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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Enjoy a sneak-peak into another series from the team behind Twisted Minds. In the podcast Mother's Guilt host Jane Hansen investigates the story of Kathleen Folbigg. She tries to find out who Kathleen really is, gives you insights into the history of her case, and then follows the inquiry into the new genetic discovery that proved her innocence. Listen to the full podcast ad-free on Crime X+ on Apple Podcasts today.

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It takes a lot to unsettle a seasoned forensic psychologist like Luke Broomhall but psychopathic axe-murderer Jose Omonte-Extrada was enough to raise his hackles.

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