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Our story today revolves around an unsolved murder case originally investigated by legendary former Victorian Homicide Detective, Ron Iddles. The victim of that crime was 48 year old Gina Rossato. Her niece, Marisa D'Agostino, joins us on Australian True Crime to talk about the case.Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000.Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC episodes early and ad-free, as well as exclusive bonus episodes. Got a True Crime question you want answered on the podcast? Send us a question by recording a voice message here.For Support: Lifeline on 13 11 1413 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732CREDITS:Host: Meshel LaurieGuests: Marisa D'AgostinoExecutive Producer/Editor: Matthew TankardThis episode contains extra content from Homicide: With Ron IddlesGET IN TOUCH:https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It's a shortened version of this week's more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.Our story today revolves around an unsolved murder case originally investigated by legendary former Victorian Homicide Detective, Ron Iddles. The victim of that crime was 48 year old Gina Rossato. Her niece, Marisa D'Agostino, joins us on Australian True Crime to talk about the case.Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000.Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC episodes early and ad-free, as well as exclusive bonus episodes. Got a True Crime question you want answered on the podcast? Send us a question by recording a voice message here.For Support: Lifeline on 13 11 1413 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732CREDITS:Host: Meshel LaurieGuests: Marisa D'AgostinoExecutive Producer/Editor: Matthew TankardThis episode contains extra content from Homicide: With Ron IddlesGET IN TOUCH:https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is a re-issue of Australian True Crime episode #9, Ron Iddles: Australia's Greatest Detective. To access all of our back catalogue, you can subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts.Ron Iddles is widely known as Australia's greatest detective. After 42 years of eliciting confessions and nabbing murderers, he had a 99% conviction rate. Known as 'The Good Cop', Ron reflects on the cases that stuck with him. On being the only hope for the families of victims. Having to tell Jill Meagher's husband his wife was dead, then accuse him of orchestrating it. And why he will never change his phone number. In conversation with Meshel Laurie, the retired Australian police detective shares how he gets inside the psyche of criminals, and the cases that stay with him deep into the night.Got a True Crime question you want answered on the podcast? Send us a question by recording a voice message here.Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC episodes early and ad-free, as well as exclusive bonus episodes. For Support: Lifeline on 13 11 1413 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732GET IN TOUCH:https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The team is joined by Australia's finest detective Ron Iddles who offers his own unique insight on the handling of Amy's case. He discusses what actions police should be taking now, the difficulties associated with getting authorities to change their minds once they're already fixed on a position, and his own battles with the ‘brotherhood'. Don't forget to please sign and share our petition https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-amy-help-refer-my-niece-s-case-to-office-of-director-of-public-prosecutionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12 year old Terry Floyd played a blinder of a game in his Saturday afternoon footy match on June 28th, 1975 in his home town of Maryborough. He then visited a mate in a nearby town to play Monopoly, but Terry never made it home. Terry's family had no answers for 25 years, until they approached Ron Iddles to help. Ron reopened the investigation and an inquest found Terry was murdered. Ron continued to investigate for the next two decades and believes he knows who killed Terry, but the case is still officially unsolved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 year old Terry Floyd played a blinder of a game in his Saturday afternoon footy match on June 28th, 1975 in his home town of Maryborough. He then visited a mate in a nearby town to play Monopoly, but Terry never made it home. Terry's family had no answers for 25 years, until they approached Ron Iddles to help. Ron reopened the investigation and an inquest found Terry was murdered. Ron continued to investigate for the next two decades and believes he knows who killed Terry, but the case is still officially unsolved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gina Rossato's naked body was found dumped in a ravine in August 1982. Her throat was cut and she'd been beaten with a belt. She'd gone missing the day before after catching a cab home from work in the early hours. This was one of Ron Iddles' earliest homicide cases and forty years later, it remains unsolved. Ron has identified several suspects and leads, including a strange link to the Maria James' murder, Ron's first homicide case. Could these two cases be linked? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gina Rossato's naked body was found dumped in a ravine in August 1982. Her throat was cut and she'd been beaten with a belt. She'd gone missing the day before after catching a cab home from work in the early hours. This was one of Ron Iddles' earliest homicide cases and forty years later, it remains unsolved. Ron has identified several suspects and leads, including a strange link to the Maria James' murder, Ron's first homicide case. Could these two cases be linked? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mother of two Mandy Ahmadi vanished a week before Christmas in 2011. Police initially thought she'd run away with her lover. Her husband Nasir held media conferences appealing for her to come home, claiming she might have been kidnapped by radical Muslims. A few weeks later, Ron Iddles took on the case and uncovered a much darker story behind her disappearance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mother of two Mandy Ahmadi vanished a week before Christmas in 2011. Police initially thought she'd run away with her lover. Her husband Nasir held media conferences appealing for her to come home, claiming she might have been kidnapped by radical Muslims. A few weeks later, Ron Iddles took on the case and uncovered a much darker story behind her disappearance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Security guard Erwin Kastenberger was shot dead by armed robbers as he delivered cash to a suburban bank in March 2005. Ron Iddles was on the scene that afternoon and even agreed to clean up the victim's blood. Ron trawled through the “usual suspects” of armed robbers and finally tracked down the killer. He set up a tricky surveillance operation to catch the gang, just as they were about to carry out another bank heist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Security guard Erwin Kastenberger was shot dead by armed robbers as he delivered cash to a suburban bank in March 2005. Ron Iddles was on the scene that afternoon and even agreed to clean up the victim's blood. Ron trawled through the “usual suspects” of armed robbers and finally tracked down the killer. He set up a tricky surveillance operation to catch the gang, just as they were about to carry out another bank heist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gym owner Wayne Amey mysteriously disappeared in December 2013. Ron Iddles delved into Wayne's private life and discovered his former girlfriend Robyn Lindholm was a stripper with gangster connections and a seedy past. Ron's gut feeling was that this femme fatale was somehow involved in Wayne's disappearance, but he couldn't pin anything on her. Then a frantic police chase through the streets of Melbourne ended in two fugitives diving into a creek to escape, and the killers were finally arrested. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gym owner Wayne Amey mysteriously disappeared in December 2013. Ron Iddles delved into Wayne's private life and discovered his former girlfriend Robyn Lindholm was a stripper with gangster connections and a seedy past. Ron's gut feeling was that this femme fatale was somehow involved in Wayne's disappearance, but he couldn't pin anything on her. Then a frantic police chase through the streets of Melbourne ended in two fugitives diving into a creek to escape, and the killers were finally arrested. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17-year-old Gary Adams left home one night in December 2003 and never returned. His mother Jo-Ann struggled to convince police that he was more than just a runaway. Eight years later, the case was still unsolved until Jo-Ann pleaded with homicide detective Ron Iddles to investigate. Ron finally cracked the case with masterful interview techniques and a lengthy undercover operation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17-year-old Gary Adams left home one night in December 2003 and never returned. His mother Jo-Ann struggled to convince police that he was more than just a runaway. Eight years later, the case was still unsolved until Jo-Ann pleaded with homicide detective Ron Iddles to investigate. Ron finally cracked the case with masterful interview techniques and a lengthy undercover operation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Enjoy this sneak peek of the brand new 12-part true crime series Homicide with Ron Iddles. Episodes drop weekly from 1st March, 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we share a story about a teenager who disappeared close to where the Fridgies broadcast on the Mornington Peninsula, and acknowledge the massive impact of hardworking police detectives, with a special admiration-filled shout out to the legendary Ron Iddles. Plus Facts from the Freezer. Hosted by RPP. https://www.rppv.com.au/pod casts-home.html Logo by Madame Darlink. Theme song is The Crow Flies (The Driver Crashes) by The Hysterical Injury (album lifedeathlife available on Apple Music). https://www.instagram.com/ithinkmyfridgeishaunted/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/ithinkmyfridgeishaunted/
Subscribe to Crime X+ today Decorated homicide detective Ron Iddles is asked to review the case of Jason Roberts. His enquiries go in unexpected directions and raise questions about the guilt of Jason Roberts, including an alibi. More information at: https://devilsapprentice.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ron Iddles is a former Australian police detective. His early police career was in the uniform branch working in Melbourne, and he was later transferred to Fitzroy Criminal Investigation Branch. He became a homicide detective in 1980, and his first case was the murder of 38-year old Maria James. In 2012, he headed up the Cold Case Homicide Division. He later became the Secretary of the Police Union, where he was instrumental in raising awareness of mental health issues for serving police officers. In 2015, Ron was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the community. He is widely known as "Australia's greatest detective." During his career, which spanned 37 years, 25 of which were spent in homicide; he investigated more than 300 murder cases and hundreds of suspicious deaths. His homicide conviction rate was 99%. Follow me on Instagram and YouTube. For more, go to https://www.paramedicmindset.com.au/
Scotty and Ruttsy revisited SAS Australia, Kim's sister, the CIA and Julian Assange, Nude Wine Pickers, Ron Iddles, Plane armrests, Supermarket resignations, Mate v Mate, Ryan Gosling, Italian food, Bonza airlines and Ecuadorian prisons. Plus, we played some music by The War on Drugs.
When young boy Terry Floyd went missing from a small country town, suspicion may have fallen on the wrong man, as investigator and TV host Ron Iddles explains. Thew last episode of Homicide with Ron Iddles goes to air October 3. Watch Homicide with Ron Iddles: https://7plus.com.au/homicide-with-ron-iddles Read more of Andrew's columns at: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Contact Crimestoppers at: https://crimestoppers.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ron Iddles, former police investigator and host of the new show Homicide, joins Andrew to discuss the murder of Gina Rossato, a single mother who disappeared from her own doorstep. Read more of Andrew's columns at: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Watch Homicide with Ron Iddles: https://7plus.com.au/homicide-with-ron-iddles See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How do police go about solving unsolved crimes after so many years?
To celebrate our first Australian True Crime online livestream this Saturday Night, starring Narelle Fraser and Ron Iddles, we’re releasing an extra episode this week. It’s another in the series of Narelle Fraser Conversations.Join us for our very first video live stream event, this Saturday May 16th at 8pm, Narelle Fraser and Ron Iddles, and some other surprises. Purchase your tickets here > https://bit.ly/2L1XK9mWarning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 157:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Narelle Fraser and Kira OlneyLike us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Laura Turner chats with ‘The Good Cop’ Ron Iddles.In an incredible twenty-five year career as a homicide detective, Ron Iddles’ conviction rate was 99%. Yet that only partly explains why Iddles is known as Australia’s greatest detective.
Unexpected new information about Marion's bank accounts: what it means for the investigation. We finally track down Marion's former boyfriend. Plus... The Good Cop, Ron Iddles. What's his take on the case?Most of the music for The Lady Vanishes was composed by Nicolas Gasparini at thedarkpiano.com with additional tracks by Mattia Cupelli at mattiacupelli.com and Jason Shaw at audionautix.comMusic from https://filmmusic.io"Hitman" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Join Laura Turner with our guest ‘The Good Cop’ Ron Iddles. In an incredible twenty-five year career as a homicide detective investigating some 320 homicides, Ron Iddles’ conviction rate was 99%. Yet that only partly explains why Iddles is known as Australia’s greatest detective. In this extended podcast Ron discusses life after homicide investigation and semi-retirement, post traumatic recovery, his famous interview technique, some of his most high profile cases and the latest on the Jason Roberts and Lawyer X cases which are evolving day by day. To see videos of our guests head to the Tobin Brothers Funerals Facebook page. Great Australian Lives is produced, edited and engineered Jane Nield.
Throughout his career, Ron Iddles was haunted by the first case he investigated at the Homicide Squad - the 1980 stabbing murder of bookshop owner Maria James.
After realising he’d arrested the wrong man over the 2002 murder of security guard Slawek Tomczyk, Ron Iddles proved he didn’t do it.
The 1997 murder of Jane Thurgood-Dove – gunned down in her driveway in front of her children – was full of more twists and turns than any other case in Ron Iddles’ career.
Ron Iddles granted a dying man's wish and vindicated an innocent woman when he solved the 1982 cold case murder of a six-year old Bonnie Clarke.
Agreeing to a young journalist's pleas to re-investigate the 1982 murder of Shepparton teenager Michelle Buckingham, Ron Iddles cracked one of the state's oldest unsolved homicides.
Ron Iddles: The Good Cop Coming soon! Based on the Foxtel original series of the same name, Ron Iddles: The Good Cop takes viewers through the most challenging cases of one of Australia's best homicide detectives. This is more than just a true-crime podcast, it's a master class in detective work.
It's been a massive week for Australian True Crime podcasts and cold cases. A second inquest has been announced into the death of Maria James, the subject of the ABC podcast Trace, presented by Rachael Brown, and Chris Dawson has been arrested for the murder of his wife Lyn, the subject of The Teacher's Pet podcast presented by Hedley Thomas. In our last episode for 2018, Rachael joined us to talk about the emotional development. Over the Christmas break, we'll continue to provide updates on the scandal rocking the Purana taskforce that brought down some of Melbourne's biggest gangland figures through Patreon.com/austtruecrimepod including an exclusive interview next week with Ron Iddles.Show notes:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Rachael BrownLike us on the Facebook Follow us on Instagramor TwitterSupport us on PatreonThank you for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In their first reunion since Trace launched, former detective Ron Iddles, Maria James’s son Mark James and journalist Rachael Brown got together for a special live event at the Wheeler Centre. They discuss the challenges of reviving the cold case, its insistent questions, and the uncommon task of investigating a murder in the public arena. This special one hour event is hosted by Myf Warhurst.
Former detective Ron Iddles speaks to the Geelong Advertiser's Greg Dundas about the 1995 murder of Ricky Balcombe in Market Square and the murder trial of Karl Hague See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Ron Iddles is widely known as Australia's greatest detective. After 42 years of eliciting confessions and nabbing murderers, he had a 99% conviction rate. Known as 'The Good Cop', Ron reflects on the cases that stuck with him. On being the only hope for the families of victims. Having to tell Jill Meagher’s husband his wife was dead, then accuse him of orchestrating it. And why he will never change his phone number. In conversation with Meshel Laurie, the retired Australian police detective shares how he gets inside the psyche of criminals, and the cases that stay with him deep into the night.Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Ron IddlesLike us on the Facebook Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.