Crime Investigation Australia_
Crime Investigation Australia is an Australian true-crime series that first premiered on Foxtel's Crime & Investigation Network in August 2005. The series is also rebroadcast on the Nine Network, and made its debut there on 14 August 2007. The host of the series is Steve Liebmann.
Network
Nine Network
Episodes
45
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
Prime Video
FREE
3 countries
Foxtel Now
1 country
BINGE
1 country
7
7plus
FREE
1 country
Pluto TV
FREE
1 country
Tubi
FREE
1 country
DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Overview
Crime Investigation Australia has 5 seasons with 45 episodes spanning 2005-2010.
Rating
With a 8.5/10 rating from 2 votes, Crime Investigation Australia is considered highly rated.
Year context
Crime Investigation Australia first aired 21 years ago in 2005.
SEASONS (5 seasons, 45 episodes)
SEASON 1
01
No More Grannies - The Granny Killer
CI delves into the twisted mind of one of Australia's most prolific serial murderers. John Wayne Glover, The Granny Killer, was truly an evil man.…
02
Kid for Ransom - Tears for Daniel
CI examines two notorious abduction cases. The first case is the Graeme Thorne ransom kidnapping at Bondi in 1960. Thorne, aged eight was the son…
03
Death in a Heartbeat - The Body in the Bag
Crime Investigation Australia examines the Dr. Victor Chang extortion murder as well as the horrific Jane Doe Case where a girl is found lying on…
04
The Backpacker Murders: Ivan Milat
The backpacker murder case in the Belanglo State Forest, south west of Sydney, has entered Australian criminal folklore. The brutal murders of seven young people,…
05
Contract to Kill / The Mornington Monster
Crime Investigation Australia has conducted a major investigation which reveals the inside story of the Megan Kalajzich murder and the extraordinary Police investigation which will…
06
The Moorhouse Horrors / The Call Girl Killing
We investigate the story of David and Catherine Birnie, Australia's most sadistic husband and wife killing team who tortured, raped and murdered four women in…
07
The Killer Punch/The Will of Death
Sometime on the evening of October 19, 1990, the flamboyantly gay Sydney socialite Ludwig Gertsch was strangled with an elastic strap in the bedroom of…
08
The Anita Cobby Murder
In February 1986, nurse Anita Cobby, a former entrant in the Miss Australia quest, is walking home from Blacktown station in Sydney's outer-western suburbs. A…
09
Snowtown: Bodies in the Barrels
In 1999, eight bodies are found in six barrels filled with acid in a former bank vault in rural Snowtown, 50 kilometres north of Adelaide.…
10
The Kimberley Killer
For the first time the complete story of one of Australia's most horrific serial murderers is finally revealed. Almost twenty years ago in June 1987…
11
The Wanda Beach Murders/Beaumont Children Mystery
CI investigates into two of the most infamous unsolved mysteries in Australian criminal history are examined in The Wanda Beach Murders and The Beaumont Children…
12
The Greenough Family Massacre
The small hamlet of Greenough, near Geraldton, in Western Australia, some 400 kilometres north of Perth, will forever be associated with one the most horrific…
13
The Disappearance of Donald Mackay
A small group of local criminals, with mafia connections, were making vast fortunes in the famous NSW Riverina irrigation district from marijuana plantations. Corrupt police…
14
The Body In The Sports Bag
Hosted by Steve Liebmann, The Body In The Sports Bag explores the disappearance and brutal murder of Sydney teenager, Lyndsay Van Blanken. This chilling episode…
15
The Assassination of John Newman
John Paul Newman was a member of the New South Wales state parliament and Member of the seat of Cabramatta. He was the first politician…
16
The Butchered Boys
This episode revisits Adelaide’s notorious Adelaide Family Murders case, where six young Adelaide men were murdered during the 1970’s and 80’s. The victims were found…
SEASON 2
01
The Killing Fields of Truro
For the 2008 launch of Crime Investigation Australia CI presents the complete and compelling story of "The Killing Fields of Truro", one of the most…
02
No Mercy: The Killing of Virginia Morse
The horrific story of killers Allan Baker and Kevin Crump who began their murderous spree in rural NSW by killing a complete stranger for $20,…
03
The Night Caller: Eric Edgar Cooke
In 1959 the carefree culture of Perth changed forever when a plague of crime hit the city. By early 1963 the crime wave had escalated…
04
Headless Body: The Kim Barry Murder
In 1981, the headless and fingerless body of 19-year-old Kim Narelle Barry was found dumped in the bush at a mountain lookout near Wollongong, south…
05
The Gonzales Family Murders
On July 10 2001 Sef Gonzales murdered his sister Clodine 18; mother Mary Loiva Josephine 43, and his father Teddy 46, in their North Ryde…
06
Thrill Kill - The Janine Balding Murder
On a September night in 1986, two police officers climbed through a barbed-wire fence beside the F4 freeway at Minchinbury in Sydney’s west. They were…
07
Hunt for a Killer: The Claremont Murders
This chilling CIA episode details the long and difficult investigation which began with the disappearance of 18-year-old secretary Sarah Spiers from a night club in…
08
The Devil Inside - John Ernest Cribb
A chilling investigation of John Ernest Cribb, who on August 11th 1978, broke into the home of the Connell's. On a winter’s afternoon, Valda Connell…
09
The Predator: Leonard John Fraser
Serial killer Leonard Fraser was suspected of killing at least five women over a 17 year period but took the complete truth about his life…
10
Evil Heart: The Murder of Donna Wheeler
The bloodied, semi-naked body of 30-year-old Donna Wheeler is discovered by her estranged husband Keith Bond and 12-year-old son. Donna had been brutally beaten and…
SEASON 3
01
The Girls Who Knew Too Much
Sallie-Anne Huckstepp and Juanita Nielsen were iconic figures in the shadowy King’s Cross scene of the 1970s and 1980s. They lived dangerous lives – challenging…
02
Blood Sport: The Bondi Gay Murders
In the late 1980s and early 1990’s a series of violent murders took place near Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach. Three innocent men were attacked and…
03
The Norfolk Island Murder
Hosted by Steve Liebmann, this episode of Crime Investigation Australia features detailed re-enactments and interviews with key figures, including the head of the police investigation,…
04
Night of Terror: The Bega Schoolgirls
Crime Investigation Australia explores the murders of two teenage girls near the NSW town of Bega in 1997. 14-year-old Lauren Barry and 16-year-old Nichole Collins…
05
Murder of Innocence-Sian Kingi
On 27 November, 1987, 12-year-old Noosa school girl, Sian Kingi was grabbed off her push bike by Valmae Fay Beck and Barrie John Watts as…
06
Date With a Serial Killer: Rodney Cameron
Rodney Francis Cameron was dubbed ‘The Lonely Hearts Killer’ after he used a radio match-making program in 1990 to lure an unsuspecting woman to her…
07
Michael Kanaan- Shoot To Kill
Michael Kanaan was an angry young man in a hurry to make a name for himself in Sydney’s underworld. But his volatile temper and penchant…
08
Cop Killer: The Winchester Assassination
The highest ranking police officer in Australia to be murdered, Assistant Federal Police Commissioner Colin Winchester was shot twice in the head at point blank…
09
Buried Alive- Luckman And Reid
On the night of May 4, 1982, 13-year-old Terry Ryan rushed into his family home in Marsden, a suburb of Brisbane, and told his mother…
10
Mystery Of The Homestead Murders
The quick mind of a country telephone exchange supervisor led to a horrific discovery at a NSW country homestead in 1978. The supervisor had been…
SEASON 4
01
CIA: FAMILIES OF CRIME - Baby Faced Killer
The notorious baby-faced underworld figure who police believe killed 10 people pleaded guilty to the murders of Mark Malia (August 2003), Jason Moran (June 2003)…
02
CIA: FAMILIES OF CRIME - Dockers & Death
Painter and docker, Les Kane was described by his widow, Judi, as "the most violent man in Australia". Les came to prominence when he declared…
03
CIA: FAMILIES OF CRIME - Mother of Evil
One eyed crime matriarch Kath Pettingill mothered a brood of 10 children, many of whom variously went to early graves, prison or witness protection. She…
04
CIA: FAMILIES OF CRIME - Backpacker Bloodshed
The torrid details of the notorious Milat family are explored in this episode. Members of the family continue to support Ivan Milat, the nation's worst…
05
CIA: FAMILIES OF CRIME - Blood Brothers
Les, Michael and Gary Murphy, brothers from an Irish family of nine children, were three of the five men convicted of the savage rape and…
06
CIA: FAMILIES OF CRIME - Killer Couple
David & Catherine Birnie were a Perth couple who embarked on a depraved killing spree in Perth in 1988. Together they would cruise the city’s…
07
CIA: FAMILIES OF CRIME - 'Mr Bigs'
Lennie McPherson controlled most of Sydney's organised crime activity for several decades, with his associate George Freeman. Lenny was born in the inner-Sydney suburb of…
08
CIA: FAMILIES OF CRIME - King of the Cross
Dubbed ‘Mr. Sin’, and ‘the Boss of the Cross’, Abe Saffron ruled his family with an iron fist. A tireless womaniser, he even had his…
SEASON 5
01
Volume 1
Volume 1: The Backpacker Murders - Ivan Milat (75mins approx) (M) The Kimberley Killer - Joseph Schwab (45 mins) (M)
SERIES INFO
5
Seasons
45
Episodes
Returning Series
Status
NETWORKS (1)
Nine Network
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Crime Investigation Australia about?
Crime Investigation Australia is an Australian true-crime series that first premiered on Foxtel's Crime & Investigation Network in August 2005. The series is also rebroadcast on the Nine Network, and made its debut there on 14 August 2007. The host of the series is Steve Liebmann.
Where can I watch Crime Investigation Australia?
Crime Investigation Australia is available on Prime Video, Foxtel Now, BINGE, 7plus, Pluto TV. Availability varies by region.
How many seasons does Crime Investigation Australia have?
Crime Investigation Australia has 5 seasons with 45 episodes total.
What is the rating of Crime Investigation Australia?
Crime Investigation Australia has a rating of 8.5 out of 10 based on 2 votes on TMDB.
Is Crime Investigation Australia still running?
Crime Investigation Australia is currently active with a status of "Returning Series."
GENRES (2)
Crime
Documentary
