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Crime Scenes with Coffee BeansThe Strathfield MassacreThe day is 17th August 1991, and it's a sunny Saturday afternoon in the NSW suburb of Strathfield, and many are out taking advantage of the warm winter weather by shopping or catching up with friends at Strathfield Plaza. Little did the shoppers enjoying a coffee in the popular 'The Coffee Pot' cafe know there was a wannabe killer amongst them, and he was ready to put his plan of mass murder into play.What happened next, in 10 blood soaked minutes, would leave 7 innocent people dead, many more seriously injured, and a shocked and grieving nation a...2025-07-2424 min
El Gordo y La FlacaSe acumulan los líos legales de Paulina RubioPaulina Rubio está batallando por la custodia de sus hijos con Colate y Jerry Bazúa. Pero ahora también la rubia de oro podría estar enfrentando líos en España por un caso pendiente. Y además en El Gordo y La Flaca: Belinda llegó a Los Ángeles y regaló unas palabras para la prensa sobre todo lo que está sucediendo con su carrera.A Sofía Vergara sigue viéndosela rodeada de los más guapos y codiciados solteros. Está vez los paparazzi la encontraron junto a Tom Brady. ¿Habrá romance?Kanye West es...2025-07-1029 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansI Went A Little Nuts - The murder of Stephanie ScottApril, 2015, and NSW school teacher, Stephanie Scott, is excitedly counting down the days until she marries her high school sweetheart, Aaron. On Easter Sunday, only days before she was due to be wed, wanting to make sure her students and teacher covering her role had all they need, Stephanie headed to the school where she taught to finalise a few things. She was never seen alive again.What unfolded after she went missing is a heartbreaking tale of simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time and brought a small country town to it's knees. 2025-07-1029 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansStolen For Money - The Murder of Graeme Thorne - REVISITAs Belinda is on a little break, let's take a trip down memory lane and revisit some of Crime Scenes with Coffee Beans most popular and disturbing episodes.A reminder - what is in the past, doesn't always stay buried. NEW EPS COMING EARLY JULY 2025Like what you hear? Have a crime you'd like covered in this podcast? Send me a text! I'd love to hear from you! Support the showFind me and give me a follow on #tiktok2025-06-0636 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansThe Mack Truck Murderer - REVISITAs Belinda is on a little break, let's take a trip down memory lane and revisit some of Crime Scenes with Coffee Beans most popular and disturbing episodes.A reminder - what is in the past, doesn't always stay buried. NEW EPS COMING EARLY JULY 2025Like what you hear? Have a crime you'd like covered in this podcast? Send me a text! I'd love to hear from you! Support the showFind me and give me a follow on #tiktok2025-06-0624 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansThe Mutilator - REVISITAs Belinda is on a little break, let's take a trip down memory lane and revisit some of Crime Scenes with Coffee Beans most popular and disturbing episodes.A reminder - what is in the past, doesn't always stay buried. NEW EPS COMING EARLY JULY 2025Like what you hear? Have a crime you'd like covered in this podcast? Send me a text! I'd love to hear from you! Support the showFind me and give me a follow on #tiktok2025-06-0637 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansLeigh Leigh - Death on the BeachIt's November, 1989, and 14 year old school girl Leigh Leigh is excited to attend her first ever birthday party, a 16th birthday party to be held at the beach house at Stockton Beach, NSW, Australia.What happened not long after Leigh Leigh arrived would leave the young girl drunk, distressed, sexually assaulted, assaulted and brutally raped and murdered. What happened after her body was found alone and naked in the sand dunes of Stockton Beach would reveal a culture of secrets, lies and victim shaming and the true, horrific story of what happened to Leigh that night. 2025-06-0534 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansLast Man Hanging - The Murder of Ivy MitchellIt's a cold June night in Samford, QLD, Australia, 1913, and father of five James Mitchell is out looking for his daughter, Ivy, who hadn't returned from a play date with her friend. Her friend lived on a neighbouring farm and Ivy had made the short walk home many times beforehand, so her father was worried that she had not returned home. Two sets of footprints led James to the local school and there, hidden in the scrub and winter cold, lay the body of his precious daughter who had been brutally murdered.Ivy's killer is quickly identified...2025-05-2221 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansNever to Be Released - The Brutal Murder of Anita CobbyOn the 2nd February, 1986, nurse Anita Cobby, finished work for the day and had dinner with friends. At around 9pm that night, her friend dropped her off at Central Station so she could make her way home. Anita waved goodbye to her friend and boarded a train bound for Blacktown, NSW. It would be the last time her friend would see her alive. What would follow would see Anita subjected to hours of violence and sexual assault before being killed in an isolated paddock not too far from Blacktown train station, where she was headed. The men w...2025-05-0832 min
Flick FlopsEpisode 117 - Retro Rewind - Night Shift (1982) ReviewThis week, we're stepping back to 1982 with Ron Howard's comedy Night Shift (1982). Featuring Henry Winkler as a timid morgue attendant and Michael Keaton in his breakout role as an eccentric entrepreneur, this film explores an unconventional business venture that turns the night shift upside down. Does this early '80s comedy still deliver laughs today? Let's find out!#flickflopspodcast #retrorewind #nightshift #henrywinkler #michaelkeaton #shelleylong #ronhoward Release Details: • Title: Night Shift • Year: 1982 • Director: Ron Howard • Writers: Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel • Top Billed Stars: Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Sh...2025-04-2619 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansOrdinary Monster - Serial Killer Peter DupasFor three decades, from the 1970' to the late 90's, a predator stalked and raped innocent women in the Melbourne, VIC, area and surrounds. This man was arrested for his crimes time and time again, and despite police warnings, was released time and time again, only stopping when he was finally arrested for murder. Join your host, Belinda, over a cup of coffee or two as she looks into the shocking case of serial killer Peter Dupas. The man, who was once nicknamed Pugsley Addams at school for his likeness to the loveable TV character, but unlike P...2025-04-2431 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansSamantha Knight - Little Girl LostAugust 19th, 1986 started like any other day for mother Tess Knight and her daughter, Samantha. But by the time the sun went down taht day, Tess would be living every parents worst nightmare - her precious daughter Samantha had come home from school and simply vanished. What happened next would bring about one of the biggest missing persons searches Australia had ever seen, and would expose a mostly unheard of and unexposed predatory monster - often hidden in plain sight. Join Belinda over a coffee or catnip as she takes a deep dive into the missing persons c...2025-04-1030 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansThe Night Caller - Eric Edgar CookeThis episode takes us to the beautiful suburb of Perth, Western Australia, and between 1958 and 1963, locals and police were at the mercy of a brazen thief, who bounced from grand theft auto to breaking and entering. But all that changed on the morning of Australia Day, January, 1963, a gunshot rang out in the dead of night, that marked the start of a massacre, where no-one, no matter where they were, was safe.But it didn't end when the perpetrator was arrested, as he confessed to more murders he was never suspected for and attempted murders which had...2025-03-2730 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansThe Mack Truck MurdererMost of us like to unwind by enjoying a cold drink or two with our loved ones. Whether that is while we are on vacation, or just relaxing after a hard day, or week, at work, the bar/pub is a place where we can relax, take a breath and catch up with friends. But what happens when a man, who is doing the exact same thing, gets kicked out of the bar you are at for disorderly conduct, and rather than going home and sleeping it off he drives his Mack Truck through the bar?Sounds...2025-03-1324 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansAre You Gunna Let Me Go? - The Murder of Ebony SimpsonAugust 1992, and the idyllic rural town of Bargo in New South Wales, is rocked by the senseless and cold blooded murder of nine year old schoolgirl, Ebony Simpson. Ebony's killer, a father himself, wasn't too hard to catch, however, with sightings of a strange man in a car hanging by the area's schools and the bus stop where Ebony walked home from everyday. He even joined the large scale search party looking for Ebony after he kidnapped and raped her and then callously threw her to her death in a dam. Join Belinda as she ta...2025-02-2726 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansThe MutilatorSydney, NSW, 1961 and the body of a man is found stabbed to death in a public bath, his genitals cut clean off and thrown into Sydney Harbour.What followed after this grim discovery was only the beginning for the serial killer the media quickly dubbed 'The Mutilator' and left 3 more men dead, genitals removed on all but one, and police at a loss as to who the killer was, until the killer was identified....but not in a conventional or normal way. He was identified after he was buried, but had the misfortune to bump into a...2025-02-1338 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansI've Got the Munchies - David and Catherine BirnieIn October 1986, pretty university student Mary Neilson goes missing without a trace. Then another girl goes missing, and another, and unbeknownst to police, there is a serial killer couple making the rounds in the working class West Australian suburb of Willagee and surrounds, looking for the next pretty girl to satisfy the sadistic couples lust for abduction, rape and murder, with the woman signalling she had found their next victim by uttering the words, "I've got the munchies."Join Belinda over a coffee or two (or something a whole lot stronger for this episode!) as she dives i...2025-01-3039 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansI Just Hate ‘Em - The Frankston Serial KillerIt's a freezing cold winter night in June 1993, Frankson VIC, and 18 year old Elizabeth Stevens is due home from school. When she didn't come home, her worried relatives search for her, but to no avail and report her missing to the police. When her severely bashed and beaten body is discovered the next day, police or locals have no idea the hell the next few weeks would unleash on them and the women in the area. A psychotic woman hater was finally acting out his life long fantasies of stalking and killing women, and no one was safe. Not...2025-01-1647 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansDumped in a Stump - The Murder of Chrissie VennOn a summer's day in February 1921, in a small country town called North Motton, located in Tasmania, Australia, 13 year old Chrissie Venn set off to run errands for her mother, as chore she had done many times before. Only on this day, she didn't come home. She was found, days later, brutally murdered, sexually assaulted and stuffed in a tree stump.What followed the discovery of Chrissie's body would leave a presumably innocent man tarnished, a mother and town with no answers as to who had murdered the young girl and would give birth to one of...2025-01-0127 min
Chillers and ThrillersS3: Ep 10 Premonitions, Time Slips & Glitches in the MatrixSend me feedback! In the season 3 finale and last episode of the year, M will take you on an interdimensional trip with true stories of people who had premonitions, experienced time slips and glitches in the matrix. Story 1: The View from the WindowStory 2: Cousins ScentsStory 3: Look in the MirrorStory 4: The Waving GirlStory 5: The BART Ride homeStory 6: The FlowersStory 7: Building the HellStory 8: My Experience in Washington's Cascade MountainsShow notes:Crime Scenes and Coffee Beans with Belinda Brady2024-12-3038 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansServed for Supper - The Murder of John PriceLove hurts, love scars..... yes, we all know the song, but what happens when those lyrics ring true and not only does love hurt, but it becomes homicidal?Crime Scenes with Coffee Beans has hit double digits - yes, we are at episode 10!! - and for this episode Belinda is travelling to Aberdeen, NSW, where in 2000, well liked local, John Price, was stabbed to death, skinned and decapitated by his ex girlfriend, Katherine Knight. This murder shocked even seasoned police who attended to it, and rocked Australia to its core. It also made Katherine the first woman...2024-12-1928 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansStolen for Money - The Kidnap and Murder of Graeme ThorneMost of us dream of winning the lottery, right? We fantasise about the things we'd buy, the jobs we'd quit, and the places we'd see and for Bazil and Freda Thorne, this dream became a reality when the couple $100,000 pounds in the Sydney Opera House Lottery. However, that dream come true quickly turned into a living nightmare when their 8 year old son, Graeme, was kidnapped and held for ransom. What happened next shocked a country to its core and brought a new and unthought of evil right to our doorstep. Join Belinda over a cuppa or a c...2024-12-0636 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansDeadly Tourist - The Kimberely KillerWhen most of us travel, we make sure we have all we need, and if we forgot something we'll grab it when we get to our destination. Which is exactly what German tourist Joseph Schwab did when he arrived in Queensland, Australia in 1987. Except instead of stopping to buy a forgotten item like toothpaste, he stocked up on guns and ammunition. What happened next left five innocent campers dead and police shooting for their lives. Join Belinda as she dives into the story of Joseph Schwab, aka The Kimberely Killer, and the horrific crimes he c...2024-11-2128 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansI Never Intended to Kill Anyone Else But my Wife - The Hope Forrest MassacreIt's the day after Fathers Day, 1971 and Hope Forrest, a small town in South Australia, will wake up to the news that a horrific shooting has taken place in their beautiful country town, leaving 10 people from the same family dead, and earning the town the unenviable title of being the home of the worst familicide in Australia. Join your host Belinda Brady over a cuppa or cocktail as she takes a deep dive into the horrific night a man made a decision to kill his wife - and take his entire family out with her. But it d...2024-11-0727 min
Download Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+The Golden Thread: The new twisty Australian historical mystery from the bestselling author of The Talented Mrs Greenway. For fans of Kate Morton, Fiona McIntosh, Belinda Alexandra and Tania Blanchard by Tea CooperPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/792664to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Golden Thread: The new twisty Australian historical mystery from the bestselling author of The Talented Mrs Greenway. For fans of Kate Morton, Fiona McIntosh, Belinda Alexandra and Tania Blanchard
Author: Tea Cooper
Narrator: Annabelle Tudor
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 33 minutes
Release date: October 30, 2024
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
Intricate threads from the past and the present bind together a yellow silk dress, lost gold and a missing grandmother in a twisty historical mystery from the bestselling author of The Talented Mrs Greenway. Maitland, 1889 When nineteen-year-old Constance Montague wakes...2024-10-309h 33Crime Scenes with Coffee BeansThe Brownout StranglerIt's May 1942, and Melbourne, Australia, just like the rest of the world, is in the grips of WW2. As a result, Melbourne is in 'brownout' a term used to describe the low lighting the city used to avoid enemy detection (think minimal streetlights, shops lights etc).A killer takes advantage of this low lighting and three women are found strangled, all within days of each other. As a new fear grips the area, particularly the women living in it, the last victim's death will be the one that brings a new, unheard of hatred to light and a killer...2024-10-2429 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansThe Gun Alley MurderIt's early morning NYE 1921, in a quiet, yet seedy laneway known as Gun Alley in the heart of Melbourne, Victoria, and a keen bottle collector is up early to collect empty bottles from the night before, eager to beat the crowds and summer heat.What he finds instead is so horrific it sends him running for the police. There, in Gun Alley, was the body of 12 year old Alma Tirtscke, the very girl that had been reported missing the day before by her grandmother. But how did Alma end up in this seedy laneway? Why was she there and...2024-10-1033 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansPyjama GirlIt's an early September morning, 1934, in Aulbury NSW, and Tom Griffith is taking his prized bull for a walk. Whilst walking he smells kerosine and upon investigating he discovers the body of a pyjama cald young woman, very dead and very burned and this discovery will spark a murder mystery that wont be resolved for years.Who is Pyjama girl? Who killed her? And how did this murder result in a dead body being put on public display in the hopes of identifying her?Join Belinda over a coffee - or cocktail - or two as she discusses the...2024-09-2629 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansWho Killed Bertha Schippan?It's New Years Eve, 1901, in the small German farming town of Towitta, South Australia and the Schippan children are settled in for the night. That is, until their 14 year old sister, Bertha, is brutally murdered by a 'bearded man' in a seemingly unprovoked attack. With no suspects to go on, police quickly arrest Mary, Bertha's older sister who was sharing a bed with Bertha that night. But did Mary really do it? Grab your beverage of choice and join Belinda as she discusses this still unsolved case and looks at each suspect one by one, each of them capable o...2024-09-1223 minCrime Scenes with Coffee BeansJohn and Sarah Makin - Baby FarmersJoin your host Belinda over a beverage or two as she discusses baby farmers John and Sarah Makin and yes, it is as bad as it sounds. In 1893, married couple John and Sarah Makin were trusted and paid for to care for infants by desperate, often destitute, parents, a practice known as baby farming, which was not uncommon in those times, but horrifically, they did anything but, with a blocked pipe in a backyard bringing their heinous crimes to light. *WARNING - This episode discusses infant murder. Listener discretion advised * Music by Gioele Fazzeri from PixabayCrime Sce...2024-08-2927 min