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This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.
In 1954, Sydney man Arthur Griffith died at the hands of his girlfriend, a former Miss Australia semifinalist, Shirley Beiger.
Their lives up to that point are fascinating to look back on, but what happened afterwards is positively extraordinary.
Our guest today is Sheridan Harbridge. Sheridan is an actor and playwright, and she's co-written a theatre show inspired by Shirley Beiger to be performed in one of Australia's oldest courtrooms as part of the 2025 Sydney Festival in January.
You can book tickets to Sheridan's production, A Model Murder here.
For Support:
Lifeline on 13 11 14
13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)
1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
CREDITS:
Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram
Guest: Sheridan Harbridge
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
GET IN TOUCH:
https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/
Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook
Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.
Email the show at [email protected]
Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.
In 1954, Sydney man Arthur Griffith died at the hands of his girlfriend, a former Miss Australia semifinalist, Shirley Beiger.
Their lives up to that point are fascinating to look back on, but what happened afterwards is positively extraordinary.
Our guest today is Sheridan Harbridge. Sheridan is an actor and playwright, and she's co-written a theatre show inspired by Shirley Beiger to be performed in one of Australia's oldest courtrooms as part of the 2025 Sydney Festival in January.
You can book tickets to Sheridan's production, A Model Murder here.
For Support:
Lifeline on 13 11 14
13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)
1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
CREDITS:
Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram
Guest: Sheridan Harbridge
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
GET IN TOUCH:
https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/
Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook
Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.
Email the show at [email protected]
Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.
This is part two of our two part episode with author, Lech Blaine. Listen to part one here.
You can get your copy of Lech's book, "Australian Gospel" here.
For Support:
Lifeline on 13 11 14
13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)
1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
CREDITS:
Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram
Guest: Lech Blaine
Executive Producer: Matthew Tankard
GET IN TOUCH:
https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/
Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook
Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.
Email the show at [email protected]
Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is part two of our two part episode with author, Lech Blaine. Listen to part one here.
You can get your copy of Lech's book, "Australian Gospel" here.
For Support:
Lifeline on 13 11 14
13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)
1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
CREDITS:
Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram
Guest: Lech Blaine
Executive Producer: Matthew Tankard
GET IN TOUCH:
https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/
Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook
Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.
Email the show at [email protected]
Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.
Lech Blaine was ten years old when his family was located by Australia's most notorious stalkers.
Religious fanatics, Michael and Mary Shelley had been convicted multiple times by then of harassing politicians, religious figures and private citizens all over the world.
They were particularly interested in the Blaine's because they were fostering three of the Shelly's biological children.
Lech Blaine is now one of our country's brightest young writing talents, and telling his family's incredible story in a new book called Australian Gospel.
In part one of this two part edition of Australian True Crime, we learn about the backgrounds of the families and the beginnings of the Shelley's rampage around the globe.
You can get your copy of Lech's book, "Australian Gospel" here.
For Support:
Lifeline on 13 11 14
13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)
1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
CREDITS:
Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram
Guest: Lech Blaine
Executive Producer: Matthew Tankard
GET IN TOUCH:
https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/
Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook
Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.
Email the show at [email protected]
Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.