The long weekend | 1
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, phones her sister, and is dead within hours.
Her burning, partially naked body is found nine hours later in bushland on a lonely coastal road.
It’s another two days before her family is told the devastating news.
Since Rachelle’s brutal murder and suspected rape in 2001, her younger sister Kristy has been hunting her killer.
Now, with an unstoppable cold case team reinvestigating and uncovering damning new evidence, could this finally be the break the family need?
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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Dear Rachelle
A young woman murdered. A crime shrouded in secrecy. A killer who walked away.
Who killed Rachelle Childs?
Innocent people, silenced by fear for decades, are breaking their silence. For Rachelle.
For more than two decades, her family and friends have fought for answers.
They believe her case is solvable. They believe her killer is still alive.
For decades, they’ve suffered while police let the trail grow cold.
Now Rachelle’s younger sister Kristy has teamed up with a crew of investigative experts, to re-open the case with the aim of bringing about justice.
Dear Rachelle is hosted and investigated by journalist Ashlea Hansen, who teams up with retired detective and renowned cold case specialist Damian Loone.
You can hear podcast episodes up to three weeks early with a News Corp Australia subscription by visiting dearrachelle.com.au. It also grants you exclusive access to videos, interactive evidence, behind the scenes and extras.
Episodes will drop into this podcast app every Friday.
Dear Rachelle is a podcast by True Crime Australia.
- No. of episodes: 8
- Latest episode: 2025-05-01
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