
Shandee's Story
Hosted by Claire Harvey · The Australian
4.8from 1,661 ratings
- 57
- Episodes
- 8
- Transcribed
- 1,661
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Shandee's Story
Shandee Blackburn was brutally murdered as she walked home from work - but this cold-case can still be solved. Gold Walkley-winning journalist Hedley Thomas - who created The Teacher’s Pet and The Night Driver - goes deep to find out who killed Shandee, and why. Episodes of the podcast first, plus exclusive stories, videos, pictures and extraordinary evidence are available with a subscription through The Australian's app, or at shandee.com.au To contact Hedley Thomas anonymously with any information on Shandee's Story email here - Shandee@theaustralian.com.au (mailto:Shandee@theaustralian.com.au)
- Publisher
- The Australian
- Category
- true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 7 Oct 2021
- Latest episode
- 13 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
8 of 57 episodes have a transcript.

13 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
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The Poisoned Wife – and a cop who didn’t buy her husband’s story
Published 13 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The internet isn't a thing and people are living simpler lives and often revolving around sporting activities. Kids aren't glued to screens and parents aren't preoccupied with them either. They're out doing things. And in the community of Lockwood, the tennis club is a significant feature of this narrative. The arc of the story takes us through a farming community, through a little rural tennis club and into the homes of people who lived uncomplicated and I think in many ways more fulfilling lives until one day in April 1986 when Ros McQueen dies an agonising death in her home because of strychnine. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 217 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 1,444 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100
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- 33
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 76
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