Trace

Jun 13 2024 23 ep. 31 mins 7.8k

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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 | A million-dollar reward

Jun 13 2024 15 mins

Victoria Police is set to announce a one million dollar reward for information that finally solves the case of Maria James, who was murdered in the back of her bookshop 44 years ago. And for the first time in seven years of investigating this case, police grant an interview to Rachael Brown.

S1 Bonus | Maria James inquest finding

Mar 31 2022 18 mins

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.

S1 Bonus | The Inquest

Nov 03 2021 65 mins

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.

S1 Bonus | Breakthrough in Maria James cold case

Aug 12 2021 26 mins

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.

S2 BONUS — The Price

Dec 16 2020 40 mins

The Royal Commission has released its final report into defence lawyer turned police informer Nicola Gobbo.

S2 08 | End game

Sep 21 2020 42 mins

We reveal the story of Nicola Gobbo's audacious bid to return to Australia.

S2 07 | Reckoning

Sep 14 2020 40 mins

Everything unravels, for Nicola Gobbo and Victoria Police. Their secret is out.

S2 06 | Whatever it takes

Sep 07 2020 40 mins

Nicola hits rock bottom, but Victoria Police wants her to take on a new role ... as a witness.

S2 05 | Glittering prize

Aug 31 2020 39 mins

Nicola 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.

S2 04 | Rubicon

Aug 24 2020 37 mins

Nicola 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.