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This is a true crime podcast as the title suggests.

So please consider this your warning that it's not suitable for children and it probably

will contain content that may be triggering to some people. Also it's an Australian

true crime podcast so Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

listeners should be aware it may contain the voices of deceased people.

The producers of this podcast recognize the traditional owners of the land on which it's recorded.

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

I didn't know what to expect when I was sent a book called Australia's Most Bazaar Crimes.

To be honest, I thought it might be a collection of horrific crimes put through a filter of superficiality and sensationalism.

I'm so happy to report that it is not that.

It's actually a pretty compassionate look at the mistakes made by people who've decided to attempt to commit a crime. People who really

should have thought better of it. In many cases the people featured in this book just weren't

cut out for the criminal life. In some cases they've

tapped into their sense of humor in court when asked to offer an explanation for

their actions. And in at least one case a boy simply couldn't wait any longer to experience his dream job.

The author of the book is Dr Peter Coleman and he joins us on Australian True Crime to share some

highlights from his extensive research into Australia's most bizarre crimes.

You know a lot of true crime is about human nature but but the really horrible side of human nature, obviously.

This is more about the ridiculous, hilarious, foolish, noble at times, sometimes creative, sometimes inventive, sometimes ridiculous, and that was the thing I love.

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