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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5 min
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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
12/08/2018 • 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
05/08/2018 • 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
29/07/2018 • 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
22/07/2018 • 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
15/07/2018 • 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
08/07/2018 • 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
29/06/2018

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 make it look like an accident. Not long after, Jeffrey was dead. This is a special investigation by The Courier-Mail’s Kate Kyriacou and Peter Hall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 min

TRAILER

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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, calls her sister, and is dead within hours. Her burning, partially naked body is found nine hours later in bushland on a lonely coastal road. Her killer has never been caught. Now innocent people, once too afraid to speak, are breaking their silence. If you’re looking for your next true crime podcast obsession, search out Dear Rachelle. An unstoppable cold case team is reinvestigating and uncovering damning new evidence. Could this finally be the break the family needs? Dear Rachelle is hosted and investigated by journalist Ashlea Hansen, who teams up with retired detective and renowned cold case specialist Damian Loone. The first episode of Dear Rachelle is now available on all podcast platforms. If you’re looking for your next true crime podcast binge and you want to be first to hear what’s next, visit dearrachelle.com.au - your News Corp Australia subscription grants you access to podcast episodes three weeks before everyone else, as well as exclusive access to videos, interactive evidence, behind-the-scenes content, and more. Dear Rachelle is a podcast from True Crime Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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19 Ratings

Great story, bad audio

10/11/2018

Meesh Simmo

I struggled to hear key interviews, the audio was all over the place and I thought it would improve as the series progressed.
Quality issues

04/10/2019

ChChFan

Please do something with the audio b
A good story ruined by very amateur audio

20/08/2018

Kat-Dwagg

Although a good story, sadly the sound in this podcast is the worst I've ever heard on Apple podcasts. People who make podcasts need to hire a professional reputable audio engineer, as the sound in this series is a good example of utterly appalling audio skills. Too quite then too loud then echoing, and muffled then blasting loud and clear, yet out of phase (tubular sounding) And then the balance is back and forth. It's so bad it distracts the listener from the story.

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.