• Introducing: Trial by Water
    May 26 2024

    From The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Trial by Water is a new investigative podcast series about Robert Farquharson, who has been locked up for decades for an unthinkable crime: murdering his three sons in a dam on Father’s Day, 2005.

    Now scientists and lawyers are asking the question: did we get it wrong? And is this man in prison for a crime he didn’t commit?

    Episode 1 will arrive on Saturday, June 1.

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    4 mins
  • Melissa Caddick: Fraudster's death to remain a mystery
    May 28 2023

    Warning: This story contains graphic content.

    We finally know what happened in the missing persons investigation that captured a nation. Melissa Caddick, the fraudster who stole $23 million from her closest family and friends, is dead.

    So said the deputy state coroner, who handed down her report last week. But how did she come to this finding? Until now, all we knew was that Caddick’s right foot had washed up on the shores of a remote beach. This was shortly after she went missing, nearly two and a half years ago.

    Today, investigative reporter Kate McClymont joins Samantha Selinger-Morris on The Age and SMH daily news podcast Please Explain to discuss what we now know - and what we’ll never know - about what happened to Melissa Caddick.

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    13 mins
  • Special episode: Anthony Koletti takes the stand
    Sep 30 2022

    The second week of the Coroner's inquest into the disappearance & suspected death of Melissa Louise Caddick has seen her husband, Anthony Koletti, give evidence about the raid and Melissa's disappearance. 

    In this special episode, we bring you the latest from The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age's podcast Please Explain, where Kate tells us all the essential information from the second week of the inquest.

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    17 mins
  • Special episode: Body cams and pig cadavers
    Sep 16 2022

    The Coroner's inquest into the disappearance & suspected death of Melissa Louise Caddick has begun and Kate McClymont has been there for every minute of it.

    In this special episode, we bring you the latest from The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age's podcast Please Explain, where Kate tells us all the essential information from week one of the inquest.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    19 mins
  • Episode 10: The cupboard is bare
    Jun 12 2022

    In the season finale, we examine the life-long implications for Melissa Caddick's victims and the fracturing of relationships in her own family. We also answer listeners' most asked questions about this baffling case and explore where it all goes from here.

    You can find bonus material here.

    If you have more information about this case, please contact us at liarliarpodcast@smh.com.au

    The Sydney Morning Herald's Kate McClymont and 60 Minutes' Tom Steinfort take a deep dive into one of the most extraordinary crimes of the century.

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    42 mins
  • Episode 9: AK-47
    Jun 5 2022

    Melissa Caddick's husband, Anthony Koletti, has endured so much unwelcome attention since his wife’s sudden disappearance. It’s left him in a state of shock and confusion. His bizarre behaviour since 'The Raid' has only added to the scrutiny.

    You can find bonus material here.

    If you have more information about this case, please contact us at liarliarpodcast@smh.com.au

    The Sydney Morning Herald's Kate McClymont and 60 Minutes' Tom Steinfort take a deep dive into one of the most extraordinary crimes of the century.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    51 mins
  • Episode 8: Cinderella Noir
    May 29 2022

    This episode is all about discoveries: the awful moment when Melissa's closest family and friends realise that the woman they trusted implicitly had robbed them blind, and the gruesome discovery that would turn the case on its head.

    You can find bonus material here.

    If you have more information about this case, please contact us at liarliarpodcast@smh.com.au

    The Sydney Morning Herald's Kate McClymont and 60 Minutes' Tom Steinfort take a deep dive into one of the most extraordinary crimes of the century.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    51 mins
  • Episode 7: Downfall
    May 22 2022

    Melissa Caddick's House of Cards collapsed when investigators raided her home. But within hours Caddick disappeared without a trace. So why did her husband Anthony Koletti take more than 30 hours to tell police his wife was missing?

    You can find bonus material here.

    If you have more information about this case, please contact us at liarliarpodcast@smh.com.au

    The Sydney Morning Herald's Kate McClymont and 60 Minutes' Tom Steinfort take a deep dive into one of the most extraordinary crimes of the century.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    54 mins