The Unthinkable is taking a break, but Vikki and Emily will be back with some more episodes soon. We want to thank you for the support you've shown by listening and contacting us about the incredible guests and their experiences that they have generously shared for The Unthinkable.

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‘Act proven but not criminally responsible’ was the verdict against the perpetrator. So what does that mean for families? Bek was horrified to learn that after just three years, the girl who ended her daughter’s life would be getting day release.

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Bek Porter’s 10-year-old daughter was killed by a 14-year-old girl. In the grief of the immediate aftermath, Bek didn’t realise that the loss of her daughter was only the first step in a journey so fraught with pain, it would change everything.

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When two teens armed with a Molotov cocktail break his front window and throw it at Anjelo, he goes from watching soccer on TV to being on fire. Follow Anjelo’s long road to recovery, which takes him to the highest mountain on earth.

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Anjelo graduated from university and left Melbourne to work in London as a physiotherapist. He moved into a share-house and didn’t take much notice of the teenage gang flare-ups in the area. Until the night they arrived on his doorstep.

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As an adult, Madeleine wants to encourage others to speak of their experiences. She moves into a world of advocacy and begins her podcast, Reclaim Me, where survivors speak their truth and give others hope for a stronger future.

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When 13-year-old Madeleine Heather is raped at a school friend’s sleepover, not only does she have to deal with the immediate aftermath of the attack, she has to navigate a world that had shown itself not to be safe.

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Even the best job in the police force can leave members exposed to some of the more shocking of life’s elements. Towards the end of his career, Bob feels these creeping up on him. However, his humour and great dog stories are a salve.

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Bob joins Victoria Police as an enthusiastic and eager young man. He ends up in the Dog Squad and has a number of police dogs, Blitz being a favourite. Bob describes the Dog Squad as having a front row ticket to the greatest show on earth.

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The first treatments seem to be successful, but Trish ends up on a longer journey to wellness. Along the way, facing an uncertain future, she learns to look at life with a different perspective and to try and live her best life.

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