The Trial: Australia

Airbnb guest Timothy Loosemore killed his host, Maree Vermont.
After booking a short stay, he had moved in offering her help around the property, but after she rejected his romantic interest, he killed her and burned down her home with her body inside.
In this episode Wayne examines the disturbing crime, the evidence destroyed by the fire and why the jury ultimately convicted him of manslaughter, after he faced trial for murder.
Maree’s son, Darcy Vermont, also joins the podcast, to help share her story and his family's terrible loss.
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Presenter: Wayne Flower
Producer: Sam Morris
Editor: Buddy Peace
Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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In the early hours of August 5th, Stephanie Cordery was captured on CCTV leaving Ballina before driving towards Nimbin.
Hours later, her car was found at a remote rainforest property, but Stephanie had vanished without a trace.
But she is not the first to disappear from the region with no explanation; in fact there have been 67 missing persons along the New South Wales Coast since the 70s.
In this episode, Daily Mail reporter Karleigh Smith joins Wayne to examine the search, the questions troubling Stephanie’s family and the disturbing history of unexplained disappearances across northern New South Wales.
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Producer: Sam Morris
Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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Melbourne’s Tinder Swindler is back behind bars.
Christopher Alan Collins used dating apps to gain women’s trust before stealing their money, once taking $96,000 while his date was dancing just metres away.
Now, after admitting to defrauding another woman of almost $345,000, blackmailing her and even threatening to kill her, Collins is awaiting another sentence.
This week, Wayne and friend of the podcast journalist Paul Shapiro retrace his shocking history from the beginning, all the way to his recent guilty plea.

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Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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Hamish Tait was a beloved childcare worker; now he’s being accused of being Australia’s worst daycare predator.
He now faces 329 charges relating to the alleged abuse of 136 children between 2009 and 2025.
Investigators seized 25 electronic devices from his home and say they are examining approximately 2.4 million files, while police continue working to identify children allegedly depicted in the material.
In this episode Wayne is joined by Daily Mail journalist Candace Sutton to examine the allegations and the circumstances which kept Hamish Tait’s identity hidden from the public for almost a year.
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Producer: Sam Morris
Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
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Erin Patterson is fighting to overturn her mushroom murder convictions, but prosecutors argue she should never be released from prison.
Across two days in Victoria’s Court of Appeal, Patterson’s lawyers raised seven grounds they say undermine the fairness of her trial, from the jury’s hotel arrangements to disputed evidence and the prosecution’s closing address.
But the judges pushed back on several of those arguments, as the Crown launched its own appeal against Patterson’s sentence.
In this episode, Wayne and Caroline break down the appeal hearings with key moments from court, as we wait to find out the fate of Erin Patterson.

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Presenters: Wayne Flower and Caroline Cheetham
Producer: Sam Morris
Editor: Buddy Peace
Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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