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Society & Culture

Lost in Larrimah

by The Australian
Society & Culture

About the show

In a Northern Territory town of about a dozen people, a local man and his dog vanished in 2017, and the feuding neighbors all seem to have a theory.

Latest episodes

  • From The Front: Questions linger in Larrimah

    November 23, 2023 · 13 min

    The Australian's daily news podcast The Front heads back to the tiny town that’s haunted by a huge mystery to unpack why the world is losing it over Larrimah. Search "The Front" in your podcast app for daily updates from The Australian's…

  • ‘I killerated old Paddy’

    April 15, 2022 · 30 min

    Kylie and Caro discuss the second part of the inquest into the death of Paddy Moriarty, including eight secret tapes recorded by police re-enacted by a voice actor, and the Coroner’s findings.  In this episode, you’ll hear what it was…

  • The Inquest

    April 15, 2022 · 29 min

    More than four years after Patrick ‘Paddy’ Moriarty and his dog, Kellie, vanished from the town of Larrimah, most of the tiny town's residents gave evidence at a two-part coronial inquest. In this episode, we get reacquainted with Paddy…

  • Last Drinks

    May 9, 2018 · 30 min

    One of the most peculiar things about Paddy Moriarty’s disappearance is that his dog, Kellie, is missing too. We investigate the strange twist that might be the key to this mystery, and what his absence means for a town on the brink of…

  • True Word

    May 6, 2018 · 27 min

    Paddy Moriarty loved a tall tale and was a known larrikin. Some of the possible explanations for his disappearance sound like tall tales themselves: there are sinkholes, crocodiles and a dangerous highway with form on vanishings.  And by…

  • End Of The Line

    May 4, 2018 · 25 min

    For people in Larrimah, the hardship isn’t just that Paddy Moriarty’s missing. Or that he’s probably not coming back alive. They’re facing the idea that one of their neighbours might have done something terrible. See omn…

  • Humble Pie

    May 2, 2018 · 23 min

    If there’s one thing Larrimah’s residents can agree on, it’s that Paddy Moriarty and Fran Hodgetts have been fighting for years. Now, the grandmother, who makes pies for a crust, has people driving past her teahouse accusing her of…

  • Off The Rails

    April 29, 2018 · 23 min

    As police begin to suspect Paddy Moriarty has met with foul play, existing tensions in Larrimah flare up. The town has been in a civil war for more than a decade. There’s a missing train, a secret cricket match, and accusations of theft…