Trace

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An investigative podcast hosted by ABC journalist Rachael Brown, Trace examines the fractures in Australia's criminal justice system, and the decades-long ripples they have caused.... more

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The podcast currently has 38 episodes available.

Trace episodes:

July 27, 2020 INTRODUCING Trace season 2 - The Informer
Lawyer Nicola Gobbo represented some of Australia's most dangerous criminals, all the while secretly working as a police informer. Why did she do it?
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6min
February 25, 2020 INTRODUCING... The Eleventh
How much do you really know about the sacking of Gough Whitlam on November 11, 1975?
You've probably heard his famous "well may we say" speech made on the day he was dismissed.
But do you properly understand the extraordinary events leading up to the most dramatic day in Australian political history? How did it happen?
Award-winning ABC journalist Alex Mann went looking for those missing pieces from the people who were there and discovered something wilder than he could ever have imagined.
The Eleventh podcast is a political drama, a spy thriller and a story of love and lust.
It's about power, big egos and even bigger mistakes.
Listen to The Eleventh for free now on Apple Podcasts, your favourite podcast app, RSS, or find it on the ABC Listen app.
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5min
March 13, 2019 INTRODUCING – Unravel Season 3
Trace fans should know that there are now three seasons of the Unravel True Crime podcast available. Their latest story Last Seen Katoomba takes a deep dive into the case of 19-year-old Belinda Peisley who went missing from the Blue Mountains in September 1998.
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4min
December 31, 2018 Summer Listening Tip: Binge on Unravel
Trace fans should know there are now two seasons of the ABC podcast, Unravel True Crime, available.
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5min
December 03, 2018 S1 07 | Hope
More than a year on from their plea for a new coronial inquest, the James brothers get a decision.
Will they finally get answers to the burning questions they've carried for 38 years about the murder of their mother?
And what about those items Trace has been given that might have DNA on them?
Can they identify the killer?
We take them to one of the world's best DNA labs, with some of the most sensitive equipment, to find out.
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37min
October 19, 2018 SPECIAL EVENT: The Trace team talks tactics for finding Maria James' killer
In their first reunion since Trace launched, former detective Ron Iddles, Maria James’s son Mark James and journalist Rachael Brown got together for a special live event at the Wheeler Centre.
They discuss the challenges of reviving the cold case, its insistent questions, and the uncommon task of investigating a murder in the public arena.
This special one hour event is hosted by Myf Warhurst.
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1h 1min
August 06, 2018 An invitation to a Trace special event
Rachael Brown is taking part in a panel chat at Melbourne's Wheeler Centre with Maria's oldest son Mark James, and retired homicide detective, Ron Iddles.
It's their first appearance together to discuss the case and its insistent questions.
How has the investigation affected them? Buoyed them? And what are their hopes moving forward?
Tickets are free, but are essential. Book here.
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2min
June 12, 2018 S1 06 | Limbo
New evidence has been found. So can police test it for a trace of the killer? What happened to crucial documents? And a new confession.
It is nearly a year since the James brothers applied for a new coronial inquest into their mum's murder, but the case hangs in legal limbo.
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30min
June 04, 2018 Introducing… UNRAVEL
Get a sneak preview of UNRAVEL, a new ABC podcast that follows Australia's best journalists as they investigate unsolved crimes. Our Season 1 story, Blood On The Tracks, investigates the suspicious death of 17-year-old Mark Haines, whose body was found on the railway line outside Tamworth in January 1988. We follow indigenous reporter Allan Clarke’s five year investigation to its explosive conclusion.
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5min
November 16, 2017 Someone Knows Something – preview
This original Canadian true-crime podcast examines unsolved cases of the missing or murdered. Each season focuses on a single cold case in the hope of uncovering new information, while also exploring the affects each case has had on the families and communities involved. In this special preview, we share an excerpt from the show with you.
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4min

FAQs about Trace:

How many episodes does Trace have?

The podcast currently has 38 episodes available.