Phoebe's Fall
About the show
Latest episodes
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Introducing: Diagnosing Murder
September 30, 2025 · 4 minFor decades, families in Australia and overseas, have been accused of one of the worst crimes imaginable. Diagnosing Murder is an investigative podcast about parents who've had their children taken away, sat in the dock and even done time…
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Trial By Water, Episode 1: Father's Day
May 31, 2024 · 56 minOn Father’s Day, 2005, Robert Farquharson crashed his car into a dam. He survived, but his three children who were in the car with him didn’t. At first it seemed like a tragic accident. But quickly, it turned into a murder investigation…
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Phoebe's Fall - New Laws
June 22, 2018 · 7 minVictorian Government announces reforms to Coroner's Act and Phobe's grandfather Lorne responds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Phoebe's Fall - A Fresh Look
December 15, 2016 · 10 minThe Victorian Government has announced a review of the Coroner's Act amid widespread public concern about the inquest into Phoebe Handsjuk's garbage chute death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 6: Inquest & Aftermath
October 27, 2016 · 44 minWe dissect the coroner's finding in Phoebe's case, raising serious questions about his conclusion and the methods he used to reach it. We examine the consequences of challenging a poor finding. And we reveal the Facebook post that prompted…
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Mini-episode: The mystery phone number and the litany of unanswered questions
October 25, 2016 · 4 minSeven months after Phoebe Handsjuk died, forensic scientists found a piece of paper in the pocket of the jeans she was wearing when she died. Whose number was it? And what did it mean? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 5: Saying Goodbye
October 20, 2016 · 31 minPhoebe is remembered by her friends and family. We chronicle the competing memorials and funerals. And we journey to the shores of her Viking farewell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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No time of death for Phoebe
October 19, 2016 · 5 minWe explore the difficulties of establishing Phoebe's time of death, and a debate between police and doctors over the value of trying to estimate when somebody has died. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.