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When 15-year-old Rachel Barber disappears, her parents know right away something is wrong, even though the police think she ran away. No one could possibly expect that Rachel's former babysitter Caroline Reed Robertson had lured Rachel into her web. Jealous of Rachel's looks, bubbly personality, and talent as a dancer, Caroline wanted to transform into her. How far would she go to trap the object of her obsession?

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Episode Source List:
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/caroline-reed-robertson-who-strangled-dancer-rachel-barber-in-1999-freed-on-parole/news-story/5ce7e1bd298fbc40145f6aacf02dbfed

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/caroline-reed-robertsons-deadly-obsession-with-beautiful-dancer-rachel-barber-led-to-murder/news-story/ca370d6f83a0f9a2c37b8075cfef2913

https://www.thatslife.com.au/our-babysitters-deadly-obsession

https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/story-of-obsession-and-rachels-murder-airs-at-last-20130817-2s3yf.html

https://www.9news.com.au/national/victorian-woman-who-strangled-teen-girl-to-be-released-today/7bec1eda-d0f2-4616-9197-2ce0d41de1ae

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2959486/Caroline-s-cold-matter-fact-s-no-emotion-whatsoever-Policeman-reveals-moment-teen-killer-confessed-strangling-15-year-old-dancer-identity-planned-steal.html

https://www.news.com.au/national/elizabeth-barber-fears-daughter8217s-killer-will-strike-again/news-story/b017c296227e07cd209ad65479313da3