Trial By Wine
True crime comedy podcast that changes the sentencing game.
Episodes
Episode 210 No legs, no problem
Swanny tells the story of Dr Neil Hopper who tragically lost his legs and became an amazing and inspiring pillar of the community. Until.....
Episode 209 Casey Anthony Part 2
Schmidty concludes the Casey Anthony story with Clarky and Swanny being left annoyed at no one behaving properly and no real conclusion as to what happened to Caylee Anthony.
Episode 208 Casey Anthony Part 1
Schmidty delves into the weird case of the disappearance of Caylee Anthony and her mother Casey's strange behaviour and lies, which confuses Clarky and Swanny to no end.
Episode 207 Not a boy scout
Swanny tells the story of Allison Bayden Clay, a remarkable woman who made the mistake of marrying the great grandson of Lord Robert Bayden Powell. A man who liked to talk about his heritage, but did not uphold the tenants of the boy scout…
Episode 206 Susan Kuhnhausen
Schmidty tells the story of Susan Walters (nee Kuhnhausen) who didn't listen to her intuition, but used her particular set of skills to her advantage. Always listen to your intuition folks!
Episode 205 AI Scams
Clarky brings a fantastic palate cleanser after the last few dark episodes. This is the story of AI scamming and how it caught a couple of ladies out. Just remember, if someone contacts you and asks for money, it's probably a scam.
Episode 204 The Family part 2
Schmidty continues the appalling story of the Family Murders which saw only one suspect, Bevan Spencer Von Einem, charged and sentenced.
Episode 203 The Family SA Part 1
Schmidty continues her South Australian crimes with the Family, allegedly a ring of murderous paedophiles preying on young men in Adelaide.
Episode 202 Graves defence
Clarky tells the story of Scott Amedure who was murdered by Jonathan Schmitz after appearing on a daytime TV talk show and telling Schmitz he was his same sex crush. Â
Episode 201 Derrance Stevenson part 2
Schmidty completes the story of the murder of Derrance Stevenson and the somewhat extraordinary remarks of the judge in the case.Â
Episode 200 Derrance Stevenson
Schmidty tells part one of the Derrance Stevenson murder - what really happened and was it David? Who knows, but something was off.
Episode 199 Anita Cobby
Clarky covers the horrific 1986 murder of Anita Cobby in Blacktown, Sydney.
Episode 198 Cold Revenge
Swanny tells the story of poor Kelli Peters, an after school volunteer who got on the wrong side of Jill Easter, or Ava Everheart, or Miss Delicious, or whatever - a woman who was bent on revenge for something that didn't happen.
Episode 197 The ring of Truth
Clarky takes his inspiration from Dylan's Hurricane in this story of Rubin Carter, the boxer who may or may not have shot and killed three people on a hot New Jersey night.
Episode 196 Rodney Alcala
Schmidty tells the story of Rodney Alcala, one of the USA's most prolific serial killers who predated on women and girls through the late '60's and '70's and was a vicious and brutal killer - trigger warnings for this one.
Episode 195 Victoria's weird laws
Clarky lightens the mood with a series of weird laws that still exist in Victoria, much to the amusement of Swanny and Schmidty.
Episode 194 Value Chain Nut Punch
Swanny breaks her rule about telling an Australian story with this one. Local boy Chris Lane was living his best life when he was murdered for absolutely no reason at all. Â
Episode 193 Facilitated Communication, or not.
Clarky tells the story of Derrick Johnson and Anna Stubblefield. Did Anna find a way to communicate with Derrick that turned into a love story, or was she exploiting him?
Episode 192 Becky Bliefnick
Schmidty tells the story of Becky Bliefnick, a remarkable woman who was shot to death in her home and the subsequent arrest and trial of her estranged husband Tim. Â
Episode 191 Bourke Street Massacre
Clarky continues his anti Victorian tourism campaign by telling the story of the lead up to the Bourke Street Massacre, where six innocent people were murdered and twenty seven injured. Â
Episode 190 That was unexpected
Swanny tells the story of Dr Michael Mastromarino whose redemption story took quite the turn. Our jury was not expecting that!
Episode 189 Utter Carnage
Clarky tells one of the most unexpected stories about the aptly named band, Mayhem to the jury's surprise and at times, disgust. Â
Episode 188 Wedding Crimes
Schmidty dedicates this episode to her friends Liv and Phil and their wedding - who knew crashing was such a prolific crime??
Episode 187 Whackjob
Clarky curates a series of stories related to agalmatophilia, which certainly raised some eyebrows in the jury.
Episode 186 Susan Powell and sons
Schmidty tells the story of the disappearance of Susan Cox Powell and the tragic aftermath. Trigger warnings abound.
Episode 185 Overkill
Swanny tells the story of the Gonzales family murders which rocked the suburb of North Ryde NSW in 2001.
Episode 184 Womb Madness
Julian Knight had a personality disorder with hysterical features - more your womb madness than funny. Clarky covers the horrendous story of the Hoddle street massacre, an event that scarred the psyche of Melbourne forever.
Episode 183 Lucy Letby
Schmidty covers the story of Lucy Letby, Britain's baby killer, who was convicted of killing 8 babies whilst they were in her care in ICU. This jury isn't so sure.
Episode 182 Bitcoin bunko
Clarky does a pretty bad job at explaining Bitcoin to the jury, whilst telling the story of Gerry Cotten who built a bitcoin empire, but didn't have a password back up plan....or did he?
Episode 181 Patty Hearst
Clarky forgot his laptop so Swanny tells Schmidty the story of Patty Hearst who was kidnapped, brainwashed and then used as an example to put young radicals off their cause.
Episode 180 The Beaumont Children
Clarky covers one of Australia's most famous mysteries - what happened to the Beaumont Children? Jane, Grant and Arnna Beaumont went to Glenelg beach on a hot summers day on the 26 January 1966 and were never seen again. Â
Episode 179 Faecal Matters
Schmidty talks turd and its application to crime and warfare. Â
Episode 178 Balwyn Murder
Clarky tells the correct suburban murder story in this case of the domestic abuse and murder of Julie Ramage and a defence that changed Victorian law. If you, or someone you know are the victim of domestic abuse seek help at www.whiteribbo…
Episode 177 Crazy Love
Swanny tells the story of Vicky White and Casey White (not related to each other), star crossed lovers who circumstance brought together and who tried to defy the law and the odds.
Episode 176 Melbourne society murders
Clarky tells the story of Margaret Wales King and her husband Paul who were murdered by her son Matthew over alleged financial abuse. We're not buying it.
Episode 175 Larrikins or Louts
Schmidty tells the remarkably extensive story of Ned Kelly and his gang - were they victims of an oppressive government, or plain old violent criminals...or both?
Episode 174 No Harvard for you
Clarky tells the story of Gina Grant, a brilliant young woman whose Harvard offer was rescinded after details of her youth emerged. Â
Episode 173 Delphi Murders
Swanny takes us to Delphi, Indiana, telling us the story of the murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German, two little girls who went for a hike one day and crossed paths with Richard Allen, who became known as bridge guy.
Episode 172 Cold Concealment
Schmidty tells the stories of David Heal, John Wainwright and Mary Margaret Haxby-Jones, who were all the victims of cold concealment.
Episode 171 Busy Beaver
Clarky tells a Melbourne story that came to him through 2 degrees of separation. This is the story of Robyn Lindholm, a girl who always wanted more.