Crime Reporting

Distinguished crime reporter and author Janet Fife-Yeomans talks about some of the more interesting cases she covered during her career, and the books she has written about serial killers, sudden deaths, murderers and rapists. 

Janet, the daughter of a policeman, started her career in England before migrating to Australia. She worked for newspapers in Western Australia and then in New South Wales. Cases touched on in this conversation include the death of musician Michael Hutchens, the Port Arthur Massacre and the horrendous goings on in the Chelmsford Hospital where psychiatric patients were maliciously killed while being treated. 

Janet also provides her thoughts on police/media engagement, as well as insight into some of her books regarding serial killers and coronial investigations. Recently, Janet has begun writing for the APJ and her articles are discussed.

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Host: Jason Byrnes APM

Guest: Janet Fife-Yeomans

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:33 The early years
• 5:42 To Australia
• 7:39 Court reporting
• 17:14 Police / media relations
• 19:29 Stress
• 23:25 Writing crime books
• 26:47 The Coroner
• 31:06 My Mother: A Serial Killer
• 34:14 APJ - Family law court bomber
• 35:28 Jodie Larcombe's murder
• 37:53 Final thoughts and tips
• 40:42 Outro