Australian Families of Crime

Australian TV series or program
Australian Families of Crime
GenreCrime documentary
Presented byVince Colosimo
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8+
Production
Running time60 minutes (including commercials)
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release19 April 2010 (2010-04-19)

Australian Families of Crime is an Australian documentary television series that was originally aired on Foxtel and hosted by Steve Liebmann. The same episodes were then shown on the free-to-air Nine Network but hosted by actor Vince Colosimo to capitalise on the Underbelly crime series at the time, also airing on the Nine Network and starring Colosimo. Families of Crime gives an insight into some of Australia's most infamous "crime families" who wielded power, fear and destruction through the community.

Through interviews with family members, associates, victims and police investigators, their stories expose how some of Australia's worst criminal families operated their web of violence and corruption.

Episodes

Season 1

  • Episode 1 – Carl Williams: Baby Faced Killer
  • Episode 2 – Ivan Milat: Backpacker Bloodshed
  • Episode 3 – Abe Saffron: King of the Cross
  • Episode 4 – Mother of Evil: Pettingill
  • Episode 5 – Dockers & Death: Les and Brian Kane
  • Episode 6 – Mr. Bigs: Lenny McPherson and George Freeman
  • Episode 7 – The Killer Couple: David and Catherine Birnie
  • Episode 8 – Blood Brothers: The Anita Cobby Killers

References

External links

  • Australian Families of Crime at IMDb