Paddy Moriarty loved a tall tale and was known as a larrikin. Some of the potential reasons for his disappearance sound like a tall tal...

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An outback town, a missing man and 11 people who mostly hate each other. Kylie Stevenson
and Caroline Graham get Lost in Larrimah.

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We’re heading back to the tiny town that’s haunted by a huge mystery to unpack why the world is losing it over Larrimah.
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This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our regular host is Claire Harvey. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From The Front: Questions linger in Larrimah

Kylie and Caro discuss the second part of the inquest into the death of Paddy Moriarty, including eight secret tapes recorded by police and the coroner’s findings. You’ll hear a reading of the contents of the tapes, what it was like in the courtroom, and we’ll talk about what happens next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonus Episode 2: ‘I killerated old Paddy’

It’s been more than four years since Patrick ‘Paddy’ Moriarty and his dog Kellie went missing from the town of Larrimah. A lot has happened in that time, including a two-part coronial inquest in which most of the tiny town’s residents were called to give evidence. This episode, we get you reacquainted with Paddy and Larrimah, before sharing the coroner’s explosive findings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonus Episode 1: The inquest

Today Coroner Greg Cavanagh is expected to deliver his findings on the case of Paddy Moriarty. The Australian's new daily news podcast The Front updates the status of the case as at the morning of 07/04/22.
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BONUS: An update from The Australian's daily news podcast

One of the most peculiar things about Paddy Moriarty's disappearance is that his dog, Kellie, is missing too. We investigate the stra...

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