True Crime Tonight: Full Show (24/05/26)
5/24/202619 min
This week on True Crime Tonight, Ruby shares her first experience watching The Jinx, we’re joined by Kristi Lee from Canadian True Crime to discuss the case of Connie Pruden Grandinetti, and unpack the latest true crime headlines.
Hosted by Meshel Laurie, True Crime Tonight airs Sundays from 6–7pm on KIIS, breaking down the biggest crime stories, documentaries and cases everyone’s talking about.
Host: Meshel Laurie
Producer/Co-host: Ruby Bartzis
Editor/Co-host: Matthew Tankard
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
[suspenseful music] Warning, this is a true crime segment and not suitable for children. It contains references to sexual violence and suicide, which some listeners may find distressing. If you need support, you are not alone. Contact Lifeline on 13 11 14, or visit lifeline.org.au for 24-hour support.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:17
We interrupt this late development shocks the nation. [suspenseful music] At this moment, we don't know precisely.
Kristi Lee· Guest0:20
It's a voice that will send shivers down your spine.
Matthew Tankard· Host0:23
Standoff with police.
Meshel Laurie· Host0:24
Wanted fugitive.
Ruby Bartzis· Host0:25
Stabbed 19 times.
Kristi Lee· Guest0:27
The suspect lured the victim into the woods.
Meshel Laurie· Host0:29
Biggest legal dramas in Hollywood.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:30
Today is a major win to show what the system can do.
Speaker 10:34
This is True Crime Tonight. True Crime Tonight.
Meshel Laurie· Host0:37
This is True Crime Tonight. I'm your host, Michelle Lori, and I'm here with my producers Matthew Tankard- Hello ... and Ruby Bartsas.
Ruby Bartzis· Host0:44
Hey.
Meshel Laurie· Host0:44
We're here every Sunday night from 6:00 till 7:00. We'll bring you the latest headlines, true crime book and documentary recommendations, and interviews. This is a true crime show, though, don't forget, so it's not suitable for kids. Coming up later this hour, we'll talk to Canadian true crime host Christy Lee. She's actually an Australian woman, but she's lived in Canada for a very long time, and she podcasts about their crimes. She's gonna tell us about the case of Connie Grandinetti. But up next, the latest breaking true crime news with Ruby.
Ruby Bartzis· Host1:12
[static] In crime news this week, three people were found dead in Sydney, including a woman and two children aged four and 12. It's alleged the 47-year-old man who's charged with domestic violence murder was the father and full-time carer of their two sons who had severe autism. The killings are being described as some of the most confronting