Shadow of Doubt

By The Australian

What's Shadow of Doubt about?

A mystery that just keeps twisting and turning. Journalist Richard Guilliatt - the reporter who exposed cancer fraudster Belle Gibson - investigates a confounding case, and a family torn apart.

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Shadow of Doubt episodes:

12.12.2023
Introducing Breaking Badness
From our colleagues at The Telegraph, a new podcast from inside prison walls, with former homicide detective Gary Jubelin, host of I Catch Killers. This is Episode 1 of Breaking Badness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08.17.2023
Introducing: Dying Rose Episode 1
A young mother missing in plain sight, her family’s quest for answers and a town that holds on to its secrets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06.30.2023
It's back: The Teacher's Pet returns for Australian listeners
The Australian's global smash-hit podcast Teacher's Pet returns for Australian audiences on July 1. You can find it wherever you got this podcast. Just search for "The Teacher's Pet". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06.02.2023
Truth
Emily's personal involvement with a police officer causes shock, and her grandmother reveals her serious doubts about the case. Medical and legal experts support a judicial review of the case. To read more on this podcast, head to shadowofdoubt.com.au Shadow of Doubt...
05.26.2023
The Worst Of The Worst
The Johnsons’ new lawyers decide not to pursue the ‘false memory’ defence at their trial. A jury finds the couple guilty, and Martin Johnson is sentenced to a record 48 years’ jail. Susan Johnson gets 16 years. To read more on...
05.19.2023
They Call It Dissociation
A chance encounter between Susan Johnson and her daughter on a country road leads to a dramatic escalation in the case. The Johnsons run out of money, and lose their lawyers. To read more on this podcast, head to shadowofdoubt.com.au Shadow of...
05.12.2023
Listening In
Police swoop on the Johnson family home after Emily Johnson accuses her mother of sexual abuse. Telephone surveillance tapes record the family’s reaction. To read more on this podcast, head to shadowofdoubt.com.au Shadow of Doubt is written, researched and presented by Richard...
05.05.2023
Away From Reality
Emily Johnson’s memories of abuse become extraordinarily violent as she suffers “dissociative flashbacks”. Such memories are not always reliable - we hear from other families swept up in allegations of bizarre abuse. To read more on this podcast, head to shadowofdoubt.com.au Shadow...
04.28.2023
Family Secrets
Martin Johnson is an admired sports coach, but he has a dark secret. When his daughter Emily learns about it, she suddenly begins to remember terrible events from her childhood. To read more on this podcast, head to shadowofdoubt.com.au Shadow of Doubt...
04.21.2023
Digging Deep
The case against Martin and Susan Johnson begins in a psychiatric hospital where their daughter Emily undergoes years of counselling. Court records and the testimony of former hospital staff suggest her treatment was deeply flawed. To read more on this podcast,...
04.14.2023
Australia’s Most Evil Dad
An Australian couple are jailed for the shocking rape and torture of their daughter over 13 years. Yet two of their children insist they are innocent, and no-one noticed the violent abuse. Could this be a grave miscarriage of justice? To...
02.17.2023
Trailer
They were branded ‘evil’ – a mother and father convicted of torturing and abusing their daughter as a sex slave. The father is serving 48 years in jail – the longest sentence in Australian history for child abuse. His wife...

What's Shadow of Doubt about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Shadow of Doubt episodes:

Introducing Breaking Badness

Introducing: Dying Rose Episode 1

It's back: The Teacher's Pet returns for Australian listeners

Truth

The Worst Of The Worst

They Call It Dissociation

Listening In

Away From Reality

Family Secrets

Digging Deep

Australia’s Most Evil Dad

Trailer