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Unravel True Crime is a podcast where, each season, some of Australia's best journalists investigate unsolved crimes.

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    • True Crime
    • 4.7 • 604 Ratings

Unravel True Crime is a podcast where, each season, some of Australia's best journalists investigate unsolved crimes.

    S4 07 | The Morning After

    S4 07 | The Morning After

    After the confrontation in the supermarket carpark, Ollie is left feeling confused — has he been charmed just like everyone else in this story? Will Lezlie fail to keep her promises to Ollie or leave him and his family hanging?

    • 23 min
    S4 06 | Stakeout

    S4 06 | Stakeout

    Ollie and Simon have criss-crossed California to find themselves parked in a supermarket car park staking out where Lezlie supposedly works. They may only have one shot to talk to her and finally get some answers. It doesn't go the way Ollie imagined.

    • 41 min
    S4 05 | Black Widow

    S4 05 | Black Widow

    Ollie and his brother Simon follow the trail of broken dreams and failed restaurants to Paso Robles, California. It's apparent Lezlie's exploits didn't stop when she left New Zealand. Ollie discovers his former sister-in-law had manufactured an image of a successful restaurateur in Hawaii, Lake Tahoe and New Zealand. Her exotic CV and exciting stories pull a new family into her web — with disastrous consequences.

    • 44 min
    S4 04 | Charmed

    S4 04 | Charmed

    Following the trail to Lezlie Manukian, Ollie and his other brother Simon end up in California. With a muscle car and loud Hawaiian shirts, the brothers look every bit like '80s TV detectives as they head off on their very first stakeout. But, when the trail runs cold, they decide to chase down a lead at Lezlie's first restaurant in the resort town of Lake Tahoe. Meanwhile, Lezlie's emails become stranger than fiction.

    • 40 min
    S4 03 | The Coconut Wireless

    S4 03 | The Coconut Wireless

    Lezlie Manukian's stories about her time in Hawaii usually ended with murderous local mobsters running her off the island. So, to track down his brother Greg's ex-wife, Ollie Wards needs to understand her past. What really happened according to "the coconut wireless"?

    • 41 min
    S4 02 | The Great Houdini

    S4 02 | The Great Houdini

    Ollie and Greg's dad, David Wards, picks through the clues left behind by Greg's American wife, Lezlie. He realises that the entire family may have been victims of an elaborate con job. David is obsessed with finding answers, launching his own investigations and even becoming a 60-something computer hacker.

    • 43 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
604 Ratings

604 Ratings

Googleheadboy ,

Season 4 is so good

Hope your family is doing well!

queendomhuh ,

Season 4 Snowball is Great

I have only listened to season 4 Snowball so far, but I really enjoyed it. Having the family involved definitely made the podcast more impactful. Lovely theme song too. Looking forward to the other seasons if they feature the same production value.

coollonita ,

It’s okay

I only listened to season 4 snowball after reading a lot of reviews raving about it.. (so I might come back and change my review when I listen to more) kind of by the end I was sort of on the fence about the whole thing, like the host was, I think mostly because lezlie was such a manipulator it makes everything confusing..but after listening many episodes of “the perfect scam” podcast I realized this scam she pulled is actually unfortunately extremely common and her kind of “aw shucks”-Ing her way out of things claiming it was just business deals gone bad when she actually conned and schemed is also extremely common.. it’s unfortunate she was “homeless” at one point but, in truth that was likely another one of her cons.. she probably was getting money/donatations whatever from someone somewhere living under the guise that she was homeless or maybe even actually living that way temporarily likely for some benefit or another .. the podcast was pretty good but I would say not as unique or epic as everyone who id seen talk about it online made it out to be. I think the only thing that made it kind of unique was the fact that by the end you are left with some feelings of sadness for lezlie but I think it’s because in part you get duped by her too. It’s Just unfortunately a common ponzi/real estate scam that happens way too often. I definitely recommend the perfect scam if you liked snowball though

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