Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 15 days 23 hours 36 minutes
Constable Jason Semple had just begun his career in the Police Force when he and his new friend and colleague Peter Forsyth were stabbed while off-duty on an inner-city street in Sydney. Peter tragically died but Jason overcame his life-threatening injuries and, as he tells Gary Jubelin, life would never be the same again.
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Jason Semple had been stabbed and left to die in a gutter but, not only did he survive, he became one of Australia's hardest cops. He explains to Gary Jubelin how he summoned the willpower and strength to live a life inspired by Peter Forsyth, his colleague that died on that tragic night in Sydney.
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Bernie Matthews was a notorious armed robber when Gary Jubelin was in the armed hold-up squad. If they had faced off in their chosen trades guns would have been drawn. Bernie would become an award-winning journalist and opens up to Gary about his life as a stick-up merchant and prison escapee.
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When Bernie Matthews arrived at Grafton Jail as an intractable prisoner in the 1970s he received a smack in the mouth and a bowl of maggot-infested porridge. Bashings from prison guards became a bloodsport and left physical and psychological scars on whoever spent time in Grafton’s cells.
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Katingal was Australia’s first SuperMax prison and an experiment in sensory deprivation. Bernie Matthews was the longest serving prisoner in what has been described as an ‘electronic zoo’. At one stage he tried to burn it down before it was shut for good due to the inhumane conditions.
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Bernie Matthews emerged from prison at the turn of the century to become a journalist who broke major stories. That’s why for so many, including himself, it was such a tragedy when he once again found himself behind bars. “It was collateral damage to my life...I think it’s in my DNA” he tells Gary Jubelin in the final of the four-part special.
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As a young boxer Khalid Baker was about to represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games but instead spent 13 years in prison as a convicted murderer. He maintains his innocence and tells Gary Jubelin that he won't rest until he clears his name and wins a world boxing title.
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Khalid Baker was young and angry when sentenced to 17 years in jail for a murder conviction that many experts have cast doubt on and he claims to have never committed. While he spent his 20s behind bars he reveals to Gary Jubelin how he made it through and focused on his goal to win a world boxing title.
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Dr Sarah Yule broke new ground when she became the first forensic psychologist appointed to an operational role in an Australian police force
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Forensic psychologist Dr Sarah Yule reveals her approach to operational policing and what a forensic psychologist does to help track down crooks
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