Dear Rachelle
Episodes
Investigation Update | 9 – The lawyer behind the podcast
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet the lawyer guiding the Dear Rachelle team through the legal challenges of Rachelle Childs’ cold case. In this bonus episode, host Ashlea Ha...
Investigation Update | 8 – What Kevin Correll’s death means for the case
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The key suspect in Rachelle Childs’ murder has died, what does this mean for the investigation? In this bonus episode, host Ashlea Hansen is joi...
Investigation Update | 7 – Kevin Correll found dead in Thailand
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Key murder suspect Kevin Steven Correll has died in Thailand. In this breaking-news bonus episode, host Ashlea Hansen unpacks everything we know ...
The paperboy | 15
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Could a police notebook from 2001 hold the key to Rachelle's murder? New evidence and forgotten witnesses emerge and Rachelle’s family share emo...
My father Kevin Part 2 | 14
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The most dangerous thing Rachelle could have done is reject him. That's the belief of Jazz, the daughter of a key suspect in the murder of Rachelle Ch...
My father Kevin Part 1 | 13
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jazz wants her father Kevin to confess to murder. Her father is Kevin Steven Correll, the key suspect in the murder of Rachelle Childs. By coming forw...
A sister's promise | 12
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kristy Childs’ words to her dying father Graham echo through the years. “I remember one of the last things I said to him was, I'll find hi...
Carriage of secrets | 11
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens in the train carriage, stays in the carriage. A confrontation escalates the investigation. An old friend speaks in defence of Kevin Corre...
Investigation Update | 6 - Eyewitnesses, tips and new leads
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who else spoke to Rachelle on the day she went missing? The Dear Rachelle investigation has been overwhelmed by the number of listeners who have come ...
Greasy alibi | 10
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to explore the alibi of key suspect Kevin Steven Correll, from June 7, 2001 - the night Rachelle Childs died. 1983: A policeman recalls arre...
Investigation Update | 5 - Journalists on the case
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Go behind the headlines of an unsolved murder that continues to raise questions - in this bonus episode with the journalists working to uncover the tr...
My husband Kevin | 9
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elise says she lived with a man who had many sides. A charming, romantic, funny husband, who would turn into a controlling, stonewalling, cruel strang...
Investigation Update | 4 - Your questions answered, from forensics to the killer's possible motivation
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Ashlea Hansen puts your questions to retired NSW detective and cold case expert Damian Loone, alongside Rachelle's sister Kristy. After a f...
What lies beneath | 8
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rachelle Childs has been dead five years when new evidence leads authorities to exhume and re-examine her body. Her family consents, but otherwise the...
Investigation Update | 3 - Hidden clippings and police response
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A key witness comes forward with a disturbing discovery, in this third update episode of Dear Rachelle. Host Ashlea Hansen is joined by Rachelle&rsquo...
Prince Charming | 7
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
First it's the thrill of singles mingles nights, champagne, prawns and flowers. Then, in an instant, the switch is flicked. The pleading turns nasty. ...
The classifieds predator | 6
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault, which may be distressing to some listeners. Two sexually motivated attacks. Two w...
The driver’s seat | 5
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“What happened and why did it happen? Those two things will tell you about the person who did it.” FBI-trained criminal profiler and forme...
Investigation Update | 2 - New leads from the petrol cap and CCTV?
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
New forensic leads emerge in this second update episode of Dear Rachelle. Police enhance CCTV from the night Rachelle was murdered and send a new item...
Killer at a funeral | 4
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As mourners gather to farewell the girl next door who just happened to love fast cars, detectives keep a close eye on the guest list. Was Rachelle&rsq...
Crooked River Road | 3
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fear intensifies around the usually quiet towns of Bargo and Gerroa, as word spreads a serial killer could be responsible for two murders. Police esta...
Investigation Update | 1 - Police reopen the case
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this first update episode of Dear Rachelle, get exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the unfolding investigation. Ashlea Hansen sits down with Kri...
Bikies, ink and a vicious rumour | 2
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rachelle Childs has been dead for a week and police have no clear suspects. While detectives race to piece together her final movements, everyone grap...
The long weekend | 1
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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, phones her ...
INTRODUCING: Dear Rachelle
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“My beautiful sister, Rachelle Childs, was violently taken from us when I was just 18. My big sister was vivacious, hilarious and kind. She was ...