Australian True Crime • 1 June 2025

The Bank Robber's Boy - Part Two

Peter Norris joins us once again on Australian True Crime to share more about his childhood as the son of a bank robber.

In our previous episode, we heard about Gordon House, the homeless shelter in Melbourne's CBD where 11-year-old Pete and his dad, Clarry, hid out for a couple of months after Clarry’s escape from Fremantle Jail.

In this episode, we pick up the story after a near-miss with police at Gordon House, which forces the pair to hit the road, and escape authorities across the Nullarbor.

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