Australian True Crime

Megan Norris spent several years with Cindy Gambino in the wake of the murders of her three sons by their father, her ex-husband Robert Farquharson on Father’s Day 2005. They were working together on a book called ‘On father’s Day’.They remained close and Megan joins Emily Webb to reflect on Cindy’s tragic death and the ultimate form of family violence.You can pre order Megan Norris's upcoming book 'Messiah's Bride' here. CREDITS:Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on InstagramCo-Host: Emily Webb. You can find her on Instagram here and listen to her podcast Killer Content here.Guest: Megan NorrisProducer/Editor: Matthew TankardExecutive Producer: Jacqueline TonksArchival audio used in this episodeis from Channel 10 NewsIf you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode you can contact:Lifelineon 13 11 1413 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people)Thanks for listening, we’ll be back next week.GET IN TOUCH:Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/AustralianTrueCrimePod/Email the show at team@smartfella.com.auAustralian True Crime is a podcast by Smart Fella Media. Your story matters and how you tell it matters even more.

It’s 17 years since Cindy Gambino’s ex-husband Robert Farquharson murdered their three sons, ten-year-old Jai, seven-year old Tyler and three-year old Bailey by deliberately driving his car into a dam on the side of the Princes highway, near Winchelsea, West of Geelong on father’s day in 2005.Cindy Gambino died last week as the result of a medical emergency at her home in country Victoria. She was just 50 years old.Journalist and author Megan Norris developed a close relationship with Cindy in the years after the boys’ deaths as they worked on a book together. The book is called On Father’s Day, and Megan was one of our first guests on Australian True Crime back in 2017.She joined us to talk about the extraordinary experience of writing that book.You can pre order Megan Norris's upcoming book 'Messiah's Bride' here. CREDITS:Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on InstagramCo-Host: Emily Webb. You can find her on Instagram here and listen to her podcast Killer Content here.Guest: Megan NorrisProducer/Editor: Matthew TankardExecutive Producer: Jacqueline TonksArchival audio used in this episodeis from Channel 10 NewsIf you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode you can contact:Lifelineon 13 11 1413 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people)Thanks for listening, we’ll be back next week.GET IN TOUCH:Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/AustralianTrueCrimePod/Email the show at team@smartfella.com.auAustralian True Crime is a podcast by Smart Fella Media. Your story matters and how you tell it matters even more.

Best-selling biographer and history author Peter FitzSimons has turned his attention to detailing the history of the Sydney Opera House - drama, scandals and even crimes. For this episode of Australian True Crime, Emily speaks to Peter about a crime linked with the Opera House and how it shocked the nation - the kidnapping and killing of Bondi schoolboy Graeme Thorne in 1960.Peter’s book The Opera House is published by Hachette Australia.CREDITS:Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on InstagramCo-Host: Emily Webb. You can find her on Instagram here and listen to her podcast Killer Content here.Guest: Peter FitzSimonsProducer/Editor: Matthew TankardExecutive Producer: Jacqueline TonksArchival audio used in this episode is from https://www.nfsa.gov.au/If you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode you can contact:Lifeline on 13 11 1413 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people)Thanks for listening, we’ll be back next week.GET IN TOUCH:Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/AustralianTrueCrimePod/Email the show at team@smartfella.com.auAustralian True Crime is a podcast by Smart Fella Media. Your story matters and how you tell it matters even more.