Australia’s Most Notorious Hitman: Who was Christopher 'Rent-A-Kill' Flannery?

For years, Christopher Flannery AKA 'Mr Rent-a-Kill' was the man Australian mobsters hired to make people disappear - until he became a target and vanished into thin air himself. In 1985, after becoming a volatile liability who simply knew too much about corrupt police and syndicate bosses, the feared assassin vanished without a trace. In this episode, Tim and Xanthe sit down with former detective and author Duncan McNab to unravel Flannery's violent trajectory from a troubled youth in Melbourne to the high-stakes underworld of Sydney. Together, they examine the infamous hit on police officer Mick Drury, his shady links to notorious corrupt cop Roger Rogerson and the lingering theories behind Australia's most enduring underworld disappearance. Motive & Method is an expert-led weekly Australian true crime podcast. Join Dr Xanthe Weston and criminal psychologist Tim Watson-Munro as they unpack what really makes the offenders behind some of history’s most notorious cases tick, and also react and unpack crimes as they hit the headlines. ___________________________________________ CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Who Was Mr 'Rent-a-Kill'? 0:29 - Duncan McNab's Connection 2:10 - Early Life: Good Family, Rotten Kid 4:28 - Pentridge Prison & H Division 6:42 - The Perth Payroll Robbery 7:42 - Roger Rogerson: Australia’s Most Corrupt Cop 8:48 - The Murder of Jamie Gao 11:34 - Becoming Mr Rent-A-Kill 16:05 - Solicitor Roger Wilson's Murder 18:02 - 'Lizard' Locksley's Execution 22:37 - Bodyguard for George Freeman? 23:36 - The Attempted Murder of Detective Drury 27:37 - Cocaine Paranoia 29:54 - Disappearance from Sydney 32:00 - Who Killed Flannery? 34:18 - Hitman Reality vs. Underworld Myth