Emily Webb

Emily Webb is an acclaimed best-selling author, chart-topping podcast host and producer, journalist, and licensed investigator. She took an interest in suburban cold cases when she was a local news reporter, which led to writing several books and then podcasts with a focus on true crime and real people’s stories.

Angels of Death: Doctors and Nurses who Kill and Suburban True Crime (previously published as Murder in Suburbia and Suburban Nightmare) are well-researched anthologies delivering in concise detail some of Australia’s darkest crimes. Featuring contemporary cases as well as some shocking historical murders you’ve probably never heard of, these accounts are drawn from media releases, newspaper articles, police and court reports, and Emily’s own interviews and research with survivors. Emily goes to lengths to ensure that victims and survivors of these terrible crimes are not forgotten, with her impeccable journalistic skills and integrity informing her reporting.

I always want to know about the victim. You need to strike a balance and there is definitely more awareness about covering true crime in an ethical and sensitive way… hearing the experiences of people affected by crime is heartbreaking.

Emily Webb

July 2025 saw the release of her third book Murder in the Suburbs (Big Sky Publishing). Exploring the chilling niche of suburban murder, highlighting shocking historical cases from Australian suburbs – many of which have never been heard before, the gripping collection offers Emily’s trademark compelling, real-life narratives and is a must-have title for true crime enthusiasts.

Also a familiar voice in the true crime podcasting genre, Emily spent seven years as co-host of Australian True Crime. Set out to uncover the secret darkness lurking beneath everyday Australian life, the series exposed some of the most mysterious and disturbing true crime cases in the world. Expertly and forensically interviewing victims, investigators and perpetrators, the award-winning series collected over seventy million downloads during Emily’s tenure.

In 2020 she launched a solo podcast project, Killer Content: Inside the Crime Writer’s Mind. With weekly episodes for two years, this fascinating podcast saw Emily delving inside crime writers’ minds – talking to crime-obsessed authors about how they create their characters, stories and crime scenes, and finding out what makes them tick.  

Announcing in 2024 that she would be departing her long-running hosting role with Australian True Crime to co-host an exciting new series for global podcasting phenomenon Casefile Presents. The Unthinkable explores stories from people who have experienced unthinkable events and have come out the other side, stronger and wiser, with riveting double episodes allowing each guest the time and space to explore their experience and what they learnt from it. This powerhouse true crime combination led The Unthinkable straight to #1 on the podcast charts on release, and it has remained one of Casefile Presents‘ top-performing titles.

Prior to teaming up for their podcast, Emily and true crime author Vikki Petraitis joined forces with Casefile Presents to create a live touring show called Criminal Conversations. The award-winning podcasters and writers dive into the stories that have most stuck with them over their careers, with a unique special guest joining them on stage to discuss an iconic case that was personally life-changing and career-defining for them. Casefile Presents Criminal Conversations picked up the Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award at its sold-out 2025 debut.

A passionate advocate for mental health and neurodiversity, Emily works part-time in communications for mental health services charity ermha365, for whom she produces, hosts and edits the podcast Get Real.  With frank and fearless conversations about mental health and disability,  the series highlights people with lived experience, frontline workers in the sector, as well as policymakers and advocates.

Emily was added to the 2023 Honour Roll at the National Disability Awards as a Media Award finalist, and was highly commended at ermha365’s 2023 awards in the Lived and Living Experience Leadership category. In 2025 Emily’s team with the charity were announced as finalist in in the Australian Workplace Health & Safety Awards for WHS Team of the Year.

In October 2025 Emily was a featured guest in Episode One of SBS Australia’s four-part docuseries, Tell Me What You Really Think? The latest series from prolific, award-winning Australian journalist, presenter and documentary maker Marc Fennell centres around health-related talking points, with the well-received episode setting out to unpack ADHD – with late-age diagnoses, inner chaos and clarity all on the table.

Suburban True Crime is a cracking read. It’s full of suspense and mystery — but not of the Hollywood variety — instead Emily Webb writes about our streets and suburbs.

The AU Review

Webb certainly whets the appetite for more reading around these cases … A solid addition to any true crime lover’s bookshelf.

GLAM

Her telling of a range of tales reads as factual, careful and very considered … That doesn’t mean that she shies away from explaining what happened to many of these victims, it, fortunately, lacks the sensationalism that can sometimes be found in these sorts of accounts.

AustralianCrimeFiction.org