Crimes That Shook Australia - Season 2

Crimes That Shook Australia - Season 2

Season 2

The most popular CI series, ‘Crimes That Shook Australia', is back with more crimes that shocked our nation. Hosted by Stan Grant this series investigates Australian crimes that upset and stunned the nation. The second series uses gripping interviews with people at the heart of the tragedies, drama reconstructions and archival footage to detail the events leading up to the crime, the crime itself and the aftermath of eight more of the biggest crimes ever committed in Australia.

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Episodes8
DatesMay 29, 2016 - Jul 17, 2016
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Episodes

Robert Farquharson
Season 2Episode 160 min

Robert Farquharson

The story of Robert Farquharson, whose chilling crime has been etched on the minds of many Australians since 2005, when Farquharson drove his car in to a dam off the Princes Highway on Father's Day, killing his three sons.

May 29, 2016
Peter Falconio
Season 2Episode 260 min

Peter Falconio

On the 14 July 2001, British couple Peter Falconio and Joanne Lees stopped on the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory after a man flagged down their car. This man, later identified as Bradley Murdoch, shot Falconio before tying Lees up. She managed to escape while Murdoch was distracted, hiding in nearby bushes for five hours until she was able to run out into the road and flag down a truck driver who took her to safety
Jun 5, 2016
The Strathfield Massacre
Season 2Episode 360 min

The Strathfield Massacre

The Strathfield massacre in Sydney on the 17th August 1991 will be forever remembered as one of Australia's most shocking gun crimes. A lone gunman, Wade Frankum, entered a shopping mall one afternoon, had a cup of coffee and observed shoppers going about their business. Moments later, he stabbed a teenage girl next to him before opening fire on unsuspecting shoppers for ten minutes. The devastation left eight dead and six wounded. Before police arrived, he took his own life. Officers later found a collection of violent literature and films at his home - the only clue into why this killer took all those innocent lives. The crime provoked fierce debate on the country's gun laws.
Jun 12, 2016
Darcey Freeman
Season 2Episode 460 min

Darcey Freeman

Five-year-old Darcey Freeman suffered a horrific death at the hands of her father on the 29th January 2009. Driving her to her first day at school, he stopped the family car on the West Gate Bridge and callously threw her off the side, in full view of her two older brothers. He then returned to his car and drove to the law courts in central Melbourne where he handed himself in, pleading with officials to take his boys off him. In a trial that gripped the nation, the jury had to decide if Freeman was 'mad or bad'.
Jun 19, 2016
The Russell Street Bombing
Season 2Episode 560 min

The Russell Street Bombing

On Easter Thursday in 1986, a car bomb exploded outside the Russell Street Police HQ in central Melbourne. Constable Angela Taylor was caught by the full force of the blast and succumbed to her wounds 21 days later in hospital. She was the first serving female Australian Police officer to be killed in the line of duty. The subsequent investigation into the bombing would change the face of forensic inquiries and lead to the apprehension of a gang or armed robbers with a vendetta against the Police. Includes interviews with Angela's parents, officers who carried out the investigation and survivors of the attack, many of whom haven't spoken of their experiences before.
Jun 26, 2016
Raechel Betts
Season 2Episode 660 min

Raechel Betts

Raechel Betts was a young woman from the Melbourne suburbs whose life spiralled out of control after she began selling drugs on behalf of a male acquaintance. Tragically this man, unbeknownst to Raechel, was a double murderer who had slipped through the parole system and was free to kill again...
Jul 3, 2016
The Hoddie Street Massacre
Season 2Episode 760 min

The Hoddie Street Massacre

In August 1997, Hoddle Street in Clifton Hill, Melbourne became the scene of utter carnage as disgraced Army cadet, Julian Knight shot and killed seven people and injured countless more. He was given 27 years minimum sentence and despite several legal petitions, the Victorian government has said it is unlikely he will be released.
Jul 10, 2016
Gerard Baden-Clay
Season 2Episode 860 min

Gerard Baden-Clay

Allison Baden-Clay was a beauty queen with a successful real estate husband. They lived in Queensland with their three young children. In 2012, Allison’s body was discovered in a creek, ten days after being reported missing by her husband. In July 2014, Gerard Baden-Clay was found guilty of murder after a protracted trial. He appealed the verdict and in 2015, to widespread outcry, his conviction was downgraded to manslaughter.
Jul 17, 2016

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