Bike Boy – The True Crime Podcast

Dave ’Hughesy’ Hughes sits down with the Bike Boy team for Series 3. With the 2026 Victorian election just two months away, Chief Police Commissioner Mike Bush — who came into the job with clean hands — faces accusations that he is allowing the alleged cover-up to continue. This four-part special continues the push for criminal charges against former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and his wife, Catherine, and for justice for Ryan Meuleman.

Series 3 of Bike Boy: The True Crime Podcast is about accountability. The focus is now on those responsible for the crash and alleged cover-up — and on Victoria Police to take the evidence seriously, act on it, and conduct a proper, transparent investigation. With special guest Dave Hughes. Episode One drops Monday, September 28.

”PERJURY, CONSPIRACY AND PERVERTING THE COURSE OF JUSTICE.” In this Series 2 finale, former Victorian Chief Commissioner of Police Kel Glare reviews the Bike Boy evidence brief following our four-year investigation. He says these charges should be laid against former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, his wife Catherine Andrews, and members of Victoria Police. The evidence brief is now in the hands of the current Victorian Chief Commissioner of Police, Mike Bush.

More allegations from Catherine Andrews’ emails as we reveal how a parking fine issued after her car was parked illegally was later torn up with the assistance of now Assistant Commissioner of Police Brett Curran. Should the matter be referred to IBAC? Should the Assistant Commissioner stand aside while it’s investigated? Plus, an update on Ryan and your feedback.

We continue examining the emails Catherine Andrews wrote about the real damage to the SUV. Her own words show the SUV hit the child head-on. Catherine and Daniel Andrews crashed into the child, not the other way around.

Catherine Andrews’ emails about the Bike Boy crash are finally revealed. After 13 years, discover how her role in the cover-up was carefully planned, managed, and spin-doctored.

Why is IBAC so bad at fighting corruption in Victoria? Are they simply incompetent, or did former Victorian Premier Dan Andrews set IBAC up to fail?

Who may have been advising Catherine Andrews in the hours and days after the incident? What happened to the Andrews family SUV, and where is it now? We tracked it down. We also examine phone records showing a series of calls made by Daniel Andrews’ Chief of Staff, Brett Curran, to a high-profile Victoria Police officer in the hours and day following the incident. Who was he calling, and why?

We deep dive into the independent crash report by respected road safety expert Dr Raymond Shuey. What did his forensic analysis reveal about the 2013 Blairgowrie collision? Why did Daniel Andrews dismiss the findings as conspiracy? We examine the evidence, the conclusions, and the questions that remain unanswered—and ask why Victoria Police continue to ignore it.

In S2, Episode 9 of Bike Boy – The True Crime Podcast, former police protection officer Chris Burson speaks publicly about his experiences protecting former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and his wife, Catherine Andrews. Chris shares his concerns about the couple's behaviour following the 2013 crash that nearly killed 15-year-old Ryan Meuleman. He also describes what he alleges were instances of reckless driving by Daniel Andrews, including running amber lights and forcing members of his protection unit to proceed through red lights to maintain the security convoy. The episode also explores claims of late-night socialising and drinking during Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdown period, raising questions about conduct, accountability and leadership. As always, listeners are encouraged to consider the evidence, the allegations and the responses for themselves.

S2 • Ep8: Ryan’s arrest shocked the investigation team. In this episode, we discuss the emotional fallout, the public reaction, and why many people believe Ryan’s life may have taken a very different path had the 2013 crash — and what followed — never occurred. We also examine the growing controversy surrounding the proposed Daniel Andrews statue, and ask why police moved swiftly against Ryan while continuing to avoid formally investigating the serious unanswered questions surrounding the Andrewses and the crash itself.

S2 • Ep7: Why wasn’t Catherine Andrews breath tested for alcohol by police after the crash? And why did police keep changing their excuse for that failure in basic policing? How did these contradictions make their way all the way to IBAC — Victoria’s anti-corruption body — only to be handballed back to Victoria Police? And why didn’t these people realise we would eventually figure it out?

Years after the Blairgowrie crash that nearly killed teenager Ryan Meuleman, then Senior Constable Shayna Sage suddenly altered key police evidence connected to the case. And why did the timing closely align with Daniel Andrews’ highly scripted press conference, where he publicly presented his version of events to the media?

Episode 5 is unlike anything we planned to release. It is a confronting and heart-wrenching listen — but an important one. In this deeply personal and emotional episode, Peter Meuleman, Ryan’s dad, reflects on the devastating events of the past week, Ryan’s declining mental health, and the toll 13 years of public scrutiny, political controversy, and unresolved questions have taken on his son and family.

Who really wrote those false statements to Police that Daniel and Catherine Andrews signed weeks after the crash. And should the disgraced couple face criminal charges for perverting the course of justice because of those statements?

How members of Victoria Police worked with Daniel Andrews’ wife, Catherine Andrews, to produce a police report that started as a very different document — written for something else entirely. Find out what the police involved say now about what happened then.

Ryan’s sister describes how she fought to keep her brother alive—as confronting questions emerge. What happens when politicians and police get too close?

A lot has changed since Series 1. New evidence. New witnesses. We hear from Ryan’s sister, Samantha, who rushed to the crash scene — and couldn’t believe what she found. Now, one witness makes a stunning claim: that the crash was used to blackmail the Victorian Government.

Series 2 of Bike Boy — The True Crime Podcast launches April 15. New crimes. New evidence. New witnesses. Allegations of blackmail that go further than anyone could have imagined. Learn more about the 2013 near-fatal crash involving Catherine Andrews, former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, and 15-year-old cyclist Ryan Meuleman.

S1 Ep6 – Justice on TrialThe series concludes by asking how the Chief Commissioner of Police will respond to new evidence sent to him by the program makers following the podcast’s release.

S1 Ep5 – A Rough Old Decade Ryan recounts the crash and describes its lasting toll on his life. He opens up about the ongoing struggles he endures because of the crash and the cover up.

S1 Ep4 – Ryan Becomes a Political Problem On the day of the crash, evidence emerges that Ryan was already seen as a political problem.

S1 Ep3 – The Smashed Windscreen Phone records expose a number of post-crash phone calls which raising questions about events after the crash.

S1 Ep2 – The Emergency Calls Previously unreleased emergency services recordings reveal timeline discrepancies that challenge the official account of event

We’ve moved. Listen to all episodes → bikeboy.com.au/podcast Daniel Andrews, the future Premier of Victoria, and his wife are involved in a near-fatal car crash that almost kills a fifteen-year-old boy. The incident goes unacknowledged publicly — until the media later uncovers what happened.

Bike Boy – The True Crime Podcast investigates the alleged cover-up surrounding the crash involving former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, his wife Catherine, and 15-year-old Ryan Meuleman — unpacking the evidence and the crucial hours when the truth began to disappear.