Australian Crime Stories
Season 3
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- S3 E1 - Justice for LucilleFebruary 20, 201946minIn 1969, 20-year-old Lucille Butterworth disappeared from a bus stop. Seven years later, a murderer, Geoffrey Charles Hunt, confessed to killing Lucille, but police did not take his confession seriously. In 2016 an inquest named Hunt as the likely killer, but again, police did not act. Australian Crime Stories tells the story of a family's fight for justice and uncovers new evidence on Hunt.This video is currently unavailable
- S3 E2 - Packer's GoldFebruary 27, 201945minThis is the amazing story of how a notorious safecracker got clean away with $5.4 million in gold bars from Australia's richest man. In a world exclusive Australian Crime Stories reveals how this audacious thief broke into Kerry Packer's office and cracked his personal safe. It's a crime that's so much more than a case of missing gold.It's also a story about loyalty, betrayal and revengeThis video is currently unavailable
- S3 E3 - The Great ImposterMarch 6, 201943minJohn Friedrich built a rescue organisation that inspired a nation. He was also a criminal mastermind who seduced governments and defrauded banks for hundreds of millions of dollars. For years this story has been swept under the rug. Who was the mysterious John Friedrich? Did he die at his own hand? Or was he executed to keep his many secrets quiet? Australian Crime Stories reveals the whole story.This video is currently unavailable
- S3 E4 - A Dirty CopMarch 23, 201943minAustralian Crime Stories uncovers the international drug plot that brought down one of the nation's top law enforcers.Mark Standen was one of Australia's top cops, a man at the heart of the war on drugs. His seduction by an international crime syndicate is a story of greed, deception and betrayal and has compelled Australia's law enforcement agencies to reassess operations and who they trustThis video is currently unavailable
- S3 E5 - Billy The TexanMarch 30, 201947minBilly "The Texan" Longley of one of the central figures in the notorious Painters and Dockers war that claimed more than 40 victims in Melbourne in the 1960s and 70s. With exclusive access to what is believed to be Longley's final interview, ACS uncovers the fascinating story of a man who knew where many bodies were buried, put a few there himself, and was the catalyst for a royal commissionThis video is currently unavailable
- S3 E6 - The Vampire GigoloApril 6, 201946minShane Chartres-Abbott, a prostitute and alleged 200 year-old Vampire faced charges of raping and mutilating a client. Chartres-Abbott was murdered on the way to face court. A career criminal confessed to the murder, sparking the most expensive investigation in Victoria's history. ACS raises new and significant doubts about the confession and the rape charges against Chartres-Abbott.This video is currently unavailable
- S3 E7 - Mr CruelApril 13, 201947minThe serial predator dubbed Mr.Cruel had an incredible impact on Australia in the late 1980's - 90's. ACS follows the investigation that involved over twenty-seven thousand suspects and search over thirty-thousand houses to reveal new information that the masked assailant, who has never been caught may be responsible for a dozen attacks on children across Melbourne and could also still be aliveThis video is currently unavailable
- S3 E8 - Murphy's LawMay 11, 201947minBrian Murphy has been called Australia's Dirty Harry, but just how dirty was he? In a 33-year career with the Victoria Police, Murphy was charged with manslaughter, accused of an underworld murder, and was the subject of several corruption inquiries. ACS asks Murphy, face to face, whether he ever crossed the line - and did he have a green light from his bosses to enforce Murphy's Law?This video is currently unavailable
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- Directors
- Bryan Cockerill
- Producers
- Geraldine CoyBryan Cockerill
- Starring
- Adam Shand
- Studio
- The Full Box
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