Introducing Dear Rachelle

04/09/25 • 3 min

For two decades, the family of murdered 23-year-old woman Rachelle Childs have fought for answers. Though her killer is still at large, they believe her case case can be solved.

Dear Rachelle is hosted and investigated by journalist Ashlea Hansen, together with retired detective and cold case specialist Damian Loone, who appeared in The Australian’s award-winning podcast series The Teacher’s Pet and The Teacher’s Trial.

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For two decades, the family of murdered 23-year-old woman Rachelle Childs have fought for answers. Though her killer is still at large, they believe her case case can be solved.

Search 'Dear Rachelle' to listen now.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Transcript

Speaker 100:00:00.440

Hi, It's Kristin from The Australian. I wanted to let you know about a new investigative podcast series produced by some of our colleagues. It's called Dear Rochelle and it's available now. Here's the trailer.

Speaker 200:00:18.199

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