Episodes

Sept. 29, 2021

40: The Bourke Street Massacre, Part 03

In late 2018, James Gargasoulas was found guilty of six counts of murder, for running down pedestrians almost 2 years earlier in Melbourne’s Bourke Street mall during the busy lunch hour. Questions had been raised as to whet…
Sept. 15, 2021

39: The Bourke Street Massacre, Part 02

On 20 January 2017, during the typically busy lunch hour in the Melbourne CBD, 27 year old James Gargasoulas drove along the footpath of multiple blocks of Bourke Street, killing six unsuspecting people and injuring many mor…
Sept. 1, 2021

38: The Bourke Street Massacre, Part 01

Welcome, I'm glad you made it. I will have a new episode for you every other week so I hope you're ready to join me by the fire. (Part 1) On 20 January 2017, office workers and tourists were among the throngs of people makin…
July 22, 2021

[Black Label] Marcella Lightner-Thrash - Semper Fi

Typically Black Label episodes are exclusive to Patreon, if you enjoy this episode check out our other Black Label episodes that are released monthly! (Link Below) (This is S2E11 on Black Label)Visit us online at ObscuraCrim…
June 15, 2021

[Black Label] The Devil Made Me Do It

Black Label episodes are released monthly to Patreon Supporters. Take a listen to one, this is S2E10 on Black Label. (link below)Listener, if anything in today’s episode has raised any issues for you, or if you or someone yo…
May 14, 2021

[Black Label] Machete

Black Label episodes are typically exclusive to Patreon supporters, to listen to our other episodes find us on Patreon at the link below. Extreme content warning. In two parts, one longer, this episode explores an increasing…
May 1, 2021

37: Quick Cuts

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April 23, 2021

[Black Label] Mathew Borges

Black Label monthly episodes are typically exclusive to Patreon Supporters, but throwing this one out to ya! This is S2E4 on Black Label.Mathew Borges was a teenager entirely different from Lee Manuel Viloria-Paulino. While …
April 1, 2021

36 - Richard Russell - The Q400 Incident

Today’s story is something a little different. Our protagonist didn’t set out to hurt somebody else. He didn’t harm innocent people. He didn’t snap in the heat of the moment and do something shocking that can’t be undone. Th…
March 22, 2021

35 - Justin Rey - The Dismemberment

On October 24, 2017, police received a call from the manager of a U-Haul storage facility located near Kansas City, Missouri The Manager reported that a man had been illegally squatting inside the unit with his two children.…
March 4, 2021

[Black Label] Mother

Content Warning: Graphic Audio, Maternal Filicide Black Label episodes are typically exclusive to Patreon supporters, but here you go! This is Season 2 Episode 2 on Black Label. The maternal instinct of a mother is an all-e…
Feb. 18, 2021

34: Rebecca Zahau - Butterfly

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Feb. 1, 2021

33: Lisa Nowak - The Diaper Astronaut + Q&A Fireside Chat

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Jan. 22, 2021

32: Morgan Huxley - Here By The Sea

Neutral Bay’s commercial centre is Military Road. One of the busiest arterial roads on the lower north shore, it’s the main gateway to Sydney’s picturesque and world renowned northern beaches. The most popular and historic c…
Dec. 31, 2020

31: The Truro Serial Murders

In Adelaide and around the southern coastline, residents and tourists alike flock to the pristine beaches that offer some respite from the sweltering heat. But if you drive north of the city, the landscape is a different sto…
Dec. 16, 2020

[Black Label] House of Horrors

Typically Black Label monthly episodes are restricted to Patreon supporters, decided to make an exception. This is Season 2 Episode 9 on Black Label! Listener, the case you are about to hear is the darkest I’ve covered this …
Nov. 13, 2020

30: Renae Marsden - With Friends Like These, Part 01 & Part 02

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Oct. 29, 2020

Lost Episodes: Halloween Specials '18 and '19

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Oct. 23, 2020

[Black Label] Lauren Giddings

Typically Black Label episodes are exclusive to those who support our show on Patreon - decided to give you a listen to this one. If you enjoy it, listen to all the other monthly Black Label episodes at Patreon.com/obscurapo…
Sept. 23, 2020

Where are the missing episodes? How do I access Black Label? Answers here.

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Sept. 9, 2020

29: Shanda Sharer - Follow The Leader

The chilly midwinter morning of 11 January 1992 in southern Indiana was shaping up to be ideal for quail hunting. At around 10:45am on the outskirts of Jefferson Proving Ground just outside the town of Madison, two brothers …
July 31, 2020

28: Heather Heyer - Pay Attention, Part 02

In April 2017, following some months of debate, Charlottesville voted to remove the statue of Robert E Lee. But this stalled in early May, when a temporary injunction issued by the court prohibited the removal of the statue …
July 22, 2020

27: Heather Heyer - Pay Attention, Part 01

In April 2017, following some months of debate, Charlottesville voted to remove the statue of Robert E Lee. But this stalled in early May, when a temporary injunction issued by the court prohibited the removal of the statue …
June 10, 2020

26: James Byrd Jr - On The Map

What you’re about to hear didn’t happen all that long ago. Unfortunately for the victim in today’s story, more extensive legislative protection came too late for what transpired one unusually hot June in east Texas. But it p…