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Damian Loone

Australian True Crime

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TNT Radio

Alain De Botton

Brian Williams

Jason Roberts

Chris Johnston

Michele Williams

Chris Lane

Maria James

Amanda Howard

David Murray

Cardinal Pell

Eurydice Dixon

Ivan Milat

Tracey Wigginton

Stephanie Scott

Gideon Haigh

OwlTail

Chris Smith

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Prue MacSween is an Australian television and radio personality, journalist, social commentator, and public relations director. She is the public relations director of Verve Communications, and as a media commentator, MacSween has made a number of comments considered to be controversial. MacSween's extensive career in the media began at Eastern Suburbs Newspapers, as a cadet journalist. during which time she studied at the Sydney Technical College where she completed an Advertising Certificate in 1972. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Damian Loone is a former detective with NSW Police now working as an investigative journalist, podcast host, published author and keynote/corporate speaker. GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Alex Zaharov-Reutt, iTWire's Technology Editor is one of Australia’s best-known technology journalists and consumer tech experts. He has appeared in his capacity as a technology expert on all of Australia’s free-to-air and pay-TV networks on all the major news and current affairs programs, on commercial and public radio, and technology, lifestyle, and Reality TV shows.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Prue MacSween is an Australian television and radio personality, journalist, social commentator, and public relations director. She is the public relations director of Verve Communications, and as a media commentator, MacSween has made a number of comments considered to be controversial. MacSween's extensive career in the media began at Eastern Suburbs Newspapers, as a cadet journalist. during which time she studied at the Sydney Technical College where she completed an Advertising Certificate in 1972. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Damian Loone is a former detective with NSW Police now working as an investigative journalist, podcast host, published author and keynote/corporate speaker. GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Alex Zaharov-Reutt, iTWire's Technology Editor is one of Australia’s best-known technology journalists and consumer tech experts. He has appeared in his capacity as a technology expert on all of Australia’s free-to-air and pay-TV networks on all the major news and current affairs programs, on commercial and public radio, and technology, lifestyle, and Reality TV shows.

Prue MacSween, Damian Loone & Alex Zaharov-Reutt on The Chris Smith Show - 28 June 2023

Cheryl Grimmer

Some of you may recognise the name and voice of this episode’s guest, It’s retired NSW Police Detective Sergeant Damian Loone who featured on Hedley Thomas’s extraordinary podcast The Teacher’s Pet. Damian investigated the 1982 disappearance of Sydney mum Lynnette Dawson for years, bringing the case to two coronial inquests. Lynette’s former husband Chris Dawson was charged with her murder in 2018 and is awaiting trial.Damian features again in another major podcast that’s gripped listeners' attention worldwide. It’s the excellent BBC Sounds multi-episode podcast Fairy Meadow about 3-year-old Cheryl Grimmer’s haunting disappearance from Fairy Meadow Beach in Wollongong in 1970.Damian and Detective Frank Sanvitale, were the detectives tasked with having another look at Cheryl’s disappearance. The case had basically gone nowhere for more than 45 years until the file was passed to them.The NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman can give the Grimmer family their day in court. You can contact him here.If you'd like to go one step further to assist the Grimmer family, you can also sign this petition - addressed to Attorney General Speakman - to help in the fight to find justice for Cheryl.The BBC Sounds podcast Fairy Meadow, hosted by Jon Kay, can be found here.There is a $1 Million dollar reward from NSW Police for information about Cheryl’s abduction and murder.NEXT WEEKTerror Knocks in FNQ - A young man is woken in the dead of night by a terrfied woman at his door. He barricades the two of them inside against the men from whom she’s fleeing, none of whom he knows, and frantically calls police for help. Before help arrives, he’s forced to defend himself and the 000 operator listens helplessly as the men outside lose patience and invade his home. What follows is a tragedy.Author Robyn Bowles sheds light on how this bizarre night really unfolded.CREDITS:Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram here and get her free monthly newsletter here.Co-Host: Emily Webb. You can find her on Instagram here and listen to her podcast Killer Content here.Guest: Damian LooneProducer/Editor: Lachie FlanniganExecutive Producer: Jacqueline TonksGET IN TOUCH:Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcastEmail the show at hello@australiantruecrimepodcast.comAustralian True Crime is a podcast by Smart Fella Media.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime. Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some of you may recognise the name and voice of this episode’s guest, It’s retired NSW Police Detective Sergeant Damian Loone who featured on Hedley Thomas’s extraordinary podcast The Teacher’s Pet. Damian investigated the 1982 disappearance of Sydney mum Lynnette Dawson for years, bringing the case to two coronial inquests. Lynette’s former husband Chris Dawson was charged with her murder in 2018 and is awaiting trial.Damian features again in another major podcast that’s gripped listeners' attention worldwide. It’s the excellent BBC Sounds multi-episode podcast Fairy Meadow about 3-year-old Cheryl Grimmer’s haunting disappearance from Fairy Meadow Beach in Wollongong in 1970.Damian and Detective Frank Sanvitale, were the detectives tasked with having another look at Cheryl’s disappearance. The case had basically gone nowhere for more than 45 years until the file was passed to them.The NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman can give the Grimmer family their day in court. You can contact him<a href="https://www.nsw.gov.au/nsw-government/ministers/attorney-general" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>.If you'd like to go one step further to assist the Grimmer family, you can also sign <a href="https://www.change.org/p/mark-speakman-sc-mp-the-attorney-general-justice-for-3-year-old-cheryl-grimmer-138919aa-26dd-4cb4-8b96-6f27ef7fe22b" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">this petition</a> - addressed to Attorney General Speakman - to help in the fight to find justice for Cheryl.The BBC Sounds podcast Fairy Meadow, hosted by Jon Kay, can be found<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0bff1xh" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>.There is a <a href="https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/can_you_help_us/rewards/1000000_reward/disappearance_of_cheryl_grimmer#:~:text=The%20NSW%20Government%20has%20increased,Cheryl%20Grimmer%20five%20decades%20ago." rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">$1 Million dollar reward</a> from NSW Police for information about Cheryl’s abduction and murder.NEXT WEEKTerror Knocks in FNQ - A young man is woken in the dead of night by a terrfied woman at his door. He barricades the two of them inside against the men from whom she’s fleeing, none of whom he knows, and frantically calls police for help. Before help arrives, he’s forced to defend himself and the 000 operator listens helplessly as the men outside lose patience and invade his home. What follows is a tragedy.Author Robyn Bowles sheds light on how this bizarre night really unfolded.CREDITS:Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/meshel_laurie/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a> and get her free monthly newsletter<a href="https://www.calmyafarm.com.au/brave" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>.Co-Host: Emily Webb. You can find her on Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/emilywebbcrime/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a> and listen to her podcast Killer Content<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/killer-content-with-emily-webb/id1539843342" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a>.Guest: Damian LooneProducer/Editor: Lachie FlanniganExecutive Producer: Jacqueline TonksGET IN TOUCH:Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcastEmail the show at <a href="mailto:hello@australiantruecrimepodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">hello@australiantruecrimepodcast.com</a>Australian True Crime is a podcast by Smart Fella Media. Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime</a>. Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: <a href="https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Detective’s Story: Damian Loone on the Disappearance of Cheryl Grimmer