Packer's Gold | Australian Crime Stories | S3E02

This is the amazing story of how a notorious safecracker got clean away with $5.4 million in gold bars from Kerry Packer. We uncover the true story of how this audacious thief broke into Kerry Packer’s office and cracked his personal safe, revealing a tale that’s so much more than a story of missing gold. It’s a story about loyalty, betrayal and revenge.
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[@rebeccamyott7041]

ARE THE POLICE SURE THE PACKERS DID NOT STEAL IT THEMSELVES..!!!

[@CRAIG5835]

Are you mad , only a madman does that to his own pipeline....um, just a minute I seem to have gotten my pages mixed up here.

[@NxDoyle]

YEEES!!!

[@Crunt2167]

I wouldn't put it past him.

[@smugandsmarmy]

Of course the Packers wouldn’t have stolen it themselves! The über wealthy are all of high moral fiber, that kind of people would never steal anything! 😉

[@josephcroft9998]

Course the did

[@TheJapanChannelDcom]

"we uncover the true story". When a documentary maker claims that, you know there wont be anything new and it is all BS. 😀

[@garyhughes4326]

What a fucken legend. This Mr X character has to go down in the books as one of the absolute best crooks of all time. He takes $5m off a bloke that can afford it without a doubt and as a matter of fact gets it back at the gambling tables times three and the insurance company as well. Nobody hurt, nobody that cant afford it out of pocket. In my books, the perfect crime, and I tip my hat to him. I just hope that the Secretary saw some of the loot, she deserved it for the role that she played. Kerry did the wrong thing by her and she deserved an earn out of the rort. Well done, to Mr X, you will be remembered for the perfection of the act of robbing Kerry in his own office in Park and Castlereigh Streets. Fantastic mate.

[@chrisblester37]

Mr X is a top crook and smart no major addictions like most crooks that make it and blow it.

[@JohnJohn-zn8ib]

He obviously didn’t have a big mouth too. , too many crooks come unstuck because they brag about their feat.

[@James-kv6kb]

Yeah I bet you would be happy to hear that if it was your gold it doesn't matter how much he won . But being a socialist dck head you wouldn't understand how all the people that work for him benefit from the businesses he started

[@James-kv6kb]

​@@JohnJohn-zn8ib you're an expert on this are you

[@JohnJohn-zn8ib]

@@James-kv6kb not an expert stupid just know enough some crooks are dumb, they talk too much and come unstuck, like some of your local bikie bums, they are pretty good at nodding their heads left and right, some have big mouths and talk too much.

[@trj1442]

I thought it was pretty widely acknowledged that it was an insurance scam. Packer just doubled his money.

[@BulkernatorKerb]

What Australian channel/production company funded this show? If the Packers or any of their friends/connections had a hand in it, they aren't going to put that suggestion forward in the episode. They'd see to it that it never hit the airwaves.

[@JumpingJackFlash1989]

Based on what I've seen in this programme; that definitely makes sense.

[@davoknight3474]

@@JumpingJackFlash1989 lol. L. Ln

[@paulthomas8262]

That is 0.15% of Packers net worth. probably still less the 1% in the early 90s. If is was doing it he was doing in for the lols, becuase eh would win the same in gambling per year.

[@davechristian7543]

@@BulkernatorKerb Your spot on n more trust me as it would only take an old friend or tow who still works on a network that he owned once even thats all it would take.

[@l9685]

I am sorry i know it is a crime but I also find the parties involved some what amusing. lol

[@kaynef6637]

Ha, what’s to say packer didn’t do it himself and then claimed the insurance . Maybe they worked togeather and did it 😂

[@arleneparris3446]

🏅

[@RohanGillett]

That's the thing. No one really knows. Whatever happened, the culprit isn't going to tell anyone. Great story anyway.

[@NannupTiger]

$ 5 million is chump change to a billionaire

[@mishham6388]

Packer could gamble 5mil in one night! Wake up to urself mate ! Like Kerry would risk his reputation for a measly 5mil. That's nothing to a man like him

[@John-zt8fd]

? Seriously? Blokes a multi billionaire! 5mil is like coins in an ashtray to him mate. Risk it all for 5mil? When u have over 1000 million? Nah

[@lrr1702]

Sooo... Nobody knows who did it, nobody knows where the gold went, nobody had proof of any forensics but we'll just assume it must have been this woman anyway. No wonder Sydney police have such a bad reputation 😂😂

[@tonythetiger1600]

From what I no about aus police they have been very corrupt back in day the underbelly series taught me that aus like Canada n uk have light sentences compared 2 usa n other country's lol

[@johayes7529]

😂😂😂It's absolutely brilliant and in most people's opinion it couldn't have happened to nicer people either...

[@tonythetiger1600]

@@johayes7529 I ain't h8ing on a thief if they do this stuff it's houses n church's mosques n that that wind me up

[@twincherry4958]

It's Mr. X, allegedly

[@UNUSUALUSERNAME220]

This has all the earmarking's of an insurance screw job! Insure the contents of the safe, pull the contents out and tell the insurance company you've been robbed! Jewelry stores do this all the time! Rich people are not liquid, they are paper and credit rich. This is a good way to get cash, while still protected under the corporate umbrella. Rich people do this with art too. Insure a painting for millions, and then have it stolen. They do it all the time.

[@twincherry4958]

Sounds like a smart plan😅

[@butchr4850]

Mate, Kerry stole the gold himself lol!!

[@TheInternalNarcissist]

The Packers were the ones to benefit from this. I would say that would be a good place to start looking for your suspects.

[@paulthomas8262]

That is 0.15% of Packers net worth. probably still less the 1% in the early 90s. If he was doing an insurance job he was doing it for the lols, becuase because would win the same in gambling per year.

[@billyburroo]

the fact that the gold or the money made from stealing it never appeared makes me think maybe it was never stolen in the first place and that crime scene with the one bit of burned carpet looked like it was staged as well as the fact that it was fully insured seems very sus and don't forget how kerry alittle while later wins it all and more at a casino

[@martinlong2804]

Or she took the gold first and then he broke in and just burnt the safe, then just left. On the other hand maybe the packer himself just stage the job himself. Maybe the new guy who was hired robbed the packers

[@garyhughes4326]

Five million was like pocket change to the Packer family. Im afraid that I dont agree with you mate. People usually steal because they need the money, not so in Kerrys case.

[@tonylove6199]

...THERE WAS NEVER GOLD IN THAT SAFE..IT WAS EMPTY ALREADY...THE PACKERS TOOK IT,GOT RID OF A DEVOTED LOYAL HARD WORKING WOMAN..THAT NEW EMPLOYEE WAS A NASTY BLOKE..THEN JUST GOT THE SAFE FORCIBLY OPENED BY A HIRED HAND..THEN THE PACKERS GOT THE INSURANCE MONEY FOR IT...MAYBE MR X HELPED MOVE ON THE GOLD...ITS ALL A MYSTERY😊

[@E-Kat]

This background music/noise makes it impossible to watch! I wonder who's that guilty person who thought it would be a good idea to constantly disturb us? What a bizarre idea these whooshing sounds are! Must be an Australian thing!! Bye bye👎

[@arleneparris3446]

The Packers know more, KEEP the gold and COLLECT insurance on "missing" gold 🤷‍♀️

[@johnm725]

that guitar strumming every few minutes is beyond annoying

[@junglejim4569]

Packer knows where it went and why it went there!

[@jackmacfakie1387]

The Goanna

[@markthomas3730]

this once again demonstrates how totally incompetent/inept these Cops are...

[@hoggers7572]

Either incompetent, corrupt or both

[@p.s.w4744]

@@hoggers7572 both

[@tankthearc9875]

they work off ppl talking , tell no one , thats the lesson here

[@GregRickard]

It's like Superman.... you'd never recognise him, his eyes are covered.

[@lisadolan689]

🙌😂😂😂

[@sandrastone7019]

You mean Batman.

[@sebatianalvarado7171]

u mean the munster ..

[@lukewood1591]

If u had used a thermal lance in that room it would of destroyed it and set the fire alarm off

[@gordonpeden6234]

Gotta love Mr. X's tattoo: "Breaking and Entry" 🤣

[@EDGEDAZZA]

Mr X damnn he was hitting that hottie in the flat down stairs

[@SR-pr2xz]

55x 5Kg bar would seem a hell of a lot bigger than the safe would hold. Maybe there was no gold. Maybe it was an insurance scam.

[@robertscheinost179]

A KG of gold is about the size of a Hershey bar. I'm sure the safe could hold that amount.....And more.

[@SR-pr2xz]

@@robertscheinost179 3:03 is the safe. 12.5Kg/400Oz bar is Length (top): 210-290 mm, Width (top): 55-85 mm, Height: 25-45 mm. 255Kg = 20 x 400Oz bars. You do the volume measurements. If they did fit, it was a bloody tight squeeze

[@robertscheinost179]

@@SR-pr2xz I do inches and feet but know metric too. It would fit. Maybe the owner did it. Since a torch was used and not a 10,000 F lance was used, how about maybe nothing was stolen and it was a flim flam? 2x the money...Gold and Insurance? GREED.

[@SR-pr2xz]

@@robertscheinost179 i think we agree. it was an insurance scam - i reckon

[@robertscheinost179]

@@SR-pr2xz It is the most plausible answer to the riddle. Thanks for commenting. Cheers!

[@lizmacrae4970]

Perhaps the ex secretary led mr x on to rob the safe…..and leave the marks of a robbery….but the gold was already gone by the packers….possibly.

[@davechristian7543]

The old Pack-man look's alot like a Nedy Smith to me n could have been brother's maybe who know's Haha.

[@lumberjaxe8910]

Mr X ha ha. Wonderful asset. Was that even his mugshot?.

[@kerrishying8722]

didn't Kerry just pinch his own dough?

[@dbbrown1949]

So who the hell was Mr.X,and why don't we know his name?

[@stevemaclean4919]

Ahhh...wonder if they got away in a Munster mobile......

[@sebatianalvarado7171]

the munster .. exactly ..

[@johnniethepom7545]

I think the guy in the upstairs office may have thought the ' blowing ' sound was Kerry and Ida and decided not to disturb them .

[@rob832]

Ha!

[@deanbowell7501]

Ida's lips never touches her tongue, she could be my godmother.

[@andrewwilliams8413]

Ita

[@johnniethepom7545]

@@andrewwilliams8413 Thanks for the correction . I've only been here 20 years, I can't be expected to know everything .

[@zaphoidbeeblebrox1809]

I was Told it was a Guy Called, Not Guilty George. ;0) Hi George , if you are still Alive. Those were the days Old Boy. lmao

[@jackmacfakie1387]

Did George like the ponies and have digs in Double Bay by chance?

[@davidhiggins3986]

It's a pity the police weren't as quick to jump into action and try to solve actual crime instead of representing some rich man who lost his fully insured pirate treasure

[@rickwallace6270]

If they didn’t investigate thefts because they were fully insured everyone wold pay larger insurance premiums to cover the losses

[@davidhiggins3986]

@@rickwallace6270 It would be interesting to see how much investigating they would do if your fully insured car went missing or house were broken into Rick

[@captainscarlett1]

A little scorch mark on the carpet suggests a thermic lance? Have you seen how a thermic lance works? Nah, it was a light sabre. Rogue Jedi.

[@brendancronin3796]

I've worked closely as a demolition worker with people who used thernic lances and there's no way it would just leave a little scorch mark...it's basically the power of the sun on a stick ..lol. I thought it was an oxy cut.

[@Scott-se9qr]

Hahaha a little scorch I know mate

[@felixjones9198]

A thermal lance would have likely melted the gold along with the safe.

[@janetdoecke4391]

Where would someone find a market for 5 million $ or 285 kilo's of prime gold bullion bars safely? Not something that would just be easily sold off! BTW, love your work Mr Shand!

[@peterrobbins2862]

Just have to get it to Asia or the middle east not that difficult

[@kaynef6637]

So crime does pay . The legend

[@LynxStarAuto]

In Australia, the odds are in your favor.

[@plywoodcarjohnson5412]

Speculations...

[@jmginthent651]

There is a better story to be told about how Packer used to get his hands on gold in the first place. He basically used to fly it out of Papua New Guinea illegally in his own chopper.

[@twincherry4958]

Well, it's his 😂😂😂

[@gtcazusa]

For reference - 283kg = 624 lbs In April 1995 that was worth $3.594 million USD ($395 per troy oz) Today that would be $18.465 million USD ($2029.5 per troy oz)

[@thepanel2935]

Another easy $5m for the Packer dynasty.

[@NannupTiger]

$5 million is peanuts to a billionaire... why would the Packers even bother?

[@thepanel2935]

@@NannupTiger I beg to differ... $5m is not 'peanuts' to anyone, especially to greedy folk!

[@lnteIIigence]

Annoyingly over-familiar with public figures in these videos.

[@DaveGreeneramblingcarpenter]

I'd like to believe it was Mr X🙏🤣 sounds like an insurance job

[@AilsaPehi]

Fascinating. Gosh. Regardless the perspective of the camera lens, nothing improves the unfortunate features of KP's face. A redundant observation given that ugly codgers stand as a thing of beauty on a fat wallet.

[@broderickwallis25]

And there were a lot of other criminals in this vid who were never brought to justice.... LOL

[@twincherry4958]

E.g.?

[@briancritchley5295]

If he did the robbery, good luck to him, Packer did well out of the deal but how he got all that gold on a trolly to the lift is amasing

[@DiHandley]

I love a happy ending! 😂

[@kevinwaters5872]

100 pc to the Big Guy. Pretty obvious to all but fools.

[@Halvhjearne]

good video but i have to give a thumbs down for the stupid loud outro ...

[@alisonwonderland8680]

Imagine working all your life for 2 stuffy old men. No wonder she drank. What a waste of her life. So who is Mr X? 🤔

[@lukewood1591]

All seems a bit too convenient

[@trondenver5017]

Packer recouping all those insurance premiums paid over the years

[@cameronbrown9080]

Good on them 👍 👏 👌 🙌 💪 💯

[@nickroy9840]

Thermic lance? just a small burn on carpet. I dont think so lol

[@chrisskinner6291]

Why is gold measured 99.9 it's like it a sign it's all 6s if it's flipped what a screwed up place we are.

[@sebatianalvarado7171]

silver too .999

[@onceANexile]

...then, THE SON LOST IT ALL....I was there.....

[@CRAIG5835]

Skills, Mr X, or may I drop the Mr and call you X?

[@AshSmash123]

So if he's never been arrested or charged, why isn't his real name being said?

[@madhuramitra6688]

i wanna be a security guard in that building to use the gym facility.😁

[@benjaminc8789]

Sounds like the secretary was the fall guy

[@robosborne5489]

Packer obviously got a hatchet man in to push out staff and this lady got her revenge on him

[@dianewilliams260]

They don't make them like that anymore

[@markward6076]

5.4 million in gold wouldn't be a very big pile.

[@elliotspencer5300]

No but fkin heavy though, oh yeah.

[@Scott-se9qr]

Rambo in stage tights mote like

[@ariadneschild8460]

Why is Mr X's identity protected? Feels like only half the story is being told.

[@lazyfrogonalog]

Defamation laws.

[@osicpms205]

What about there was no Gold????

[@stevenmason8993]

Has to be the worst presented show crime show ever.

[@yandenuts]

How so?

[@NannupTiger]

Why didn't you watch it?

[@stevenmason8993]

They repeat everything.. Easily 30 minutes could be edited from it without losing any information.

[@giovannimarino7449]

What mr x real name anyone know

[@scoldedcat]

Why didn't the cops haul Goanna in for questioning ? Give him the "old phonebook treatment" ?

[@jackmacfakie1387]

The Dodger giving the Goanna the fifth degree.... would make a great scene in a crime movie wouldn't it?

[@scoldedcat]

@@jackmacfakie1387 The Dodgers probably got it, buried in his back yard.

[@freethinker1378]

No way it stayed in bullion form for long. It’s the only way it could’ve been sold off without detection. That’s what happens when you get complacent. No matter how much is in your bank account.

[@davos4wdadventures]

One for the good fellas..

[@johndownie9385]

the gold was never there packer smuggled it out

[@GOLDVIOLINbowofdeath]

Need English subtitles

[@brianreiersen3846]

he wins millions at his mates casino less profit for the casino therfor less tax maybe the casino owner got the gold

[@thepanel2935]

What was Mister X's real name?

[@SuperDirtyBeast]

So who’s Mr X then ?

[@charleslee2651]

Doesn’t add up!

[@margarita8442]

he blew 20 million in a night at a casino

[@77898]

The Goanna 🦎

[@Leeroy6572]

Quality crook, good on him😊🇬🇧

[@SDMF5000]

Inside insurance job.

[@johnohill463]

Gotta like a non violent crook! Lol.

[@arrowb3408]

In 1995, Australia police department DIDN'T HAVE that simple machine to test the defenders' answers were true or lie??? Can't be serious. Right now, Optus got data leak incident and Australia hired FBI intelligent squad to screen/ bust the syndicated hackers. Unbelievable Australia police force skills/ tools/ devices back then!!! They missed the golden time frame at that time. What a PITTY but makes story even tricky for us to think.

[@markmalic7450]

Safe was empty there was no gold

[@turnermichelle]

Is that a bong in the safe ? 🤣

[@nigelcurtis3421]

Great story . Mr X was a smart guy

[@serenaleaghgrace5023]

arhhhhhhhhhh, want to know,, bugga

[@markward6076]

It's not worth it's weight if you can't spend it.

[@kaynef6637]

Gold is one of the easiest things to sell in the world , that’s a fact

[@jw-vx8im]

Only an egomaniac would keep the gold in the office. Packer had a head on him that only a mother could love

[@jackmacfakie1387]

A face like a half eaten dim sim

[@serenaleaghgrace5023]

love this video,,,,,,,,

[@บุญยะวีร์เอื้อสามาลย์-ฮ6ภ]

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[@johayes7529]

I can’t believe I have been in that office because we were lost and delivering cigars. It was heady days indeed.

[@brucesloan481]

Rodger the dodger?

[@rob832]

Great show. I'm enjoying the series. Thank you.

[@danieldeane6104]

Q

[@rickjamesbitchrickjamesbitch]

Kerry was in on it

[@yandenuts]

Great story telling. Well done.

[@richardrowlands9113]

Lol, best crook, best don't talk, dead never talk

[@adamscease4126]

Chunky old lady 😂

[@tonythetiger1600]

Aussy crimes great u have a better class of criminal like old school uk crooks I no the younger generation everywhere are worse now less morals more violence but I like heists like this no 1 hurt the gold was insured no doubt n there's mystery involved lol but it was deffo mr x n his lady friend.. hope they both well n living there best life

[@johayes7529]

A perfect victimless crime eh?😂B & E tattoo lol. Just like the joke about welcome to Zambezi have a good day tattoo 😂😂🙄