Unravel

03 Mr Big | A bee in the ear

If you're under investigation, the last thing you should do is commit more crimes. But this suspect is on a slippery slope. Small jobs become bigger jobs. Fake diamonds, huge sums of cash, and guns pass hands. A network of corrupt cops, government and court officials and shady underworld figures seem to form a gang with far-reaching tentacles.

32 min

02 Mr Big | Two suspects, one killer

Everyone says one man in the neighbourhood, Terry Britton, is dangerous. But could there be someone else who wished Mary harm? Terry has a temper and a history of violence. He threatened Mary Cook and her kids. Then Mary was murdered, and her house was set alight. But police are also looking into someone else: a much quieter man with no serious criminal record.When detective Ron Iddles interviews the other suspect, Glenn Weaven, things get tense.

41 min

01 Mr Big | The secret recording

A killer is caught on tape talking about a murder with a mysterious crime boss. Earlier, on a summer's night in suburban Melbourne, a mother of three is stabbed, and her house is set on fire. Firefighters race to the house, but the blaze is too intense. Police begin their investigation close to the home of the victim, Mary Cook.Journalist Alicia Bridges looks into the case. She will spend years trying to work out what the tape really means, and finding out about the crime boss on it, Mr Big.

26 min

INTRODUCING — Mr Big, a new true crime series from Unravel

On a secretly recorded tape, a confident-sounding man boasts of his influence with corrupt police. He sounds like a crime boss, or some kind of underworld Mr Big. He says he can help make problems with the law go away. But first, he wants the truth about a murder.But who is Mr Big? Alicia Bridges investigates.Mr Big is the latest season of Unravel, the ABC's award-winning true crime podcast.

4 min

Firebomb BONUS | Behind the scenes

Go behind the scenes of the podcast with co-reporters Crispian and Alex as they describe how they made this season of Unravel True Crime.More InformationHost and co-reporter: Crispian ChanCo-reporter: Alex MannProducer and researcher: Dunja KaragicResearch and fact checking: Johnny LieuRollout producer: Amelia MerthaTheme and music composition: Martin PeraltaSound design and additional music: Simon BranthwaiteCommissioning editor: Alice BrennanExecutive Producer: Tim Roxburgh

32 min

Firebomb 07 | Close to Home

Crispian and Alex find troubling signs among current-day extremist groups. Meanwhile, in this episode of Unravel True Crime the restaurant kids discuss how they processed what happened to their families.

48 min

Firebomb 06 | Track Jack

Crispian and Alex hit the road to track down the gang's leader, Jack Van Tongeren. It turns out that Jack's past contains some big surprises. Meanwhile, in this episode of Unravel True Crime a former member of the gang reveals its secrets.

49 min

Firebomb 05 | The Gang Rises

A decade later, the gang reemerges. In this episode of Unravel True Crime, Crispian and Alex come face to face with a former follower of the gang at a men's health and yoga retreat, sparking a bizarre and emotional reckoning.More InformationHost and co-reporter: Crispian ChanCo-reporter: Alex MannProducer and researcher: Dunja KaragicResearch and fact checking: Johnny LieuRollout producer: Amelia MerthaTheme and music composition: Martin PeraltaSound design and additional music: Simon BranthwaiteCommissioning editor: Alice BrennanExecutive Producer: Tim Roxburgh

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Firebomb 04 | Operation Jackhammer

A risky undercover operation strikes at the heart of the firebombing gang. But in this episode of Unravel True Crime, hatred reverberates around the city, and lives are lost. (Audio of Russell Willey courtesy of Anthony Buckley AM, from the film ‘Nazi Supergrass’)

45 min

Firebomb 03 | Punks and Ninjas

As police struggle to keep up with a wave of terrorism, unlikely defenders emerge to confront the city's gangs.In this episode of Unravel True Crime, activists are badly beaten, and the neo-Nazi gang is starting to push its luck, but the police still can't nail anyone over the restaurant firebombings.

41 min

Firebomb 02 | The Posters

The city has been blanketed in threatening posters. The list of suspects narrows as the fire bombers' potential motivations become clearer.In this episode of Unravel True Crime, Police become suspicious of a hardened and fanatical group of neo-Nazi activists, who are thumbing their nose at law enforcement and threatening Asian communities in Perth.

37 min

Firebomb 01 | The Man Lin

Chinese restaurants are being firebombed in the dead of night. As the attacks spread, police scramble to work out what is happening in the city.In this episode of Firebomb, host Crispian Chan sets out to investigate the events surrounding the fire that destroyed his family's restaurant.

26 min

INTRODUCING — Firebomb

Chinese restaurants are being firebombed in the dead of night. The police arson squad is racing against the clock to stop the next attack. Along the way, there are buried weapons, secret informers, punks, ninjas, and political manoeuvres.As the rest of Australia celebrates the nation's bicentenary, a campaign of terror is getting underway in Perth. Now, in this deeply personal season of Unravel True Crime, Crispian Chan will investigate what really happened after his family's restaurant went up in flames.Episode 1 will be released on the 15th of August 2023. Unravel True Crime is the ABC's award-winning true crime podcast. Previous seasons include 'Blood on the Tracks', 'Barrenjoey Road', 'Last Seen: Katoomba' and 'Snowball'.

4 min

Snowball 07 | The Morning After

After the confrontation in the supermarket carpark, Ollie is left feeling confused — has he been charmed just like everyone else in this story? Will Lezlie fail to keep her promises to Ollie or leave him and his family hanging?

24 min

Snowball 06 | Stakeout

Ollie and Simon have criss-crossed California to find themselves parked in a supermarket car park staking out where Lezlie supposedly works. They may only have one shot to talk to her and finally get some answers. It doesn't go the way Ollie imagined.

42 min

Snowball 05 | Black Widow

Ollie and his brother Simon follow the trail of broken dreams and failed restaurants to Paso Robles, California. It's apparent Lezlie's exploits didn't stop when she left New Zealand. Ollie discovers his former sister-in-law had manufactured an image of a successful restaurateur in Hawaii, Lake Tahoe and New Zealand. Her exotic CV and exciting stories pull a new family into her web — with disastrous consequences.

44 min

Snowball 04 | Charmed

Following the trail to Lezlie Manukian, Ollie and his other brother Simon end up in California. With a muscle car and loud Hawaiian shirts, the brothers look every bit like '80s TV detectives as they head off on their very first stakeout. But, when the trail runs cold, they decide to chase down a lead at Lezlie's first restaurant in the resort town of Lake Tahoe. Meanwhile, Lezlie's emails become stranger than fiction.

41 min

Snowball 03 | The Coconut Wireless

Lezlie Manukian's stories about her time in Hawaii usually ended with murderous local mobsters running her off the island. So, to track down his brother Greg's ex-wife, Ollie Wards needs to understand her past. What really happened according to "the coconut wireless"?

41 min

Snowball 02 | The Great Houdini

Ollie and Greg's dad, David Wards, picks through the clues left behind by Greg's American wife, Lezlie. He realises that the entire family may have been victims of an elaborate con job.David is obsessed with finding answers, launching his own investigations and even becoming a 60-something computer hacker.

44 min

Snowball 01 | The Girl With The Dragonfly Tattoo

When Ollie Wards' brother Greg marries his American dream girl in New Zealand and they go into business together, it seems like a perfect start to a new life. But only a few months later, Greg is heartbroken, the family home is gone — and so is Lezlie.

48 min

Episodes

03 Mr Big | A bee in the ear

02 Mr Big | Two suspects, one killer

01 Mr Big | The secret recording

INTRODUCING — Mr Big, a new true crime series from Unravel

Firebomb BONUS | Behind the scenes

Firebomb 07 | Close to Home

Firebomb 06 | Track Jack

Firebomb 05 | The Gang Rises

Firebomb 04 | Operation Jackhammer

Firebomb 03 | Punks and Ninjas

Firebomb 02 | The Posters

Firebomb 01 | The Man Lin

INTRODUCING — Firebomb

Snowball 07 | The Morning After

Snowball 06 | Stakeout

Snowball 05 | Black Widow

Snowball 04 | Charmed

Snowball 03 | The Coconut Wireless

Snowball 02 | The Great Houdini

Snowball 01 | The Girl With The Dragonfly Tattoo

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Episodes

03 Mr Big | A bee in the ear

02 Mr Big | Two suspects, one killer

01 Mr Big | The secret recording

INTRODUCING — Mr Big, a new true crime series from Unravel

Firebomb BONUS | Behind the scenes

Firebomb 07 | Close to Home

Firebomb 06 | Track Jack

Firebomb 05 | The Gang Rises

Firebomb 04 | Operation Jackhammer

Firebomb 03 | Punks and Ninjas

Firebomb 02 | The Posters

Firebomb 01 | The Man Lin

INTRODUCING — Firebomb

Snowball 07 | The Morning After

Snowball 06 | Stakeout

Snowball 05 | Black Widow

Snowball 04 | Charmed

Snowball 03 | The Coconut Wireless

Snowball 02 | The Great Houdini

Snowball 01 | The Girl With The Dragonfly Tattoo

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