22 episodes
Trace ABC listen
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- True Crime
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4.9 • 95 Ratings
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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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S1 Bonus | Maria James inquest finding
A Victorian Coroner has failed to name a killer in the 1980 cold case of Maria James. Her sons are devastated. But there's still hope, in leads yet to be chased by police.
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S1 Bonus | The Inquest
The 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.
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S1 Bonus | Breakthrough in Maria James cold case
The 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.
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S2 BONUS — The Price
The Royal Commission has released its final report into defence lawyer turned police informer Nicola Gobbo.
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S2 08 | End game
We reveal the story of Nicola Gobbo's audacious bid to return to Australia.
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S2 07 | Reckoning
Everything unravels, for Nicola Gobbo and Victoria Police. Their secret is out.
Customer Reviews
Riveting!!
Very well researched and articulated. Soothing execution of some unsavoury situations and definitely holds the audience captive. Well done and please keep it going!!!!
That Voice and Accent
Love listening to her.
Great podcast (mostly)
I wondered how Rachel et al would make a lengthy podcast with such a limited amount of material. Credit to them, the podcast is compelling from the beginning. Four stars for great storytelling and writing
No star or stars for post-production. Rachel’s narration voice is terribly shallow and croaky. Even when she says her own name ‘Brown’, there is a croak. Rachel, you make great radio but I need to enjoy hearing you tell your story.
Come on ABC ... surely your people have voice trainers and voice training. Could it be that this ‘natural speaking voice’ is the new way of doing narration these days? I hear it on the CBC and on This American Life. Hearing that croak takes me out of the story whenever I hear it. Trace was compelling enough to pull me back in. Maybe the ABC isnt concerned that having a decent broadcast/podcast voice is important today. But come on, do your listeners a favour ... podcasts are an audio medium ... quality voices are essential for the medium