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Welcome to the Criminal Outsider webpage!

Criminal Outsider is a 90-minute presentation that covers crime, the people who were perpetrators and victims along with a demonstration of historical weapons. Ably demonstrated by Australian true crime whiz Roy Maloy and supported by Madam Murder and occasional guest presenters.

So, what is a criminal outsider? Generally, a regular criminal will be a white male aged between 20-50 years. Criminal Outsiders are the women, the disabled, the ones who have different sexual orientations or those of a different skin colour or race.

They are also the ones who history forgets unless they do something spectacular!

These are the people that we seek to give back a voice to from the depths of history!

About Us

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deep reaching narratives and his exhaustive research methods have allowed him to unearth huge volumes of previously unpublished social history that has not been published previously.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.

Upcoming Events

Vendetta 19 – Public Screening Premier

Geelong Gaol Museum – 202 Myers Street, Geelong

4pm Saturday 12 October

https://www.trybooking.com/CTPHS

Vendetta 19 – Public Screening with Cast Q & A

The Chapel

2 Vision Drive Burwood East

7pm Wednesday 16 October

https://www.trybooking.com/CUBKI

THE FATAL SHOOTOUT

Squizzy Taylor & Snowy Cutmore – The Fatal Shoot Out Reenactment

4pm Saturday 26 October

Geelong Gaol Museum202 Myers Street Geelong

https://www.trybooking.com/CSCTP

Vendetta 19 – Public Screening with Casting Q&A

Ballarat Union Hall

24 Camp Street Ballarat

Saturday 9 November – 5-7pm

https://www.trybooking.com/CTXCS

(NEARLY SOLD OUT)

Vendetta 19 – Public Screening with Cast Q&A

Teller Hotel Brunswick

81 Lygon Street, Brunswick

Tuesdays 14 November – 7-9pm

https://www.trybooking.com/CSBQA

(NEARLY SOLD OUT)

LITTLE LON RED LIGHT Walking Tour

Saturday 28 & 29 December

Little Lon Walking Tour

11am – 1pm

https://www.trybooking.com/CSBGL

News & Information

Vendetta 19

We have been on a bit of a hiatus from Criminal Outsider while Roy is getting to bring one of his visions to life. Roy has written the screenplay called Vendetta 19 which looks at the historical period of the years leading up to the Fitzroy Vendetta in 1919 – hence the title! In particular …

Roy Maloy’s Books

Roy Maloy has to date published 15 books with a few more in the pipeline!

If you would like to purchase your own copies of his extensive collection, you can find them at Geelong Gaol Museum, Melbourne Gaol, and many other reputable book sellers

However, if you can’t get to a physical location, you can jump online and purchase them directly

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His publications to date include:

  • Tent Boxer 2009
  • Still Walking 2013
  • Carnival Culture 2015
  • The Dark Side of the Moon 2018
  • The Dawn of Crime V1 2019
  • The Dawn of Crime V2 2020
  • The Queerest of Crimes V3 2020
  • Empire Road 2020
  • The Gangs of Melbourne V4 2020
  • Squizzy 2020
  • The Colour of Crime V5 2021
  • Dolly Gray – The Madam of Melbourne 2022
  • The Hunt for the Australian Ripper 2023
  • 7246 Minnie 2023
  • Norman Bruhn – The War & The Razor
  • The Dawn of Crime V 7 – Crime on Country