About this episode

Investigative reporters Jo Townsend and Callum Denness explore the mysterious disappearance of Leslie Ball over 30 years ago.

Three police investigations and two coronial inquests have failed to find out what happened to Leslie Ball, who vanished more than 30 years ago. Investigative reporters Jo Townsend and Callum Denness have spent two years trying to unravel what happened to the war veteran and grandfather as part of  news.com.au 's six-part true-crime podcast series Perfect Alibi. They’ve tracked down family members and former police investigators, uncovered evidence of fraud, and found links to the Melbourne underworld. They have also uncovered proof they say identifies who killed Mr Ball.  The podcast launches on August 10, with new episodes dropping every Monday and Wednesday.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jo Townsend, Callum Denness

Topics covered

• true crime
• investigation
• cold case
• forensics
• family
• underworld

Keywords

• Leslie Ball
• true crime
• investigation
• cold case
• Melbourne
• coronial inquest
• fraud
• underworld

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: news.com.au, Melbourne underworld

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• Body of Evidence | 2 · August 11, 2026 · 39 min
• I Know Who Killed My Father | 1 · August 9, 2026 · 32 min

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