Hey everyone, It has been a little while since I posted but I thought I would update you on what is happening in the world of Locked Up With History. I am currently writing a book on the 25 women who have been executed on Australian soil. It is called “In Her Words” which is…
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Crime on Country presents a selection of true crime yarns that tell the story of the Aboriginal experience on Wadawurrung Country at the time of Federation. From the story of Bonjon, and the sovereignty case that led to Marbo, to the stories about a 14 year old Gunaikurnai lad that the circus left behind, this…
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In 1888 a series of murders In Whitechapel, England rocked the world. The media were quick to sensationalise the title, Jack the Ripper, and a grim legend was created. Over the decades that followed the original murders a series of copycat killings took place in Victoria Australia, alongside the appearance of a man suspected of…
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A collection of historical true crime stories about women with murder in mind The majority of murders are committed by white males who are 18-35 years of age and motivated by anger. Yet this is not always the case. From Shakespeare to the Bible, the act of murder has fascinated us throughout time. The human…
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Hello friends, it has been a while! Let me catch you up on what I have been doing and what is planned for the remainder of 2025. Late in 2024, I co authored another book with Roy Maloy and another author called Ash Tonkin. This book is called Black Widow – Women Who Kill (and…
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I am pleased to announce that Madam Murder is doing a tour of the Geelong Gaol – National Crime and Justice Museum on April 7th at 8pm. Come along and listen to Madam Murder as she regales you with stories of the gaol, her staff and prisoners, colonial crimes, murder and executions. Plus a few…
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It’s been a while! But I have been rather busy and thought I would quickly pop on here and update what has been happening. And more excitingly what is coming up! As many of you may now I have been working with prolific True Crime Author Roy Maloy at his Criminal Outsider Events and the…
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Roy and I had the pleasure of meeting at the Geelong Gaol Museum a couple of years ago now, when I purchased some of his Dawn of Crime books to stock in the shop at the Gaol. It ended up being a meeting of minds and the emergence of a great friendship! Nobody quite gets…
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Last year, Roy Maloy, the author of over 12 true crime books asked me to write a chapter for his book called “The Australian Ripper”. To say I was stoked was an understatement. I have wanted to write books since I was a teenager although I never knew what to write about and it was…
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While I haven’t been incredibly present for my own podcast, I have been a guest on Jen Kelly’s In Black & White podcast for the Herald Sun here in Victoria. Jen manages to gather information on a range of historical subjects from people who are fascinated by their stories. As their blurb says “From alleyway…
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