Peter Butt

Peter Butt is an Australian investigative documentary filmmaker and author. His specialty is history and true crime. His multi-award-winning film of the extraordinary Bogle-Chandler Cold Case on 1963 provided an unexpected solution and gained the largest audience for a commissioned documentary in Australian Broadcasting Corporation history. His 2016 book on the case Dr Bogle & Mrs Chandler - The Confession tells the entire story and delivers yet another breakthrough.

Peter's 2015 book, Merchants of Menace - The True Story of the Nugan Hand Bank Scandal, reveals new evidence about the mystery death of Frank Nugan and the disappearance of his business partner, Michael Hand. He also uncovers new evidence linking the bank to drug traffickers and the CIA. While writing the final chapter of the book, Peter uncovered the new identity and whereabouts of Michael Hand - a discovery that made headline news around the world.

In 2017, Peter restored and released Jack Nasty-Face, the classic memoir of sailor William Robinson, who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar and later blew-the-whistle on the Royal Navy's harsh treatment of the common seaman.