A young woman murdered in an Australian country town. People too afraid to speak for decades are finally breaking their silence.  What happened in 23-year-old Rachelle Childs' final nine hours?  

Now, 24 years since Rachelle was murdered, an unstoppable cold case team has assembled to drive this live investigation.

Tips from the public are pouring in - could you hold the missing piece that cracks the case?

Dear Rachelle is hosted and investigated by journalist Ashlea Hansen, who teams up with retired detective and renowned cold case specialist Damian Loone.

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A killer is on the loose in an Australian country town.

Excited for the June long weekend, bubbly 23-year-old Rachelle Childs leaves work, calls her sister, and is dead within hours. Her burning, partially naked body is found nine hours later in bushland on a lonely coastal road. Her killer has never been caught.

Now innocent people, once too afraid to speak, are breaking their silence.

If you’re looking for your next true crime podcast obsession, search out Dear Rachelle.

An unstoppable cold case team is reinvestigating and uncovering damning new evidence. Could this finally be the break the family needs?

Dear Rachelle is hosted and investigated by journalist Ashlea Hansen, who teams up with retired detective and renowned cold case specialist Damian Loone.

The first episode of Dear Rachelle is now available on all podcast platforms. If you’re looking for your next true crime podcast binge and you want to be first to hear what’s next, visit dearrachelle.com.au - your News Corp Australia subscription grants you access to podcast episodes three weeks before everyone else, as well as exclusive access to videos, interactive evidence, behind-the-scenes content, and more.

Dear Rachelle is a podcast from True Crime Australia.

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Enjoy a sneak peak into the new series, Faith on Trial. Episode one is here for your listening pleasure. Faith on Trial: Hillsong is a months-long investigation exposing the sex, lies and revelations in the global megachurch. 

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Listen to all eight episodes of Eye Spy, first, ad-free with a subscription at True Crime Australia. Search for True Crime Australia in your browser. Eye Spy will give you a glimpse into the mysterious and often dangerous world of private eyes. The men and women in this podcast are licensed to spy, and you will hear them revealing their most fascinating and hair-raising cases. Have you ever wondered if your partner is cheating? Wanted to find someone fast? Suspected someone of fraud or maybe corporate espionage? The tricks of this investigative trade will be revealed!  

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