The Ibrahim Files

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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Everything changed for Fadi Ibrahim in 2009 when he was shot while sitting in his Lamborghini outside his Sydney home. He is riddled with pain and turns to prescription medication to get by. Listen to Fadi speak about his pain killer addiction.  

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Listen as Michael Ibrahim compares himself and each of his brothers to the cast of Entourage, revealing what the family really think of Kings Cross King John Ibrahim.  

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The Ibrahim and Macris families have bitter history. They're not supposed to like each other so the suggestion that Michael Ibrahim would call Alex Macris and ask to test drive his Bentley comes as something of a surprise. But that’s exactly what he did on February 16, 2017. Listen to the call.  

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Conversations between the Ibrahim brothers, friends and their accountant revealed John was dealing with a whopping bill from the ATO that was causing major drama for the family.  

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John Ibrahim used his book to speak fondly of his son Daniel, but the younger Ibrahim tells a different story about their relationship. Listen to Daniel reveal to his friends and a NSW inmate about a punch up he had with his father.  

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When Michael and Fadi went to Dubai in 2017 an all-night texting war broke out between the youngest Ibrahim and Fadi's wife Shayda. Listen to Michael tell Fadi what happened.  

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In 2017, police made a bizarre discovery at John Ibrahim's home. Two sets of eyebrows still on their wax strips. Now, phone taps of calls between the Ibrahims and their associates tell the full story of the bizarre discovery. Listen to conversations between John's son Daniel Ibrahim and his ex-girlfriend as well as the panicked associates involved.  

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The network that spreads beyond the Ibrahim brothers contains a handful of colourful characters. In one phone call tapped by police, Sydney construction identity George Alex is moved to tears as he thanks Michael Ibrahim for a mysterious gift.  

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