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Clueless Crime
Episode 183 - Shandee Blackburn*
In this episode, we delve into the heartbreaking case of Shandee Blackburn, a 23-year-old woman whose life was cut tragically short in Mackay, Queensland, on February 9, 2013. Shandee was walking home after her late-night shift when she was brutally attacked, suffering multiple stab wounds in a shocking crime that shook the community to its core. Intro Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J081njRI9jM https://buymeacoffee.com/cluelesscrime
2024-11-24
1h 07
Shandee's Story
Shandee’s Legacy Episode 14: Closing Ranks
There was no fanfare when Commissioner Annabelle Bennett SC handed down her findings from the Project 13 inquiry. Only disappointment that the inquiry failed to hold anyone responsible for the biggest disaster in the lab’s history. In this episode of Shandee’s Legacy, Dr Kirsty Wright joins Hedley Thomas, Claire Harvey, and David Murray to dissect and comment on the findings from this rare second inquiry, the future of a lab at the heart of the criminal justice system, and the case which started all of this: the slaying of Shandee Blackburn in 2013. To re...
2023-11-24
1h 17
Shandee's Story
Shandee’s Legacy Episode 13: Science Speak
Public hearings in a second inquiry into the lab and the disastrous Project 13 have concluded. Closing submissions have been delivered. And still questions are left unanswered. Why was the automated process unleashed on precious crime-scene samples? Who wrote the mysterious and damning Project 13 report? And why didn’t the lab’s new boss flag it in the first inquiry? In this episode, Hedley Thomas, David Murray, and Matthew Condon dissect a baffling week in Brisbane’s Magistrates Court – and what it all means for the investigation into the murder of Shandee Blackburn. To read The...
2023-11-11
1h 20
Shandee's Story
Shandee’s Legacy Episode 12: History Repeating
Public hearings for a rare second inquiry into catastrophic failings at Queensland’s besieged forensics lab are about to get underway in Brisbane. In this episode of Shandee’s Legacy, Hedley Thomas, David Murray, Claire Harvey, and Matthew Condon drill down into the questions yet to be answered about Project 13: who knew what and when, and why didn’t the lab’s new boss raise it at the first inquiry? We also get to know the new legal team brought in to lead the new inquiry. To read The Australian's reporting and analysis of the inq...
2023-10-27
1h 14
ShandeeLand
Food, Health, and Unstoppable Determination with Betsy Craig, CEO of MenuTrinfo
Join us for an extraordinary journey with Betsy Craig, a true testament to the power of resilience and determination! Battling and conquering the relentless autoimmune disease scleroderma, she has emerged as an unstoppable force in the business world.Food played a pivotal role in Betsy's life, especially in the context of her illness. Scleroderma, a condition that threatened her life, made her acutely aware of the impact of nutrition on health. This realization became her driving force in founding MenuTrinfo.At the helm of MenuTrinfo, Betsy is rewriting the rules of the foodservice industry. Her...
2023-10-03
32 min
Shandee's Story
Shandee’s Legacy Episode 11: What Linzi Left Out
A cloud has been cast over the new chief of the lab following revelations that a DNA extraction method may have failed across thousands of samples in criminal cases for nine years. Professor Linzi Wilson-Wilde reviewed the automated method for retired judge Walter Sofronoff’s inquiry into the lab in 2022, but in her subsequent report did not mention information that she came across showing it was having serious problems recovering DNA. In this episode, Professor Wilson-Wilde launches a staunch defence of her report for the inquiry, saying she was engaged to examine a separate issue of...
2023-09-15
1h 26
Shandee's Story
Shandee's Legacy Episode 10: Project 13
Dr Kirsty Wright is the remarkable scientist who exposed the worst forensics disaster in Australia’s history, and now she’s identified the ‘smoking gun’ in the Queensland DNA lab disaster. It’s a catastrophe called ‘Project 13’ which has been hiding in plain view -- but Dr Wright is certain that it was deceptive and fraudulent, and it explains why Shandee’s case in 2013 and thousands of others since 2007 have failed. For dedicated followers of this series, the Project 13 report can be found on the inquiry’s website under module four. It’s document number 129.95, and you can compare for your...
2023-09-08
1h 17
ShandeeLand
Enhancing Therapies for Food Allergies: Insights from Patient Experiences with Dr. Joey Mattingly
Associate Professor Joey Mattingly from the University of Utah College of Pharmacy discusses his collaboration with the FDA to better understand patient and caregiver experiences in developing therapies for food allergies. These interviews provided valuable feedback on the FDA's current practices and areas for improvement. The FDA's inclusion of patients and caregivers in the process is commendable, as it allows for a comprehensive understanding of food allergies' impact and potential treatment benefits and risks. Shifting the discussion to testing for food allergies, Joey and the host, Shandee, delve into the challenges posed by false results and the re...
2023-06-05
39 min
ShandeeLand
Court Allam, Founder and CEO of Restaurant Marketing University, Unleashes his Superpowers
Court Allam is the Founder and CEO and Founder of Restaurant Marketing University and Go Explore Local. His backstory begins as a teacher and coach, and he leaned into those superpowers to launch his business. If you are intrigued about earning passive, recurring revenue, but unsure how it works, Court offers that service and provides advice in this week’s episode. By ditching the old-school VIP club in favor of a subscription model, restaurants can generate passive, recurring revenue that can be used to hire and retain top talent, offset rising costs, and offer health benefits. He also founded Go Ex...
2023-02-14
36 min
ShandeeLand
Tips, Tricks and Tactics to Master Marketing with David 'Rev' Ciancio
In this episode of ShandeeLand, Shandee interviews Rev Ciancio, the Cofounder and CMO of Handcraft Burgers & Brews. Together, they discuss Rev's upcoming Restaurant Growth Summit, his extensive experience in marketing for hospitality and technology companies, and some lighthearted stories from his time in the music industry. Rev shares his top tips for marketing in the hospitality industry, as well as some key things to keep in mind when launching a restaurant business. This episode offers great insights into the hospitality marketing world, as well as the fascinating stories and experiences of a veteran behind the scenes.
2023-01-17
32 min
ShandeeLand
The FA Mom to FA Mom Connection with Lynda Mitchell, Interim CEO of Allergy & Asthma Network
Lynda Mitchell, a food allergy mom and long time leader in the allergy and asthma community, is the Interim CEO at Allergy & Asthma Network. Lynda bravely opens up about her experiences becoming a mother to a child with food allergies, offering insight into the challenges it presented 30 years ago when her son was born. She was a protective mother, determined to provide her son with the best possible care. Undeterred by a lack of available information about his condition, she even hired sitters so she could search the hospital library for information, showing extraordinary effort and dedication. She learned...
2023-01-10
33 min
Shandee's Story
Shandee's Legacy Episode 9: Consequences
Will anyone face criminal charges for the disaster at the laboratory? We examine more of Walter Sofronoff’s findings about how this catastrophe unfolded, delve deeper into Cathie Allen’s conduct, and meet a lady who -- when the laboratory couldn’t make sense of DNA results -- was told her own son must have been switched at birth. The Queensland Government moves swiftly to respond to the report, and we cast forward to the laboratory’s future. To read The Australian's reporting and analysis of the inquiry, search Shandee's Story or visit shandee.c...
2022-12-17
1h 55
Shandee's Story
Shandee's Legacy Episode 8: Astounded
At last, Commissioner Walter Sofronoff hands down his 500-plus-page report -- and it is a sweeping denunciation of the laboratory’s failings, and of the conduct of one person in particular: Cathie Allen. He finds the managing scientist lied: to police, to her staff, to ministers and to the Commissioner himself, under oath during the inquiry. Sofronoff exposes a litany of deceit and trickery, compounded by ineptitude and weakness -- but he heralds the bravery of those who stood up, hailing the courage of Dr Kirsty Wright. We hear reactions from Dr Wright and Vicki Bl...
2022-12-16
1h 27
Shandee's Story
Shandee's Legacy Episode 7: Freedom Day
It’s the final week of public hearings in the explosive inquiry into a broken DNA lab and we’re all here because of one person -- Shandee Blackburn. The vicious and unprovoked murder of the defenceless 23-year-old walking home from work is front-and-centre as three independent experts give their verdict on the lab’s failure to find any forensic trace of her killer. It’s been a long and, at times, lonely road for Australia’s Dr Kirsty Wright, but now she gets her day in court alongside the world’s most renowned forensic biologist, Dr Bruce Budowl...
2022-11-25
1h 39
Shandee's Story
Shandee's Legacy Episode 6: Disney Villain
In the harsh spotlight of the inquiry, lab boss Cathie Allen admits to absolutely nothing, tearfully insisting she always acted with the best intentions and has been terribly misunderstood. In her account, white-anting staff were to blame for the toxic culture at the lab, management offered no support, funding was shrinking and the pressure was relentless. We explore her life outside the lab, with some surprising revelations, and examine her claim to have been unfairly portrayed as a ‘Disney villain’. To read The Australian's reporting and analysis of the inquiry, search Shandee's Story or visit shan...
2022-11-04
1h 45
Shandee's Story
Shandee's Legacy Episode 5: Blowtorch
The big guns from the DNA lab - Lara Keller, Justin Howes and Cathie Allen - are rolled into the formal inquiry and subjected to withering questioning by a lawyer on top of his game over alleged cover-up, lies to police, and scientific fraud. The three insist they've been honest at all times, just guilty of misunderstanding the details or being overwhelmed by work and led into human error. The inquiry's lead lawyer Michael Hodge was relentless as he applied a blowtorch to a very broken lab affecting thousands of victims of crime. To read The Australian's...
2022-10-28
1h 38
Shandee's Story
Shandee's Legacy Episode 2: Evidence Destruction
We reveal deep concerns that the lab managers put a new, untried and ill-conceived testing system in place immediately after the public inquiry was called. Was it a deliberate strategy of sabotage to try to cover up the mistakes of the past? Or merely accidental - the product of poor judgment? The inquiry is focusing long and hard on this as Dr Kirsty Wright helps identify the errors and potential destruction of evidence. The toxic culture inside the lab are on display along with three of the fascinating legal characters in the inquiry. Join The...
2022-10-07
1h 16
Shandee's Story
Shandee's Legacy Episode 1: Blame Game
Following the shocking revelations of bungling, secrecy and misconduct within Queensland’s DNA lab exposed in journalist Hedley Thomas’ podcast Shandee’s Story, a major royal commission-style inquiry into the fiasco gets underway in a Brisbane court, headed by retired judge Walter Sofronoff KC. The hearings are immediately rocked by allegations of disharmony and distrust amongst laboratory staff, sound scientific advice being ignored by senior bureaucrats, and warnings that the lab’s prohibitively high DNA testing thresholds were unsafe also being dismissed. Senior police take the stand at the inquiry, saying they went along with the DNA lab’s ne...
2022-09-30
1h 29
Shandee's Story
Episode 19 - Shandee's Legacy
Finally, seven months after the first disclosures in episode 7 of the podcast by Dr Kirsty Wright about grave concerns over the testing of DNA in Shandee's case and in hundreds of others, a remarkable breakthrough. The Premier of Queensland announces a far-reaching public inquiry to be led by one of Queensland's most respected legal figures and he'll be armed with vast powers and a team of lawyers and investigators to get to the truth in the DNA laboratory. Vicki and Shannah Blackburn were briefed by the premier and the health minister who said they wanted to ensure public confidence in...
2022-06-09
1h 06
ShandeeLand
Chef Joel Schaefer is Sharing his Cooking Knowledge, Skills and Experience in a New Cookbook
Joel Schaefer, CCC, CDM, CFPP, joins Shandee in this week’s episode to talk about his brand new cookbook, At Home with Your Allergy Chefs: Cooking Up Gluten-Free and Allergy-Friendly Meals Everyone Will Enjoy. Chefs Joel and Mary Schaefer are food allergy sufferers, culinary instructors, cookbook authors, and co-founders of Your Allergy Chefs. For many years, they have shared their culinary expertise, cooking knowledge, skills, and experience with the food allergy community. In this newly released cookbook, they offer tricks, tips, and advice for home chefs catering to food allergies or sensitivities, including celiac disease and gluten-free and vegan di...
2022-04-19
31 min