DELVE
Episodes
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 22: The Detective Inspector
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The final witness to appear for this first phase of the inquest is the man who was in charge of the reinvestigation into Lachie’s death, Detective I...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 21: Finding Lachie
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The police dog handler who found Lachie with his dog Gee gives his evidence in closed court.Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and Spotify listen...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 20: The Mortuary Technician
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Little, who’s been in the job for more than 30 years, sets the record straight about process, protocol and who is responsible for what. Si...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 19: The Reluctant Pathologist
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The pathologist who conducted the post mortem on Lachie tells the inquest they didn’t even have the right equipment to do pediatric autopsies in Sou...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 18: The Former Sergeant
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A former police officer who worked under Senior Sergeant Cynthia Fairley refutes her assertion that he was in charge of the investigation into Lachie’...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 17: Wrong Direction
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The pressure is on to find out who was responsible, who was in charge, and who turned around the autopsy. Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 16: Cynthia
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Senior Sergeant Cynthia Fairley, the police officer at the centre of the case, is in the witness box. Sign up to DELVE+ here for Android and...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 15: Who's In Charge?
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first of the police officers scheduled to appear at the inquest takes to the witness stand, and we begin to hear about the confusion over who was ...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 14: The Shirtless Man
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The sighting of a mysterious shirtless man, what one of Lachie's preschool teachers remembers about him, and the two paramedics who worked on the litt...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 13: What Happened To Him?
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The police’s lawyer tackles Paul about making claims that Michelle and her sons had something to do with Lachie’s death.Sign up to DELVE+ her...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 12: Lachie’s Father
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul is questioned about his relationship with Michelle and the events on the day and night leading up to Lachie’s death.Sign up to DELVE+ here...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 11: A New Witness
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You could have heard a pin drop in courtroom four when a new witness was asked why he thought something he saw could relate to the death of Lachie Jon...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 10: Not My Best Friend
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kimberley Rogers, who says she was friends with Michelle Officer for 17 years, tells the inquest Michelle kept changing her story about Lachie running...
S2 | The Boy in the Water Ep 9: The Search
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The neighbours from the street who searched for Lachie, and the friends who were there that night, all take the stand. Sign up to DELVE+ her...
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...