What's more dangerous than a life of crime? The life of a criminal informant. As they balance volatile relationships with criminals and law enforcement, they must probe for information without raising any red flags — all while knowing that even the tiniest slip-up could get them killed. So, why do they do it? For the greater good? For personal gain? The answers are as complicated as the double lives they lead.
Hosted by famed attorney, author, and television producer Marcia Clark, Informants: Lawyer X reveals the story of Nicola Gobbo, a defense attorney who represented the key players in Australia's violent gang wars. As she appeared to become one of the gang, no one could have predicted she would turn into a police informant, selling out the very people she swore to defend. But then when the Lawyer X scandal exploded across headlines, Nicola's duplicity against Australia's most dangerous criminals and toughest cops was made public, ultimately putting her life and the lives of her children on the line. She is now in hiding, while the Australian police and legal community have to pick up the pieces and regain the public's trust.
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The exclusive bonus interview you won't want to miss! For the first time, Candice DeLong - host of the smash-hit true crime series Killer Psyche - interviews Marcia Clark about the Lawyer X case. They'll talk about Nicola Gobbo, updates on her unbelievable case, and talk about the potential retrial of the Menendez Brothers.
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8 Oct 2024
Humble Beginnings | 2
Long before she was the defense attorney at the center of Australia's biggest legal scandal, Nicola Gobbo’s family name meant a lot in legal circles; but Nicola herself came from humble beginnings. Her need to please and her self-preservation instincts were apparent from the start. It wasn't long before she was representing Melbourne's two most dangerous drug lords.Binge all episodes of Informants: Lawyer X exclusively with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and get access to this and more Exhibit C true crime shows early and ad free right now. Start Your free trial by visiting www.wondery.com/links/informants-lawyer-x.
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1 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT
The Unlikely Spy | 1
Crime reporter Anthony Dowsley overhears a conversation about well-known defense attorney Nicola Gobbo in a pub one night after work. Nicola represents some of Australia’s most dangerous drug traffickers, but she’s apparently displayed some shady interactions with members of the Victorian Police Department. If the rumors are true, will Anthony's chance encounter at the bar break the biggest story of his career?
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1 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT
Introducing - Informants: Lawyer X
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What's more dangerous than a life of crime? The life of a criminal informant. As they balance volatile relationships with criminals and law enforcement, they must probe for information without raising any red flags — all while knowing that even the tiniest slip-up could get them killed. So, why do they do it? For the greater good? For personal gain? The answers are as complicated as the double lives they lead.
Hosted by famed attorney, author, and television producer Marcia Clark, Informants: Lawyer X reveals the story of Nicola Gobbo, a defense attorney who represented the key players in Australia's violent gang wars. As she appeared to become one of the gang, no one could have predicted she would turn into a police informant, selling out the very people she swore to defend. But then when the Lawyer X scandal exploded across headlines, Nicola's duplicity against Australia's most dangerous criminals and toughest cops was made public, ultimately putting her life and the lives of her children on the line. She is now in hiding, while the Australian police and legal community have to pick up the pieces and regain the public's trust.
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BONUS: Killer Psyche Interviews Marcia Clark
Published 18 Nov 2024 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Could you give our listeners a brief overview of the Nikola Gabba case and explain why it's such a big deal in legal and criminal circles? So it's a big deal because this kind of thing is what gets cases reversed. There is such a thing as attorney -client privilege. A lot of people know about that, but it is one of the strongest, most important privileges that we recognize in law. An attorney is not allowed to divulge anything a client tells him, unless the client is talking about the commission of a future crime. That the attorney is required to report. Otherwise, everything a person tells a lawyer, and particularly a criminal defendant tells a lawyer, must be named secret. […]
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