Crime Investigation Australia (TV series)

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Crime Investigation Australia
Genre Crime
Presented by Steve Liebmann
Country of origin Flag of Australia Australia
Language(s) English
Production
Running time 60 minutes some episodes 90 minutes (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel Crime & Investigation Network

Crime Investigation Australia is an Australian crime show produced by Graham McNeice for Foxtel's Crime & Investigation Network. The series was also shown on the Nine Network on Tuesdays at 9:30pm. Host of the series is former Today Show anchor Steve Liebmann.

[edit] Episodes

  • Anita Cobby (Nine Network premiere: Tuesday 14 Aug. 2007)

The premiere of Crime Investigation Australia examined the police investigation into the brutal abduction, gang rape and murder of Sydney nurse Anita Cobby. Her murder has been remembered as one of the most horrifying and violent crimes ever perpetrated in Australia. Anita's parents Grace and Garry Lynch were interviewed, along with many police officers and detectives involved in the case. Chillingly, this episode featured actual audio excerpts of the callous jailhouse confession of her killer, John Travers. Author © Norm Lipson.

In the 1960s, the Wanda Beach Murders occurred, and the Beaumont children disappeared from Glenelg beach in Adelaide. These events changed the social landscape of Australia forever as children's freedom and innocence were under attack. The Beaumont children have never been found - their case resulted in the largest police investigation in Australian criminal history, and still to this day, remains unsolved. Author © Ian Parry Okeden

  • A Contract to Kill (Andrew Kalajzich) Authors © Norm Lipson. David Allender.
  • The Mornington Monster (John Myles Sharpe). Author © David Allender
  • The Disappearance of Donald Mackay Author © Ian Parry Okeden
  • The Kimberley Killer. Author © David Allender.
  • The Killer Punch Author © Norm Lipson.
  • The Backpacker Murderer Authors © Chris Fyfe. David Allender.
  • No More Grannies - The Granny Killer Authors © Norm Lipson. David Allender.
  • The Greenough Family Massacre (Nine Network premiere: Tuesday 23 Oct. 2007) Author © Ian Parry Okeden. David Allender.
  • The Butchered Boys (Foxtel premiere: Thursday 25 Oct. 2007). Author © David Allender.
  • The Moorhouse Horrors Author © David Allender.
  • The Call Girl Killing (Roz Watson - Alexander McKenzie) (Nine Network premiere: Tuesday 30 Oct. 2007). Author © David Allender.
  • Death In A Heartbeat - the Victor Chang murder. Authors © Chris Fyfe. David Allender.
  • The Body In The Bag' (Nine Network premiere: Tuesday 6 Nov. 2007) Authors © Norm Lipson. David Allender.
  • Snowtown – The Bodies in the Barrels (Nine Network premiere: Tuesday 13 Nov. 2007) Author © Norm Lipson
  • Kid for Ransom – The Graeme Thorne kidnapping Case. Author © Chris Fyfe.
  • Tears for Daniel – Disappearance of Daniel Morcombe' (Nine Network premiere: Tuesday 27 Nov. 2007). Author © David Allender.
  • The Body in the Sports Bag - (Lyndsay Van Blanken). Author © David Allender.
  • The Will of Death - (Ludwig Gertsch). Author © Ian Parry Okeden.
  • The Assassination of John Newman. Author © Norm Lipson.
  • The Killing Fields of Truro (Foxtel premiere: Sunday 2 March 2008). Author © David Allender.
  • No Mercy: The Killing of Virginia Morse (Foxtel premiere: Thursday 27 March 2008)
  • The Night Caller: Eric Edgar Cooke (Foxtel premiere: Thursday 24 April 2008)
  • Headless Body: The Kim Barry murder (Foxtel premiere: Thursday 29 May 2008)

[edit] DVD

A DVD Boxset of the series featuring five DVDs became available in late October 2007.

Volume 1 features:

  • The Backpacker Murders – Ivan Milat (75mins approx) (M)
  • The Kimberley Killer – Joseph Schwab (45 mins) (M)

Volume 2 features:

  • The Anita Cobby Murder (45 mins) (M)
  • The Moorhouse Horrors – David and Catherine Birnie (30mins) (M)
  • The Call Girl Killing – Roslyn Watson (20 mins) (M)

Volume 3 features:

  • Snowtown – The Bodies in the Barrels (50 mins) (MA 15+ strong violence)
  • The Greenough Family Massacre (48 mins) (M)
  • The Killer Punch – Dean Waters (30 mins) (M)
  • The Will of Death – Ludwig Gertsch (15mins) (M)

Volume 4 features:

  • The Wanda Beach Murders (30 mins) (M)
  • The Beaumont Children Mystery (25 mins) (M)
  • Kid for Ransom – The Graeme Thorne Case (50 mins) (PG)
  • Tears for Daniel – Disappearance of Daniel Morcombe (25 mins) (PG)
  • No More Grannies – John Glover (50 mins) (M)

Volume 5 features:

  • Death in a Heartbeat – Murder of Victor Chang (60mins) (M)
  • The Body in the Bag – Jane Doe (20 mins) (M)
  • Contract to Kill – Megan Kalazcich (25 mins) (MA 15+)
  • The Mornington Monster – John Myles Sharpe (25 mins) (MA 15+)

[edit] See also