Dead Wrong

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Dead Wrong is the explosive untold story of the bizarre shooting of Jeffrey Brooks, where everything pointed to murder but family, friends and crime experts say a botched police investigation let a cold-blooded killer slip away. This is a special investigation by The Courier-Mail’s Kate Kyriacou and Peter Hall.

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7. Fatal Twist

The farmhand at the centre of the Jeffrey Brooks investigation - the man who found the young scientist's body on that fateful day - is unearthed by this podcast series and steps forward to tell his explosive story. It includes a staggering U-turn that blows the police theory of "accidental death'' wide open.

37 min
2018-08-12 • CRIME X+ ONLY

6. Shot Down

The police theory in the "accidental death'' of young scientist Jeffrey Brooks is examined by an international expert in gunshot wound trajectory and special tests are also conducted in a state-of-the-art ballistics laboratory in Melbourne. Will the findings finally deliver the truth Jeffrey's family have hoped for...

43 min
2018-08-05 • CRIME X+ ONLY

5. Hidden Truths

An explosive insurance investigation finding that has been a tightly-held secret for more than two decades is revealed for the first time, casting a dark shadow over the police determination in the "accidental death'' of young scientist Jeffrey Brooks. The veteran private investigator who led the probe comes forward to tell of police failings, missing evidence and his controversial conclusion in the one case he has never been able to leave behind...

43 min
2018-07-29 • CRIME X+ ONLY

4. See No Evil

The police investigation into the "accidental death'' of Jeffrey Brooks is put under the microscope at a Coronial inquest. His parents, who believe he was murdered, demand answers about vanishing evidence, missed chances to find the truth and flimsy alibis not scrutinised. The reaction from investigators to a grieving family with genuine concerns will blow you away...

40 min
2018-07-22 • CRIME X+ ONLY

3. Money Trail

Jeffrey's gone. The young scientist's emotion-charged farewell draws more than 1000 mourners and brings an entire town to a halt . The future of the failing crayfish farm he was parachuted in to fix has been shattered by a single shotgun blast. But the shadowy farm manager, his wife and the worker refuse to leave the property. In desperation, the owners turn to a mountain of a man, a former boxer and top cop-turned private investigator. His brief: to uncover the truth, expose the trio's dark secret and drive them out. Unlike the police who called Jeffrey's death an accident, he goes back to basics and follows one of the most powerful motives of all - greed...

43 min
2018-07-15 • CRIME X+ ONLY

2. The Smoking Gun

Jeffrey Brooks told everyone the farm manager's decrepit old shotgun was dangerous. He refused to touch it. So when police investigating his shooting death determined the seasoned hunter had accidentally killed himself reefing the gun - barrel first - towards his own body, family, friends and bosses were in disbelief. They screamed murder, but no-one would listen. Until now ...

41 min
2018-07-08 • CRIME X+ ONLY

1. The Farm of Fear

Young scientist Jeffrey Brooks believed he was going to be murdered at his workplace and that those involved would make it look like an accident. And not long after, Jeffrey was dead and the police who arrived to investigate called it an accident - just as he predicted.

47 min
2018-06-29

Trailer: Dead Wrong

Jeffrey Brooks feared for his life. He believed he was going to be murdered at his workplace - and that those involved would try and m...

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Three stars

2021-01-24

grezzbop

Well done Courier Mail for devoting time and resources to this important subject. This is important journalism and a good example of why society need journalists. Needless to say, podcasts are an audio medium; it’s very important for good audio quality. The sound quality in this podcast ranged from good to adequate to fair to poor. The podcast might have benefited from a bit more narration to assist or make up for the poor sound quality of some of the interviews. Despite the occasional hard-to-hear interviews, I persisted with the podcast because the story is important, and the writing was mostly well-paced and interesting I did find *some* of the writing somewhat repetitive. People critiqued Hedley Thomas’s references to ‘the soft soil’ in The Teacher’s Pet as repetitive. But I regarded ‘the soft soil’ as a speculative object; repetitive references in Dead Wrong were facts; things such as Jeffrey’s job title/profession. These facts don’t need repetition unless you imagine your listeners will tune in at the beginning of Episode 5 or 7. The tag-team narration worked well. Occasionally the female host’s voice slipped into fry-range, but it wasn’t sufficient to distract nor detract from the story Kudos and well wishes to Jeffrey’s family for their backbone and determination Please update your podcast on any progress on any further inquiry into Jeffrey’s death
Engaging and interesting

2020-06-18

stellie2702

I wish the recordings were clearer - I had a hard time understanding what was being said. Other than that a good podcast. I hope his family finds closure.

Dead Wrong is the explosive untold story of the bizarre shooting of Jeffrey Brooks, where everything pointed to murder but family, friends and crime experts say a botched police investigation let a cold-blooded killer slip away. This is a special investigation by The Courier-Mail’s Kate Kyriacou and Peter Hall.