Podcast
Trace
Hosted by ABC Radio · EN
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.
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Maria James inquest finding
Apr 1, 202200:18:34Tap to summarizeA Victorian Coroner has failed to name a killer in the 1980 cold case of Maria James. Her sons are devasted. But there's still hope, in leads yet to be chased by police.
Transcribe →S1 | The Inquest
Nov 3, 202101:05:27Tap to summarizeThe new coronial inquest into the murder of Maria James has wrapped up. Will the Coroner be able to name her killer? And of the police exhibits that haven't disappeared, what DNA testing can be done? This episode nears us closer to the end of the James brothers' 41-year-fight for answers for their mum.
Transcribe →S1 | Breakthrough in Maria James cold case
Aug 12, 202100:26:45Tap to summarizeThe discovery of a police exhibit - thought to be missing for around three decades - could finally help unmask the killer in the 1980 cold case of Maria James.
Transcribe →S2 BONUS — The Price
Dec 16, 202000:40:53Tap to summarizeThe Royal Commission has released its final report into defence lawyer turned police informer Nicola Gobbo.
Transcribe →S2 08 | End game
Sep 21, 202000:42:22Tap to summarizeWe reveal the story of Nicola Gobbo's audacious bid to return to Australia.
Transcribe →S2 07 | Reckoning
Sep 14, 202000:40:35Tap to summarizeEverything unravels, for Nicola Gobbo and Victoria Police. Their secret is out.
Transcribe →S2 06 | Whatever it takes
Sep 7, 202000:40:58Tap to summarizeNicola hits rock bottom, but Victoria Police wants her to take on a new role ... as a witness.
Transcribe →S2 05 | Glittering prize
Aug 31, 202000:39:37Tap to summarizeNicola wants to be the best source ever, and she leads police to the biggest target of all: the mafia. Her double life is getting riskier, but she can't stop. This episode charts an addiction and a crash.
Transcribe →S2 04 | Rubicon
Aug 24, 202000:37:47Tap to summarizeNicola crosses the point of no return and becomes a police informer. She'll represent clients, while passing on the underworld's secrets to Victoria Police.
Transcribe →S2 03 | The darkest night
Aug 17, 202000:39:39Tap to summarizeA drug house burglary smells of police corruption and a police informer is executed.
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