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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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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Angus Murray was the last man to be executed on the gallows of Old Melbourne Goal in 1924. His life began in Adelaide and would see him incarcerated in 4 states – South Australia, Western Australia NSW and Victoria. He became a master thief, a conman and a bigamist. Murray’s last job after his audacious escape from…
Read MoreChristmas is supposed to be the season of giving and family and presents. But it is not everyone’s favourite time of year. A quick look through the newspapers of the day revealed no less than 16 murders and 2 attempted murders here in Victoria, Australia. And I am sure there are many more interstate and overseas. This episode…
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In this episode we head back to earlier and perhaps simpler times to 1854 and Little Bourke street in Melbourne. Luke and Mary Lucas had immigrated to Australia in 1849 with hopes of a better life. In 1852 the Lucas family moved to the Little Bourke Street area of Melbourne. But by November 1854, both…
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In October 1865, Elijah Dixon alias Charles Alfred Dives took an axe and murdered his wife, Elizabeth and their two small daughters, Julia aged 3 and Elizabeth aged 1. This all took place in the small bedroom of their hut at Cherry Tree Flat near Sebastopol, just outside Ballarat. The couple’s two sons, James and…
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On the afternoon of August 21st, 1918, Norman Violet entered the front door of 28 Cumberland Place where his on again off again paramour Roma Smith lived. She was still laying in bed when he told her to get up. When there was no response, he pulled back the quilt to discover Roma had been…
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Welcome to our podcast page for Locked up with History! My name is Deb Robinson and this podcast is associated with the Geelong Gaol Musuem and Twisted History where I have been manager for quite a few years now! For years, I have been collecting research documents whether it was for a new tour script,…
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