Roy Maloy
Roy Maloy is a proud Dja Dja Wurrung and Yorta Yorta man whose gift for story telling is unparalleled in Australia today. His writing career began at age 19 when he taught himself to read. After working tirelessly at becoming fluently able to both read and write he was able to secure casual then full-time work at the Herald Sun. Over seven years he worked his way up to an executive level while working on his first book, “Tent Boxer”.
Roy’s professional life saw him move into performance arts in the early 2000’s, as he invented and toured a large scale circus performance internationally. In 2013 he moved his interests into theatres, and by 2016 he owned six theatres across Melbourne including the Apollo Theatre, Vault Theatre and Speakeasy Theatre.
Now, focussing his energy on publishing, Roy Maloy was described as “the most prolific true crime biographer alive today” by ABC Radio National in 2023 and has authored 15 books to date. Two of his titles have gone on to become bestsellers and he has had three nominations for literary awards. His dedication to creating truly deep reaching narratives and his exhaustive research methods have allowed him to unearth huge volumes of previously unpublished social history that has not been published previously. Among his many achievements includes his “third person shooter theory” which challenged the common belief that Squizzy Taylor shot Snowy Cutmore in 1927.
Along with his enormous back catalogue of Australian true crime biographical works Roy Maloy also published an equally large amount of periodical articles, essays and peer review pieces that further contribute to his vast knowledge of Australian social history, true crime and storytelling.
Today, Roy is a popular figure on social media channels where he has amassed a large following.
Building on this following and giving in to many requests for live performances, in 2023 Roy added Criminal Outsider and select walking tours to his long list of achievements.
Deb Robinson (Madam Murder)
Deb Robinson as her alter ego Madam Murder is the supporting presenter to Roy Maloy for the Criminal Outsider events in Victoria, South Australia and NSW along with a variety of walking tours.
At other times Deb is the General Manager and Historian of the Geelong Gaol – National Crime and Justice Museum and Twisted History. She is the host of the historical true crime podcast, “Locked up with History”.
Deb’s passion for history and research was sparked as a teenager with old family photographs and she continues with the same passion for sharing history today.
Along the way, Deb has spent over 35 years on family and local history research and spent 18 years as a volunteer at the RAAF Museum in the archives and as a tour guide and in 2013 started her involvement with Twisted History as a historical researcher and later delivering tours in Geelong, Melbourne and around Victoria both in character and as herself. Deb has been interviewed for podcasts, radio and television.
Deb hosts the Locked up with History podcast, providing an outlet for the hundreds of stories that have fascinated her over the years.
Through all these outlets, Deb really enjoys sharing our collective past history in an entertaining and engaging way, highlighting in particular those whose stories are often lost to history.