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
The Pat Cronin Foundation's Robin Bailey
Pat Cronin was a 19yo talented local footballer with the world at his feet. Celebrating with his brother & team mates, a brawl erupted & Pat stepped in to try & break it up. Pat was punched from behind, a coward punch which ended his life d…
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 on…
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 th…
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 …
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 …
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 sex…
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 instan…
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 & AFL…
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,…
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 convict…
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 …
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 …
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. He had unwittingly become involved in one of Australia's worst mass murders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
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. He had unwittingly become involved in one of Australia's worst mass murders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
John Atley the Quintessential Country Cop part 2
John Atley is the quintessential country cop. 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 ne…
John Atley the Quintessential Country Cop part 1
John Atley is the quintessential country cop. 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 ne…
Investigating Child Abuse
I’ve 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 — including rape, against 87 childre…
Mark Bagally - Drug, Rape and Armed Robbery Squads
In 1998 Bags (Bagally) woke up and felt like painting – nothing in particular, just buying a brush and painting. And something clicked.Painting became his passion and Policing began to take a back seat. Bags loved being totally absorbed in…
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 – its pretty confronting, so just consider if today’s subject matter is right for you.TODAY I WANTED …
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. Wha…
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 episode…
Marjorie’s Law
Rosemary Harwood, is as genuine, honest and raw as you can get. Rosie doesn’t own a computer, so we had to settle for a phone interview. The sound isn’t great, but if you can persevere, it’s well worth a listen. I’d rather you hear our inte…
Dr. Leith Middleton part 2
Dr. Leith Middleton’s 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 manag…
Dr. Leith Middleton part 1
Dr. Leith Middleton’s 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 manag…
TIM PECK – THE INVISIBLE OBVIOUS
Tim Peck was an amazing Policeman – he had a presence, he was smart and he had that air of confidence & intelligence. He was popular, charismatic and just a great guy to be around. But underneath that façade was a man crumbling big time. He…
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. She teaches not only kids but parents, carers, teachers, Police – anyo…
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. She teaches not only kids but parents, carers, teachers, Police – anyo…
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 there’s only two types of prison – male prisons and female prisons. Is it accepta…
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 h…
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 h…
Pat Storer part 2
Pat Storer was a country policeman for the majority of his 45yr career with Victoria Police but it’s the last 15 which were his most rewarding at Violet Town Police Station. Pat didn’t have the luxury of being able to rely on specialist uni…
Pat Storer part 1
Pat Storer was a country policeman for the majority of his 45yr career with Victoria Police but it’s the last 15 which were his most rewarding at Violet Town Police Station. Pat didn’t have the luxury of being able to rely on specialist uni…
REVISITING PETER – FORMER PRISON OFFICER / part 2
‘Peter’ was a prison officer for 12 years and in that 12 years he saw a lot. 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 of…
REVISITING PETER – FORMER PRISON OFFICER / part 1
We revisit some of our best episodes.‘Peter’ was a prison officer for 12 years and in that 12 years he saw a lot. Part 1 of a fascinating interview with a Prison Officer who has worked at every major prison here in Victoria. He wants to imp…
Charlotte and Michelle
This week’s podcast is quite different. 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 it’s like being in/having bee…
Di McDonald
This week’s podcast is dedicated to Di McDonald, who is launching Stalking Awareness Day Australia (SADA) on 24th May 2024. Di has been a guest of NFI a few times, and is a strong advocate for law reform regarding stalking legislation and P…
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 commit…
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 commit…
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 80”sRob was asked to select a group of …
Tammy Casselson part 2
You wouldn’t believe that we’re recording this the day after the Victims of Crime Commissioner here in Victoria released her report titled ‘Silenced and Sidelined” which was a disturbing report/insight into how victims of crime are treated…