About this season
Crime Investigation Australia shines new light on some of Australia's most notorious crimes.
Episodes (10)
1. Blood Sport - The Bondi Gay Murders
Aired 9 May 2018 • 58 min
In the 1980s and 90s, on a cliff-top walk near Bondi Beach, gangs of thugs staged bloody attacks on anyone they perceived to be gay and then hurled them to their deaths into the ocean below.
2. Headless Body - The Kim Barry Murder
Aired 16 May 2018 • 56 min
A look at the brutal murder of Wollongong teen Kim Barry, and her murderer Graham Potter, who went to prison for the killing but was released after 15 years, going back to a life of organized crime.
3. Michael Kanaan - Shoot to Kill
Aired 23 May 2018 • 54 min
A look at the crime kingpin, Michael Kanaan, who had a volatile temper fed by deep insecurity. In a wild crime spree in the 1990s, Kanaan murdered three people and conducted a war with police.
4. No Mercy - The Killing of Virginia Morse
Aired 30 May 2018 • 49 min
The horrific rape and murder of Virginia Morse and the random killing of a farm hand in 1973, led to a dramatic police chase and shootout in the NSW Hunter Valley.
5. No More Grannies
Aired 6 June 2018 • 72 min
The compelling story surrounding the hunt for the mysterious 'Granny Killer' and how a few minor and seemingly unrelated incidents were eventually drawn together by detectives to identify him.
6. Tears for Daniel & Murder of Innocence - Sian Kingi
Aired 13 June 2018 • 70 min
A look at the disappearance of Queensland teen Daniel Morcombe, as well as the rape and murder of Sian Kingi, a 12-year-old school girl.
7. The Backpacker Murders
Aired 20 June 2018 • 84 min
The torture, rape, and murder of young backpacker tourists in the Belango forest, southwest of Sydney, has entered Australian criminal folklore.
8. The Family Murders
Aired 27 June 2018 • 58 min
The torture, mutilation and murder of six young men in South Australia led to speculation about a group of depraved killers dubbed 'The Family'. Only one man has ever been convicted in the case.
9. The Gonzales Family Murders
Aired 4 July 2018 • 52 min
Failing in his studies and dreaming of living a celebrity life, Sef Gonzales devised a plan to get his hands on his family's money, by murdering his mother, father, and sister, to claim an inheritance.
10. The Killing Fields of Truro
Aired 11 July 2018 • 50 min
Seven young women were raped and murdered in South Australia in the 1970s. The police hunt for the killers came to a bizarre end when one of them died in a car accident.