S9 Ep11: Gold Fever

Small Town Dicks

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True Crime, Paul Holes, History, Small Town, Yeardley Smith, Society & Culture, Police

4.7 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In a case that feels like it’s out of the 1800s, a detective in Australia’s famed “Gold Squad” gets an anonymous tip that something fishy is going on at a gold mine in remote Western Australia. An investigation turns up a crime ring that’s pocketing tens of thousands of dollars of the precious metal. The hunt turns tragic as a ringleader considers the blow to his reputation for stealing from the only business in town.

The detective: Detective Peter retired in 2007 after 25 year’s service in the Western Australian Police Force. He led specialist Crime squads in Covert Operations and the unique Gold Stealing Detection Unit in his home state, which covers almost a third of the Australian continent. Since retiring he has worked as a mining industry consultant and led Global Security operations for a major gold mining corporation.

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0:00.0	The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be
0:06.8	wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain
0:13.0	that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching
0:18.7	their peak in the afternoon.
0:23.0	Not in the mood for miserable weather?
0:25.8	Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express.
0:28.7	Sun Express, non-stop sunshine.
0:34.4	The phone rang and I picked up the phone.
0:36.7	The voice on the end of the phone said,
0:38.5	you need to have a look at Alan Smith,
0:39.7	and then the phone hung up.
0:42.5	So this is one of these investigations that starts with a single one-line comment,
0:46.3	and then a couple of years later
0:47.8	turns into quite a profound investigation
0:50.4	with far-ranging effects.
0:53.8	Hi, I'm Yardley.
0:55.0	This is Detective Dan.
0:57.0	Hey there.
0:58.0	And his identical twin brother, Detective Dave.
1:01.0	Hello.
1:02.0	And this is Small Town Dix.
1:04.0	You'll hear detectives from small towns around the world discuss their most memorable cases.
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