Narelle Fraser Interviews
Narelle was a member of Victoria Police for 27 years,15 of which were as a Detective with squads including Child Exploitation, Missing Persons (Homicide) & Sexual Crimes. Narelle was exposed to unimaginable grief & trauma but also witnessed incredible strength & resilience from those affected by crime. In 2012 Narelle's career came to an unexpected sudden end when she was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Injury and was never able to return to Policing. In her recovery, she drew on the strength & resilience she'd witnessed in her career & reinvented herself as a keynote speaker & podcaster. In NFI, Narelle examines the human side and impact of...
Episodes
Kris Illingsworth - FBI Trained Criminal Profiler Pt2
Amongst other investigations, Kris shares with us her involvement in taskforces which investigated The NSW Backpacker Murders, The North Shore Granny Killer & Erin Patterson's fatal Beef Wellington lunch.Show Notes:Kris provides training onā¦
Kris Illingsworth - FBI Trained Criminal Profiler
Kris takes us behind the scenes & explains how profiling can & is used to help identify potentially dangerous people & situations. Her expertise in the relatively unknown world of Behavioural Threat Assessment & Management will have you thā¦
Barry's murder should never have happened
Sandra Gray was thrust into an unknown world when her husband was murdered in his own home by a young man who, just 2 weeks prior, had been released from custody with conditions he was required to abide by, but chose to ignore. The mental ā¦
Mel Pt2 - The reporting merry-go-round
Mel finally opens up to her family & with their encouragement, contacts the UK Police as she learned JC was being considered for parole. She knew he'd be a danger to children as well as adults which was a possibility she couldn't bare. And ā¦
Mel's secret she kept for 41yrs
WARNING: CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ASSAULT IS DISCUSSED IN THE FOLLOWING 2 PART PODCAST.In the next 2 part interview with Mel we discuss her abduction & rape when she was only 9yo & how it took her 41yrs to share the trauma. We do not detail the sexā¦
Janie - A fierce advocate for children's safety & welfare
Janie's early life was moulded by abuse & feelings of abandonment which resulted in her leaving home at 15. She tried telling those close to her & the authorities, but it seemed no-one would listen or take her seriously. And in one instanā¦
The Redemption of Nevada
Nevada's young life was full of chaos & tragedy. His father was an alcoholic, he had siblings die as a result of drugs, a sibling went to jail for murder but surprisingly, amoungst all this, he found an escape due to his love of sport & AFLā¦
Leanne - Dealing with perpetrators of violence
Pls note: This interview is 1hr 20min in lengthLeanne experienced violence at 13yo & then battled through multiple sexual assaults, homelessness, addiction, and the overwhelmingweight of hopelessness and helplessness. Yet, against all odds,ā¦
Geoff Clarke's luck ends
PLS NOTE: The subject of sexual assault is discussed in this podcast. Geoff Clarke has faced court numerous times in his life but its his greed & total disregard of others, particularly his own people, that finally led to him being convictā¦
Leanne's mission to curb violence Pt2
This week Leanne takes us through some amazing results when she has the offenders consider the impact of their crime on others, such as children, partners, parents & sometimes even court staff. We also discuss the shortage of programs for ā¦
Leanne's mission to curb violence Pt1
Leanne works with men who've been incarcerated due to their violent crimes. Her lived experience in this field has proved invaluable when teaching men other ways to deal with their anger & like me, I think you'll be fascinated hearing how ā¦
The Day Paul's Life Changed Pt2
Paul Batt nicked into the Melbourne CBD for a spot of lunch on January 20, 2017 & returned from lunch a different person.Ā He had unwittingly become involved in one of Australia's worst mass murders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy forā¦
The Day Paul's life changed Pt1
Paul Batt nicked into the Melbourne CBD for a spot of lunch on January 20, 2017 & returned from lunch a different person.Ā He had unwittingly become involved in one of Australia's worst mass murders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy forā¦
John Atley the Quintessential Country Cop part 2
John Atley is the quintessential country cop.Ā He grew up in Rochester Victoria on a dairy farm, was (and still is) part of a close family, played local footy like a lot of country kids and then his parents sold their farm and purchased a neā¦
John Atley the Quintessential Country Cop part 1
John Atley is the quintessential country cop.Ā He grew up in Rochester Victoria on a dairy farm, was (and still is) part of a close family, played local footy like a lot of country kids and then his parents sold their farm and purchased a neā¦
Investigating Child Abuse
Iāve been contacted a bit of late by some media organisations for my response to the news Police had arrested and charged a 45yo former childcare worker from the Gold Coast with 1623 child abuse offences ā including rape, against 87 childreā¦
Mark Bagally - Drug, Rape and Armed Robbery Squads
In 1998 Bags (Bagally) woke up and felt like painting ā nothing in particular, just buying a brush and painting.Ā And something clicked.Painting became his passion and Policing began to take a back seat.Ā Bags loved being totally absorbed inā¦
Non Fatal Strangulation
In this episode we are discussing, in detail, the reasonably new offence (In Victoria) of Non fatal strangulation moreso in a DV situation ā its pretty confronting, so just consider if todayās subject matter is right for you.TODAY I WANTED ā¦
Esther MacKay
Esther McKay served 17 years with the NSW Police where the majority of her career was spent in Forensic Services, where her expertise in crime scene, vehicle and document examination was often called upon from colleagues and the courts.Ā Whaā¦
The Parole System - Paul Charles Denyer
Parole was a much talked about subject back in 2023 when there was a possibility Paul Charles Denyer could be released from prison after 30yrs behind bars for the brutal, sadistic murders of 3 young innocent women.This was a patreon episodeā¦
Marjorieās Law
Rosemary Harwood, is as genuine, honest and raw as you can get.Ā Rosie doesnāt own a computer, so we had to settle for a phone interview. The sound isnāt great, but if you can persevere, itās well worth a listen. Iād rather you hear our inteā¦
Dr. Leith Middleton part 2
Dr. Leith Middletonās expertise is primarily in psychology, psychological health and safety safety organizational development where she supports workplaces to build mentally healthy workplaces. Part of this is about identifying safety managā¦
Dr. Leith Middleton part 1
Dr. Leith Middletonās expertise is primarily in psychology, psychological health and safety safety organizational development where she supports workplaces to build mentally healthy workplaces. Part of this is about identifying safety managā¦
TIM PECK ā THE INVISIBLE OBVIOUS
Tim Peck was an amazing Policeman ā he had a presence, he was smart and he had that air of confidence & intelligence.Ā He was popular, charismatic and just a great guy to be around.Ā But underneath that faƧade was a man crumbling big time.Ā Heā¦
Holly Ann Martin OBE - part 2
Holly Ann Martin OBE has been travelling Australia, our outback communities and around the world for about 30yrs give or take, teaching how to keep kids safe from abuse.Ā She teaches not only kids but parents, carers, teachers, Police ā anyoā¦
Holly Ann Martin OBE - part 1
Holly Ann Martin OBE has been travelling Australia, our outback communities and around the world for about 30yrs give or take, teaching how to keep kids safe from abuse.Ā She teaches not only kids but parents, carers, teachers, Police ā anyoā¦
Transgenders in the prison system
This week may be a bit uncomfortable for some as we discuss the difficulties of where to house people who identify as transgender within the prison system, as thereās only two types of prison ā male prisons and female prisons.Ā Is it acceptaā¦
Justice Lee Judgement part 2
Over the next two weeks I'm providing some personal comments and thoughts on parts (certainly not all) of The Honourable Justice Michael Lee's judgement where he was the presiding judge in the Lehrman v Network 10 Trial Judgement which he hā¦
Justice Lee Judgement part 1
Over the next two weeks I'm providing some personal comments and thoughts on parts (certainly not all) of The Honourable Justice Michael Lee's judgement where he was the presiding judge in the Lehrman v Network 10 Trial Judgement which he hā¦
Pat Storer part 2
Pat Storer was a country policeman for the majority of his 45yr career with Victoria Police but itās the last 15 which were his most rewarding at Violet Town Police Station. Pat didnāt have the luxury of being able to rely on specialist uniā¦
Pat Storer part 1
Pat Storer was a country policeman for the majority of his 45yr career with Victoria Police but itās the last 15 which were his most rewarding at Violet Town Police Station. Pat didnāt have the luxury of being able to rely on specialist uniā¦
REVISITING PETER ā FORMER PRISON OFFICER / part 2
āPeterā was a prison officer for 12 years and in that 12 years he saw a lot.Ā Part 1 of a fascinating interview with a Prison Officer who has worked at every major prison here in Victoria. He wants to improve many aspects including prison ofā¦
REVISITING PETER ā FORMER PRISON OFFICER / part 1
We revisit some of our best episodes.āPeterā was a prison officer for 12 years and in that 12 years he saw a lot.Ā Part 1 of a fascinating interview with a Prison Officer who has worked at every major prison here in Victoria. He wants to impā¦
Charlotte and Michelle
This weekās podcast is quite different.Ā I talk with many partners of Police and today I have the pleasure of sharing with you 2 separate conversations I had with 2 women who give very different accounts of what itās like being in/having beeā¦
Di McDonald
This weekās podcast is dedicated to Di McDonald, who is launching Stalking Awareness Day Australia (SADA) on 24th May 2024.Ā Di has been a guest of NFI a few times, and is a strong advocate for law reform regarding stalking legislation and Pā¦
Selena (Sel) McCrickard - part 2
Sel is a trauma informed lawyer and understands the stresses clients experience when navigating the Family Court system as unfortunately, she has experienced this on a personal level, so she really DOES understand the impacts. Sel is commitā¦
Selena (Sel) McCrickard - part 1
Sel is a trauma informed lawyer and understands the stresses clients experience when navigating the Family Court system as unfortunately, she has experienced this on a personal level, so she really DOES understand the impacts. Sel is commitā¦
Robin (Rob) Bailey - Intergraph - The Whole Story!
In 1990 Assistant Commissioner Ray Shuey called Chief Inspector Rob Bailey to his office, as Rob had already managed one force-wide project called TRIM (the tape recording of formal interviews) in the 80āsRob was asked to select a group of ā¦
Tammy Casselson part 2
You wouldnāt believe that weāre recording this the day after the Victims of Crime Commissioner here in Victoria released her report titled āSilenced and Sidelinedā which was a disturbing report/insight into how victims of crime are treatedā¦
Tammy Casselson part 1
You wouldnāt believe that weāre recording this the day after the Victims of Crime Commissioner here in Victoria released her report titled āSilenced & Sidelinedā which was a disturbing report/insight into how victims of crime are treated byā¦