Unravel

04 | Operation Jackhammer

<p>A risky undercover operation strikes at the heart of the firebombing gang. But in this episode of <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/truecrime" target="_blank">Unravel True Crime</a>, hatred reverberates around the city, and lives are lost. </p><p>(Audio of Russell Willey courtesy of Anthony Buckley AM, from the film ‘Nazi Supergrass’)</p>

Chinese restaurants are being firebombed in the dead of night. The police arson squad is racing against the clock to stop the next attack. Along the way, there are buried weapons, secret informers, punks, ninjas, and political manoeuvres. As the rest of Australia celebrates the nation's bicentenary, a campaign of terror is getting underway in Perth. Now, in this deeply personal season of Unravel True Crime, Crispian Chan investigates what really happened after his family's restaurant went up in flames

Unravel True Crime is the ABC's award-winning true crime podcast. Previous seasons include 'Blood on the Tracks', 'Barrenjoey Road', 'Last Seen: Katoomba' and 'Snowball'..