The Gangster's Ghost
de The Australian
Episode 10: Post-Mortem
Sobre este podcast
Johnny ‘The Magician’ Regan was a murderer, pimp and psychopath, gunned down by three assassins in a grimy back lane in 1974. He was 29. Matthew Condon investigates gangland’s last great murder mystery. Find out why police didn’t lift a finger for five decades.
Hear his voice from beyond the grave for the first time, in secret recordings brought to life by AI and our audio experts. And meet the family still haunted by his crimes.
Episódios
- Episode 10: Post-Mortem · 1 h 22 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 10In this episode Regan is already public enemy number one with both the underworld and police after the disappearance and presumed murder of his girlfriend’s toddler son, Karlos…
- Episode 9: Karlos · 59 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 9Matthew Condon and Kelly Slater Regan visit the site of the former Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, where 15 innocent people lost their lives more than…
- Episode 8: Collateral Damage · 59 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 8In this episode Regan is a suspect following the suspicious death of brothel madam and whistleblower Shirley Brifman in Brisbane where the gangster is using his muscle to expand…
- Episode 7: Travelling North · 1 h 6 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 7In this episode Stewart John Regan expands his business empire into Queensland, bringing all his street-smart Sydney savvy to what he thinks are the genteel provinces. But he…
- Episode 6: Heat · 1 h 7 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 6In this episode, Regan’s de facto partner Marg reveals the truth behind life with a man who was transforming from scallywag to a full-blown criminal. He introduces her to some of…
- Episode 5: Into The Underworld · 51 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 5In this episode, Stewart John Regan’s transition from troubled youth, tow truck driver and nightclub bouncer goes to another level. While courting his girlfriend Marg, he…
- Episode 4: Real Wild Child · 1 h 3 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 4In this episode Regan, fresh from a boys’ correctional home, steps out into the wild streets of Sydney noir. He quickly makes his mark in notorious Kings Cross as a teenage…
- Episode 3: Holystoning · 1 h 9 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 3In this episode, Regan and his mother, Clare – The Colonel – suddenly leave rural Young for the big smoke of Sydney. Clare turns up in the city’s notorious red-light district of…
- Episode 2: The Colonel · 52 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 2Johnny Regan's early years were completely dominated by his obsessive mother, Clare, nicknamed "The Colonel", who frowned upon his friendships, didn’t allow him to play sports…
- Episode 1: Dead Man Talking · 31 min · Temporada 1 Episódio 1The five-decade mystery of who killed psychopathic pimp and murderer Stewart John ‘The Magician’ Regan at the age of 29. One of Australia’s most notorious gangsters, Regan was…
- Introducing: The Gangster's Ghost · 2 minJohnny 'The Magician' Regan was a murderer, pimp and psychopath, gunned down by three assassins in a grimy back lane in 1974. He was 29. Matthew Condon investigates gangland’s…







