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Virginia I The Age & SMH Investigates
Hosted by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald · EN
Virginia Giuffre was fearless in taking down some of the world’s most powerful people. As Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent victim, she helped expose his crimes and hold his friends to account, including the man formerly known as Prince Andrew. But despite her heroic battle in the most notorious sex trafficking case of the 21st century, few knew about one of her toughest fights. It was one she fought privately at home in Australia.
Follow The Age and SMH Investigates to be first to listen to new episodes of Virginia from Walkley-award winning journalist Melissa Fyfe and WA Today reporter Carla Hildebrandt.
Read the Good Weekend feature or our visual story which chronicles the harrowing final months of Virginia Giuffre's life as her marriage unravelled. Visit our websites at smh.com.au, theage.com.au and watoday.com.au, and send questions, information and feedback to virginiapodcast@nine.com.au
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Virginia | Ep 3: Mommy still loves you
1w ago00:58:34Tap to summarizeA violent incident at a holiday house sets in motion a series of events, culminating in a restraining order that will forever alter Virginia Giuffre’s life. Virginia is hosted and investigated by Walkley-award winning journalist Melissa Fyfe and WA Today reporter Carla Hildebrandt and chronicles the harrowing final months of Virginia Giuffre's life as her marriage unravelled. Julia Carr-Catzel is the executive producer. Read the Good Weekend feature or our visual story. Visit our websites at smh.com.au, theage.com.au and watoday.com.au, and send questions, information and feedback to virginiapodcast@nine.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Virginia | Ep 2: Husband, my saviour
2w ago00:49:45Tap to summarizeVirginia Giuffre kept her domestic violence battle a secret until very late in her life. But there was one incident that forced the abuse into the open. Virginia is hosted and investigated by Walkley-award winning journalist Melissa Fyfe and WA Today reporter Carla Hildebrandt and chronicles the harrowing final months of Virginia Giuffre's life as her marriage unravelled. Julia Carr-Catzel is the executive producer. Read the Good Weekend feature or our visual story. Visit our websites at smh.com.au, theage.com.au and watoday.com.au, and send questions, information and feedback to virginiapodcast@nine.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Virginia | Ep 1: Escaping Epstein
3w ago00:39:26Tap to summarizeVirginia falls in love with Robbie Giuffre, who whisks her away to Australia. The birth of their daughter a few years later, sparks Virginia into action. No longer will she be silent about her abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and his circle of high-powered friends. Virginia is hosted and investigated by Walkley-award winning journalist Melissa Fyfe and WA Today reporter Carla Hildebrandt and chronicles the harrowing final months of Virginia Giuffre's life as her marriage unravelled. Julia Carr-Catzel is the executive producer. Read the Good Weekend feature or our visual story. Visit our websites at smh.com.au, theage.com.au and watoday.com.au, and send questions, information and feedback to virginiapodcast@nine.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Introducing Virginia
Jun 1800:01:32Tap to summarizeVirginia Giuffre was fearless in taking down some of the world’s most powerful people. As Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent victim, she helped expose his crimes and hold his friends to account, including the man formerly known as Prince Andrew. But despite her heroic battle in the most notorious sex trafficking case of the 21st century, few knew about one of her toughest fights. It was one she fought privately at home in Australia. Follow The Age and SMH Investigates to be first to listen to new episodes of Virginia from Walkley-award winning journalist Melissa Fyfe and WA Today reporter Carla Hildebrandt. Read the Good Weekend feature or our visual story which chronicles the harrowing final months of Virginia Giuffre's life as her marriage unravelled. Visit our websites at smh.com.au, theage.com.au and watoday.com.au, and send questions, information and feedback to virginiapodcast@nine.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Introducing The Age and SMH Investigates
Jun 1200:01:36Tap to summarizeThe Sydney Morning Herald and The Age represent the best of investigative journalism in Australia, including from renowned reporters such as Nick McKenzie and Kate McClymont. And now you'll find all of our investigative podcasts in the one place, right here, and it's called The Age and SMH Investigates. It'll become home to all our new investigations from our best reporters. Coming soon is a gripping new series called Virginia. Virginia is about Virginia Giuffre, the woman who famously vanquished a prince and a billionaire. Despite her heroic battles against Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew, one of her toughest fights was the one she fought privately at home, here in Australia. Walkley-award winning journalist Melissa Fyfe and WA Today reporter Carla Hildebrandt unpack what happened in the final months of Virginia's life. Stay tuned, and follow this feed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Diagnosing Murder | Ep 2: The Science
Nov 101:00:20Tap to summarizeDoctors and lawyers can't come to a consensus on the science of shaken baby syndrome 50 years after it was first proposed as a theory. Does shaking a baby actually lead to the brain damage seen in historical and current cases? And why has the argument become so heated that some describe it as a war? For exclusive content and additional reporting on the case, available to subscribers of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, visit theage.com.au/podcast/diagnosingmurder. Subscribe now to theage.com.au or smh.com.au to access the special Good Weekend investigation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Diagnosing Murder | Ep 3: The Engine Room
Nov 100:56:39Tap to summarizeOnce forensic physicians believe a child might have been shaken, their next step is to look for a perpetrator. When they call in police and child protection, the investigation starts in earnest. It all starts inside Victoria's beloved Royal Children's hospital. For exclusive content and additional reporting on the case, available to subscribers of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, visit theage.com.au/podcast/diagnosingmurder. Subscribe now to theage.com.au or smh.com.au to access the special Good Weekend investigation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Diagnosing Murder | Ep 1: The Theory
Nov 100:46:32Tap to summarizeOne evening Kabir's baby stops breathing. When he and his wife Dipika rush to hospital, they expect their daughter will receive the best treatment possible. Instead, the doctors turn on them. For exclusive content and additional reporting on the case, available to subscribers of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, visit theage.com.au/podcast/diagnosingmurder. Subscribe now to theage.com.au or smh.com.au to access the special Good Weekend investigation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Diagnosing Murder | Ep 4: The List
Nov 101:00:35Tap to summarizeKabir and Dipika's case reaches its dramatic conclusion. And, while officials say they're not keeping track of how many shaken baby cases there are in Australia, an unlikely duo – the loved ones of people imprisoned for shaking – work night and day to find out. For exclusive content and additional reporting on the case, available to subscribers of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, visit theage.com.au/podcast/diagnosingmurder. Subscribe now to theage.com.au or smh.com.au to access the special Good Weekend investigation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Introducing: Diagnosing Murder
Oct 200:04:02Tap to summarizeFor decades, families in Australia and overseas, have been accused of one of the worst crimes imaginable. Diagnosing Murder is an investigative podcast about parents who've had their children taken away, sat in the dock and even done time in prison. All for something they insist they didn't do – shake their baby. Can we trust the science behind shaken baby syndrome? Or are innocent people being locked up for a crime they never committed? Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/diagnosing-murder/id1843555473Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3LqYqSCZHW4vtA0yhiaJKB?si=f8c56f4b638b4a24Listen on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrLulycax358g-04ndbBaBg3ED4Dnyv0S&si=CVXIqoUI6AJ6DD5xSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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