Articles by April Shepherd

About April Shepherd

April is a young freelance writer and journalist with a passion for true crime and reporting on gender issues. She spends her days eating at all the best Melbourne eateries, going on crazy adventures, keeping up to date with the latest news, posting feminist memes, and investigating all true crime that comes her way. She dreams of having her own magazine and making a real change in the world, and won’t stop until it’s a reality.

CRIME CULTURE: Operation Clinker

April 16, 2021 April Shepherd

When Rod Mason was recruited to stop suspected drug trafficking from Hong Kong to Australia, he got a lot more than he bargained for. ‘Operation Clinker’, Rod Mason’s debut book, tells the story of one of the biggest potential heroin imports in Australia’s history, writes April Shepherd.

INTERVIEW: Pure Narco – An unlikely friendship & journey of redemption

November 9, 2020 April Shepherd

CRIME CULTURE: Journalist and author Jesse Fink spent two years of his life interviewing and befriending Luis Navia, one of the biggest cocaine traffickers in US history. A journey of redemption followed and an extraordinary untold story from one of the most hostile industries on earth. April Shepherd talked to both for True Crime News Weekly.

NO ESCAPE! Where can victims of family violence & abuse go in COVID lockdown?

August 28, 2020 April Shepherd

FEATURE: Australia has a problem with violence, specifically violence against women. As Victoria surges through its second COVID-19 lockdown the implications for those living in abuse is dire. Where can victims find safety when confined to their home and how has lockdown affected those living in family violence? April Shepherd with this investigation.

ONLINE MISOGYNY! Who is an Incel and who’s ‘only joking’?

June 26, 2020 April Shepherd

INVESTIGATION: The Manosphere is growing and one of its subcultures has grown up to be much bigger and nastier than ever thought possible, so where is the line drawn? When is it just a case of ‘boys will be boys’? April Shepherd brings you this deep dive into online Incel culture in Australia.