Gatecrash

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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On Guard is a new podcast series that takes you behind behind the scenes to uncover what really goes on behind bars, as former correctional officers share shocking secrets from the frontline working with some of Australia's most infamous criminals. You can get episodes of On Guard, plus a full multimedia experience right now, go to onguardseries.com.au to view all of the True Crime Australia subscriber exclusives.

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Episode 1 is published Sunday 19th April, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts now  

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This Australian bush fire season has been unprecedented. In this podcast you will hear harrowing accounts of survival and the incredible acts of bravery and kindness which are helping the town of Malua Bay in southern New South Wales on the path to recovery. A new episode is released every Friday afternoon, search Mates Under Fire and follow or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.  

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This is a story of intrigue, loyalty, rivalry, secrets and speculation. For 15 years, the Garriock family have been waiting for someone to be charged with Nathan’s death. They can’t understand how so many people were at the party and nobody saw what happened. After months of trying to deduce who could have been responsible, this is what I found out.  

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At the inquest into Nathan Garriock's death, a young man yells out to his mother Joan that it was one of Nathan's friends who killed her son. An open finding from the coroner compounds rumours and speculation that someone is hiding a dark secret.  

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A 22-year old man is on the run and there is a statewide manhunt on for his arrest. Now, the Garriock family wait to hear what the homicide detectives have uncovered regarding 17-year old Nathan’s death - but two major bombshells blow the case wide open.  

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There’s nothing like the friends you make when you’re in high school. They’re your rock, your sounding board, your sidekick and your defender.They make you feel safe. Safe enough to share secrets about anything, like something crazy you’ve done. Nathan Garriock had just turned 17 when he was killed at his best friend’s party. Hundreds of people were at the birthday bash, yet no one admits seeing anything. Or did they?  

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The Daily Telegraph's Nicole Hogan brings you a four-part series about the death of Sydney teenager Nathan Garriock. Hear the promo, subscribe and download episode one from Sunday, October 28.  

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