Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 16 days 9 hours 1 minute
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Dean King was facing the unthinkable at just 15 years old, charged with murder after a robbery gone wrong and facing a stint in an adult prison. In part one we go through Dean's downward spiral into heroin use and violence behind bars.
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Dean King thought rehab was just an easy way to escape his life in prison, he couldn't have predicted the enormous life-changing transformation he would find there. In part two Dean, tells Gary how he has kept his positive outlook throughout his struggles and always looked on the bright side of life.
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Graeme Simpfendorfer first decided he wanted to become a cop when the bank he was working at was held up. Since then, he's worked in all areas of policing, from the armed hold-up squad to the Sexual Offences Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT). Graeme is now the lead investigator on the hit show Hunted.
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Graeme Simpfendorfer tells Gary about the 2.4 million dollar Armaguard heist pulled off by the infamous 'Road Gang' and how a long-term investigation, Operation Octopus led to a breakthrough. Graeme also shares what it was like working the Black Saturday bushfires, and reveals the job that almost broke him.
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Michael Franzese is the former Capo of the infamous Colombo crime family in New York. In part one, he tells Gary how he became a 'made man', what life was like in the mob and his relationship with the Australian Mafia.
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Michael Franzese is one of the only men who turned his back on the Mafia and walked away with his life. In part 2 of his chat with Gary, they talk about his time in prison and how he came to turn his life around and leave his life of crime.
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Ken 'Slasher' Mckay spent 35 years in the police, rising the the rank of Assistant Commissioner. He's an old school cop who locked up plenty of bikies and underworld figures in his time. In part 1, he and Gary talk about some of his cases and he shares his opinion on the current state of policing.
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In part two of Gary's chat with former Assistant Commissioner Ken Mckay, the pair discuss what it really takes to crack down on gang violence and how the media both helps and hinders the efforts.
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Mary Keaney grew up a rebel with a strong social conscience, she spent her youth protesting, fighting for the environment and other important causes. Then, in her 20s, she read Nelson Mandela's autobiography and learnt that if you want to fight the system, you first need to understand it. That simple message sent her on a path to becoming a lawyer.
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In 2007, the Federal Government launched the Northern Territory Emergency Response, also known as the Intervention. It included restrictions on alcohol, changes to welfare payments, acquisitions of parcels of lands, education, employment and health initiatives, restrictions on pornography and other measures.
When Mary Keaney saw the confronting images on the news, she uprooted her life to travel there and work for the Aboriginal Legal Aid Service...