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Australian True Crime

The David Hookes Matter with Charlie Bezzina - #108

Australian True Crime

Meshel Laurie

True Crime

4.6979 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Homicide Detective Charlie Bezzina received a phone call about a man who'd been punched outside a popular St Kilda pub during an altercation with a bouncer. The man was clinging to life, but the prognosis wasn't good. The caller said there was one more detail Charlie needed to know, the victim was International Cricket legend and television commentator David Hookes.
Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.
Show notes for Episode 108:
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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.

0:07.4

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 Bazzina 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.

0:28.0

We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this podcast is recorded.

0:32.0

We pay our respects to their

0:34.0

elders, past and present and to Aboriginal elders emerging.

0:39.4

Special announcement for Ron Itals and Charlie Bazina fans of Melbourne.

0:46.2

You need to know that we're doing more live shows in October and those fellows are the stars.

0:51.5

This time the shows are at the Yareville Club and tickets are

0:54.8

on sale now. The links are on our social media pages and on our website Australian

1:00.5

True Crime Podcast.com or you can go straight to Yarraval Club

1:05.1

dot com and buy the tickets there right now. Yes we are definitely coming to other

1:10.1

cities very very soon. Thank you to all of our new patrons Jenny

1:14.4

McCusker Sharon Meyer, Julie Martin, Pauline Stephen, Lisa Marie Gibbs,

1:19.8

Imka, Matt Lambert, hello Matt I know we chatted on YouTube the other night.

1:24.0

Good stuff. Meantth, Mel, Tara Kilty, Jessica Canty, Anne Bailey, Caro Burner, Chloe Williams,

1:32.0

M Malone, Crystal Rose, Melissa Kowstley, Tanya Berg,

1:35.9

Christie Kaster, and Kimberly Kannagesh.

1:39.0

That is such a cool name.

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