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S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 8: The Eyewitnesses
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The police hat, the yellow vest, who saw what, and what was accurate?Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 7: The Other Brother
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lachie's other brother tells the inquest about his family relationships, and his movements on January 29, 2019. You can also click here to see photos ...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 6: The Neighbour
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hearing but not seeing Lachie, and the surprise on the 111 call.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to n...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 5: Lachie's Brother
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We hear from Lachie's brother for the first time as he is cross-examined about what happened that day and night.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Androi...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Bonus Episode
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus epsiode, Melanie Reid discusses the first days of the inquest with colleague Bonnie Sumner.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Andro...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 4: The King's Counsel
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Timings, layouts and lines of sight are all explored – and questions are raised about dope smoking.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spoti...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 3: Under Attack
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On day two of the inquest, Lachie’s mother goes head to head with Paul Jones’ lawyer as he puts it to her that she covered up her son’s death.Si...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 2: Lachie's Mother
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The questioning of Lachie’s mother continues with a forensic examination of the day her son died. Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 1: The Inquest
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emotional scenes play out in the Invercargill courthouse on day one of the coronial inquest, when Lachie’s mother is cross examined by Paul Jones’...
S2 | Welcome to Season 2 of The Boy in the Water
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From Melanie Reid Investigates comes the brand new season of The Boy in the Water. Listen as we follow the coronial inquest into the death of three-an...
S1 | The Boy in the Water Update: Coroner Calls Inquest
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We reveal an important update from the coroner’s office, plus a radio interview with Melanie Reid on The Detail.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Andr...
S1 | The Boy in the Water Bonus Material
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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, th...
S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 9: The American Detective
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 tru...
S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 8: Grief and Secrets
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lachie’s graveside birthday celebration, and an ex-police officer reveals the culture of bullying and burnout at the Gore police station.Sign up to ...
S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 7: U-Turn
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Inside the small town Gore courtroom - the disappointment, the heartache and Paul Jones tells it like it is.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android an...
S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 6: More Questions Than Answers
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The twists and turns continue when we hear the police statements of Lachie’s mother, brother and a teenager who lived on the street.Sign up to DELVE...
S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 5: The Night Lachie Died
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mysterious and tragic circumstances surround the night Lachie’s body was found.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listeners to get ...
S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 4: Rocky Road
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Volatile relationships and police call-outs - what was going on leading up to Lachie’s death?Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify lis...
S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 3: Deeply Troubled
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The whole town gets drawn into the case as the local council is charged in relation to Lachie's death.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spot...
S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 2: Return to Gore
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The mystery surrounding the death of Lachie Jones deepens after our team sends lung tissue samples to an international forensic pathologist.Sign up to...
S1 | The Boy in the Water Ep 1: Case Closed
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Officials jump to an early and dubious conclusion when a three-year-old boy's body is found floating in a town's sewage ponds.Sign up to DELVE+ h...
S1 | Welcome to The Boy in the Water
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Newsroom’s electrifying new podcast takes you inside a small town harbouring a big mystery. After the lifeless body of three-year-old Lachie Jones i...