Deb Robinson is the host of Locked Up With History bringing you snippets from the darker side of Victoria’s history.  Deb has a background in tourism for over 30 years and over 40 years experience in researching family and local history.  This podcast is an avenue to bring all those snippets of funky history out of Deb’s head and into the public domain!

Since 2013, Deb has been involved with the Twisted History team researching and delivering tours.  In 2019 the Geelong Gaol Museum was established at Twisted History’s long term home, the Geelong Gaol, now known as the National Crime & Justice Museum.

In more recent times, Deb has added the role of Madam Murder in the Criminal Outsider events with her good friend Roy Maloy.  Together they present an up close and personal look at criminals and what makes them tick using props to illustrate. In the 2024 Adelaide Fringe Festival they took out the weekly award for the show. In 2025, they returned to Adelaide for an extended season of 23 shows entertaining more than 500 people. 

In 2026, Deb is returning to the Adelaide Fringe Festival, this time with her own show called “In Her Words”. This presentation explores the stories of the 25 women who have been executed in Australia between 1789 and 1951. Deb will be joined on stage by Queer true crime historian and author, Ash Tonkin. The book of the same name will be released at these shows.

Deb has co-authored “The Hunt for the Australian Ripper”, “Crime on Country” and “Black Widow – Women Who Kill”. She is currently researching and writing “In Her Words: Stories of the Executed Women of Australia” and “Geelong Gaol: A Short History, Stories of Escapes and Executions”