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True Crime ConversationsAuthor: Mamamia Podcasts
True Crime Conversations explores the world’s most notorious crimes by speaking to the people who know the most about them. Follow us on TikTok @truecrimeconversations Want us to cover a case on the podcast? Email us at truecrime@mamamia.com.au Language: en-au Genres: True Crime Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Murder Of Carly Ryan & Her Mother’s Fight To Stop Online Predators
Wednesday, 10 September, 2025
When police raided the home of 48-year-old Garry Francis Newman in March 2007, they found him sitting in his lounge room, chatting online with a 14-year-old girl. She thought she was speaking to “Brandon,” a teenage American boy. In reality, Brandon was a carefully crafted fake identity Newman had used to lure girls online. Police would later uncover nearly 200 such identities. One of those girls was Carly Ryan. Newman lured Carly to a secluded beach, pretending to be Brandon, and brutally murdered her. What followed was every parent’s nightmare and one mother’s mission to stop it ever happening again. Donate to the work at The Carly Ryan Foundation through their website here. Support is available if you need it: Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation - https://www.accce.gov.au/ eSafety Commissioner - https://www.esafety.gov.au/key-topics If any of the contents in this episode have caused distress, know that there is help available via Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636. Our new podcast Watch Party is out now, listen to our deep-dive into The Thursday Murder Club movie on Apple or Spotify. CREDITS Guest: Sonya Ryan Host: Claire Murphy Senior Producer: Tahli Blackman Audio Producer: Jacob Round GET IN TOUCH We finally have an Instagram! Follow us @truecrimeconversations Follow us on TikTok @truecrimeconversations Want us to cover a case on the podcast? Email us at truecrime@mamamia.com.au or send us a voice note. Make sure to leave us a rating and review on Apple & Spotify to let us know how you're liking the episodes. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
