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Australian Crime Stories

Series 1 and 2 originally premiered on the Crime + Investigation channel on Foxtel as Tough Nuts: Australias Hardest Criminals and was re-branded by the Nine Network as Australian Crime Stories.

10 Votes (7.5)

2010 HD Australia English Returning Series
Crime Documentary
australia

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S1E1 - Chris Flannery 2010-07-24

Christopher Dale Flannery earned the nickname of Rent-a-Kill. He was a hit man and gun for hire who would kill anyone if the price was right. Find out about the man who killed in cold blood before returning to his home to smother his children with affection and dote after his wife, Kathleen.

S1E2 - Chow Hayes: Australia's First Gangster 2010-07-29

Arguably Australias most feared gangster, Frederick Chow Hayes was a convicted double murderer, sentenced to hang in 1952 for the brazen killing of stand-over man and former boxer, Bobby Lee.

S1E3 - Alphonse Gangitano 2010-08-26

Alphonse Gangitano was known as the Black Prince of Lygon Street and was the most lethal member of Melbournes notorious Carlton Crew in the 1980s and 1990s.

S1E4 - Dennis Allen: Dr Death 2010-09-30

Dennis Allen was the oldest son of Melbourne crime matriarch, Kath Pettingill. Abused as a child by his mothers boyfriends, he grew up knowing nothing but crime, and it became his life.

S1E5 - Russell Cox: Australia's Most Wanted Man 2010-10-28

Meet Australias most wanted man for a record 11 years. Russell "Mad Dog" Cox was a man no prison could hold. He escaped from NSW notorious "electronic zoo", the maximum security Katingal jail that politicians had said was escape proof.

S1E6 - Mick Sayers: The Gambler 2010-11-25

Mick Sayers was a run of the mill crook who got in too deep with some of the tough nuts in Sydneys organised crime scene. Turning to drug dealing, extortion, race rigging and murder, he ripped off the wrong gangsters and paid the ultimate price.

S1E7 - Ray Bennett: The Criminal Mastermind 2010-12-30

Raymond "Ray Chuck" Bennett was Australias criminal mastermind. A brazen armed robber and thief; he did the jobs that other criminals considered were beyond them.

S1E8 - Lennie McPherson: Mr Big 2011-01-27

Lennie McPherson ruled the Sydney crime scene for three decades. He was a violent and vicious criminal and arguably the worst of the worst. We trace the rise of Lennie McPherson from a street crook in the 1940s to the Mr. Big of organised crime.

S2E1 - Nikolai Radev: The Invader 2011-07-29

Nikolai Radev invaded the lives of his extortion victims and terrorized them until they met his demands. Children, wives, family members were dragged into his world of violence and horror. No one was safe.

S2E2 - Stan \"The Man\" Smith: The Enforcer 2011-07-28

Stan The Man Smith was a feared enforcer for Sydneys underworld. George Freemans right hand man; he was a cold-hearted assassin, drug trafficker and murderer, turned man of God.

S2E3 - Ray Denning: The Runner 2011-08-25

Brutal killer, armed robber, heartbreaker and prison escapologist, Ray Denning was the ultimate anti-hero who spent his whole life running from the nightmares in his head.

S2E4 - Tilly Devine: Madam Razor 2011-09-27

Tilly Devine was a drug dealing brothel madam, a criminal sociopath and Sydneys Queen of vice, who clawed her way to the top of the citys sex trade with a razor in her hand. She was a prostitute who founded a criminal empire.

S2E5 - Jockey Smith: Public Enemy No.1 2011-10-27

Criminal lunatic, gunman, arch-thief and armed robber, Jockey Smith terrorized Australia at gunpoint for three decades. When confronted, the short angry guy with a bad case of small man syndrome invariably reached for a gun.

S2E6 - Dino Dibra: The Sunshine Boy 2011-11-26

Murderer, drug dealer, kidnapper, extortionist and street hoon, Dino Dibra grew up in Sunshine, a working class suburb where he became friends with a group of boys who would all go on to make their marks in Melbournes underworld.

S2E7 - Stewart John Regan: The Magician 2011-12-29

Murderer, extortionist, pimp, child killer and violent thug, Regan is arguably the most violent and terrifying person in Australian criminal history. A psychopath, Regan spent his childhood torturing animals before graduating to people.

S2E8 - George Freeman: The King Of Sydney 2012-01-26

Murderer, standover man, race fixer, and crime lord, George Freeman was the King of Sydney for over three decades. His skills as a gambler and race fixer meant he could enrich his associates who would keep him out of trouble with police.

S3E1 - Justice For Lucille 2019-02-21

In 1969, 20-year-old Miss Tasmania aspirant, Lucille Butterworth disappears from a bus stop in Tasmania. Seven years later, Geoffrey Charles Hunt confesses to the crime, but despite damning evidence police did not lay charges.

S3E2 - Packer's Gold 2019-02-28

We uncover the true story of how an audacious thief broke into Kerry Packers office and cracked his personal safe, getting away clean with $5.4 million in gold bars. This is a story about loyalty, betrayal and revenge.

S3E3 - John Friedrich 2019-03-07

We uncover the true story of a leader and hero, John Friedrich who was also a criminal mastermind that seduced governments and defrauded banks. For 25 years this story was swept under the rug but today we look at the case once more.

S3E4 - Mark Standen: A Dirty Cop 2019-03-24

This is the true story of the international drug plot that brought down one of Australias top law enforcers, Mark Standen. We reveal how far his corruption spread and whether there are more like him still operating in our police forces

S3E5 - Billy Longley: The Texan 2019-03-31

The life story of one of the central figures in the notorious Painters and Dockers wars that claimed more than 15 victims in 1960s and 70s Melbourne.

S3E6 - The Vampire Gigolo 2019-04-07

When Melbourne prostitute Shane Chartres-Abbott was accused of raping and mutilating a client, few doubted his guilt. The victim said Chartres-Abbott boasted that he was a 200-year-old vampire.

S3E7 - Mr Cruel 2019-04-14

A serial predator dubbed Mr Cruel had an incredible impact on Australia in the late 1980s - 90s. Police believe he may be responsible for around a dozen attacks on children across Melbourne, and could still be alive.

S3E8 - Murphy's Law 2019-04-21

Brian Murphy was regarded as Australias toughest cop, finding himself in the middle of several gang wars throughout a 30-year career in the Victoria Police. Bad guys who crossed "The Skull" had a habit of dying violently.

S4E1 - The Dark Side 2020-09-16

Its the brutal crime that shocked a nation. A homicide on CCTV. We examine the damning evidence that reveals,the cold-hearted planning and execution of a young, naive wannabe gangster, by Roger Rogerson and his accomplice Glen McNamara.

S4E2 - The Money or the Bomb 2020-09-23

In 1971 an extortionist calling himself “Mr Brown” claimed he’d placed a bomb on a Qantas flight. With passenger safety a priority, Qantas handed over a $500,000 ransom. We follow the money trail and reveal the true identity of “Mr Brown”.

S4E3 - The X Factor 2020-09-30

The "Lawyer X" saga sparked a Royal Commission. Nicola Gobbo was the barrister who played on both sides of the law, spending 15 years two-timing the police and drug lords.

S4E4 - Killing Florence 2020-10-07

In 1977, a famous designer, Florence Broadhurst was bludgeoned to death in her own factory. She had many enemies but was she the victim of a notorious serial killer? Australian Crime Stories rebuilds the case, piece by piece.

S4E5 - Bodies Of Evidence 2020-10-14

He was South Australia’s top forensic pathologist for 27 years, but Dr Colin Manock didn’t always get it right. From questionable methodology to performing a public autopsy, ACS reveals the high-level cover-ups.

S4E6 - Attack on Police HQ 2020-10-21

Constable Angela Taylor was killed and 22 others injured when a car bomb exploded outside the Victoria Police headquarters in Melbournes CBD in 1986. ACS talks to survivors and the investigators who forensically hunted down the bomber.

S4E7 - The Chinese Takeaway 2020-10-28

In 1988, thieves broke into a bank in Chinatown, Sydney, from a neighbouring building and escaped with gold bars, rare coins, jewellery, and bundles of cash. In a world exclusive, we name the mastermind who got away with the loot.

S4E8 - A Deadly Friendship 2020-11-10

Jonathan Dick was one of Australias most wanted men for more than two years after killing his brother with a sword in a Melbourne shopping centre. The terrorised family tell ACS exclusively about living on Jonos kill list.

S4E9 - The Queen of Con 2020-11-17

Con artist Jody Harris had a thing for cops, bluffing her way into police stations and charming her way into their beds. The young grifter swindled many wary men and women, as she hustled her way up and down Australias eastern seaboard.

S4E10 - The Hunter 2020-11-24

The 2011 the disappearance of Prison boss David Prideaux is a mystery that bristles with possibilities. The story that began as a missing person case is now clouded with accusations of betrayal, adultery, conspiracies and murder.

S5E1 - Who Killed Juanita 2021-08-11

The disappearance of Juanita Nielsen is one of Australias most infamous murder mysteries. ACS examines the three main suspects and answers a crucial question, who killed Juanita?

S5E2 - Deadly Deception 2021-08-18

Renae Marsden died by suicide on the day her relationship ended. Her family reveal the inside story and the tragic twist, where Renaes tormenter is yet to be brought to justice.

S5E3 - Derek Percy: The Face of Evil 2021-08-25

Hes been described as Australias Hannibal Lector, an opportunist killer, with unspeakable obsessions. Is this Australias worst child killer?

S5E4 - Million Dollar Mystery 2021-09-01

In 1994 twenty-two-year-old dancer and model, Revelle Balmain vanished. What really happened that night remains a mystery. We re-trace Revelles final steps.