A community on edge. A debacle of a police investigation. And a father who won’t give up.The Boy in the Water is a 9-part podcast series about a small town in t...
A community on edge. A debacle of a police investigation. And a father who won’t give up.The Boy in the Water is a 9-part podcast series about a small town in t...
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Update: Coroner Calls Inquest
We reveal an important update from the coroner’s office, plus a radio interview with Melanie Reid on The Detail.
8/09/2023
25:31
Bonus Material
Watch the video version of The American Detective, read about the police review into the case, and listen to our award-winning podcast Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me.
25/08/2023
4:23
Episode 9: The American Detective
In the astonishing season finale, a ‘big gun’ US retired forensic detective is on the case - and she’s not going to stop until she finds the truth.
8/08/2023
43:10
Episode 8: Grief and Secrets
Lachie’s graveside birthday celebration, and an ex-police officer reveals the culture of bullying and burnout at the Gore police station.
1/08/2023
24:41
Episode 7: U-Turn
Inside the small town Gore courtroom - the disappointment, the heartache and Paul Jones tells it like it is.
A community on edge. A debacle of a police investigation. And a father who won’t give up.The Boy in the Water is a 9-part podcast series about a small town in the deep south of New Zealand harbouring a big mystery.After the lifeless body of three-year-old Lachie Jones is found floating in Gore’s sewage oxidation pond, police rule his death a tragic accident. But nothing is what it seems.Newsroom’s investigations editor Melanie Reid unravels the case – and the secrets – in an attempt to find out what really happened to little Lachie Jones.