Australian Crime Stories

Series 1 and 2 originally premiered on the Crime + Investigation channel on Foxtel as Tough Nuts: Australia's Hardest Criminals and was re-branded by the Nine Network as Australian Crime Stories.

Genre: Documentary, Crime

Cast:Mark Burrows , Adam Shand , Peter Hoysted , Izaak Love , Scott Hicks , Graham Archer , Robert Lloyd-Lewis , Alan Hogan , Robert Moles , Kathryn Dagher , Julian Morgans , Kel Glare , Steve Barrett , Anthony Dowsley , Helen O'Neill , Leila McKinnon

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Justice For Lucille

Thu, Feb 21, 2019

The story of the Butterworth family's fight for justice, including the revelation of new evidence against the man suspected of Lucille's killing.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Packer's Gold

The story of how a safe cracker made a clean getaway with $5.4 million in gold bars from Australia's richest man.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ John Friedrich: The Great Imposter

Takes a look at the life of a man who built a rescue organisation that inspired a nation.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Mark Standen: A Dirty Cop

Sun, Mar 24, 2019

Adam Shand uncovers the international drug plot that brought one of Australia's top law enforcers down.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Billy the Texan

Sun, Mar 31, 2019

The fascinating story of one of the central figures of the notorious Painters and Dockers war in Melbourne.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ The Vampire Gigolo

Sun, Apr 7, 2019

The murder of a prostitute on his way to court to face rape and mutilation charges leads to the most expensive investigation in Victorian history.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Mr Cruel

Sun, Apr 14, 2019

A masked assailant and serial predator had an incredibly large impact on Australia from the early 1980's to the 1990's.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Murphy's Law

Sun, May 12, 2019

Adam Shand finds out how dirty the man dubbed "Australia's Dirty Harry" really was.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Roger Rogerson: The Dark Side

Wed, Sep 16, 2020

The nation is shocked by the brutal execution of a naive wannabe gangster

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ The Money or the Bomb

Wed, Sep 23, 2020

The true identity of an extortionist is revealed after Adam Shand follows a trail of ransom money.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ The X Factor

Wed, Sep 30, 2020

The "Lawyer X" saga sparked a Royal Commission. Nicola Gobbo was the barrister who played on both sides of the law, spending 15 years two-timing the police and drug lords.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Killing Florence

Wed, Oct 7, 2020

Was a famous designer the victim of a notorious serial killer?

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Bodies of Evidence

Wed, Oct 14, 2020

Adam Shand reveals the high-level cover-ups of South Australia's top forensic pathologist.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Attack on Police HQ

Wed, Oct 21, 2020

Adam Shand talks to survivors and the investigators who followed the forensic trail to find the man who set off a car bomb outside the Victoria Police headquarters in central Melbourne in 1986.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ The Chinese Takeaway

Wed, Oct 28, 2020

Adam Shand names the man who got away with gold bars, rare coins, jewellery and bundles of cash after breaking into a bank in Sydney's Chinatown district in 1988.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ A Deadly Friendship

Tue, Nov 10, 2020

The family terrorised by one of Australia's most wanted men speak exclusively to Adam Shand about living on his kill list.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Queen of Con

Tue, Nov 17, 2020

Adam Shand reveals the amazing chase to capture Jody Harris and exposes the trail of the con woman's victims.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ The Hunter

Tue, Nov 24, 2020

A powerful prison boss vanishes in Victoria's high country. Adam Shand investigates whether his disappearance is linked to a crime boss.