Introducing Dear Rachelle

04/09/25 • 3 min

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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.

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.

Previous Episode

From The Front: Hedley Thomas’ new cold case podcast, 'Bronwyn'

Where is Bronwyn Winfield? The devoted mum has been missing since 1993 – and the man behind The Teacher’s Pet is on the case.

Go to theaustralian.com.au/bronwyn to listen. Plus, you can read more about this case and see exclusive stories, maps, timelines, graphics, video and more.

This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Josh Burton. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.

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Who the Hell is Hamish? - Introducing Dear Rachelle

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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