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Australian True Crime

On the Trail of the Serpent

Australian True Crime

Meshel Laurie

True Crime

4.6979 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Show Notes Ep 213 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb

Julie Clarke and her husband Richard Neville wrote the book On the Trail of the Serpent, The Life and Crimes of Charles Sobhraj upon which the

Netflix series The Serpent is based. Julie is our guest this week.

 

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0:00.0

We're bringing Australian True Crime live to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this July,

0:04.3

and I have to tell you that Brisbane sold out already.

0:07.5

Good for you, Brisbane, so we've quickly added a second show.

0:10.3

Now we can't keep adding more shows, so please make sure you get your tickets. Our special guests,

0:15.2

our forensic criminologist Santee Mallet in Brisbane and Sydney and the one and only Charlie Bizina in

0:19.9

Melbourne. There'll be a Q&A of course so you can ask your own burning questions on the night but you have to book quickly. The producers of this podcast recognize the traditional owners of the land on which it's recorded.

0:45.0

They pay respect to the Aboriginal elders past, present and those emerging.

0:53.0

The following podcast contains content of a graphic violent nature and is not suitable for children.

1:00.0

It's a good life that I provide here.

1:05.0

I have been good to you.

1:08.0

And you understand why it's hard for me to accept

1:12.0

that you just want to leave.

1:14.0

Before there was Ivan Milat, there was the Serpent.

1:18.0

Charles Sabrage, who murdered young Western backpackers seeking spiritual enlightenment in exotic Asia in the 70s.

1:28.1

Looking for two backpackers.

1:31.1

I work for the Dutch embassy.

1:33.0

The families haven't heard from them in over two months.

1:36.0

I have letters they wrote home,

1:39.0

in which they both describe meeting a French gem dealer based out of Bangkok.

1:43.0

What is my risk next to that?

1:46.0

What is your risk?

1:50.0

See, this is what he does. He robs, kills. Forges victims' passports. He's the man known as the

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