbed from her on the night of February …
00:29:42  |   Sun 14 Mar 2021
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