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The Case Of

The Case Of is your eyes and ears inside the courtroom for Australia"s biggest trials, unpacking major trials recently heard in court and cases in the headlines. This podcast will explain how it all works and answer your questions along the way. The Case Of is the follow-up to the hit podcast Mushroom Case Daily, and all episodes of that show will remain available in the back catalogue of The Case Of. The response to Mushroom Case Daily was overwhelming, with more than 8,000 emails from listeners,

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0:35:54

Kumanjayi Walker: Police Brutality or just doing the...

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2026/01/13

Zachary Rolfe's trial revolved around a seconds-long shooting, which the jury saw direct evidence of via body-worn video footage. However, it was the intention behind those shots that was debated — and that Mr Rolfe eventually defended from the witness box.In this episode, Melissa Mackay explains how Zachary Rolfe described his actions and intentions under cross examination, before the jury found him not guilty.If you have any questions you'd like Mel and Stocky to answer in future

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0:35:16

Kumanjayi Walker: A cop tried for murder

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2026/01/08

Four days after shooting Kumanjayi Walker, Zachary Rolfe was charged with murder. Two years later he was in the Northern Territory Supreme Court arguing against that charge.In this episode, reporter Melissa Mackay describes the unusual series of events that surround this high-profile trial, and talks through the key arguments each side made to the court before the jury found Mr Rolfe not guilty.If you have any questions you'd like Melissa and Stocky to answer in the final episode

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0:27:16

Kumanjayi Walker: The night of the shooting

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2026/01/06

Kumanjayi Walker and Constable Zachary Rolfe came from two different worlds within Australia. On November 9, 2019, those worlds collided in a fatal confrontation, in a small red house within the remote community of Yuendumu.In the first chapter of The Case of Kumanjayi Walker, reporter Melissa Mackay introduces the two people at the centre of this story, explains how they came face to face that night and how police and the community reacted after the three fatal shots were fired.If

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0:02:31

INTRODUCING: The Case of Kumanjayi Walker

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2026/01/01

Kumanjayi Walker was a young Walpiri-Luritja man, shot by a police officer in the remote community of Yuendumu in 2019. It was a confrontation that lasted seconds, but continues to reverberate today.His death caught the nation's attention, sparked a groundswell of activism, and ignited battles within politics and the police force.In The Case Of Kumanjayi Walker, Stephen Stockwell and reporter Melissa Mackay will retrace the murder trial and inquest that followed this death, and

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0:41:12

Behind the scenes on The Case Of

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2025/12/30

It's been a wild ride on The Case Of this year, and now we're revealing the highs and lows of making this podcast, in our end-of-year episode.In this episode, executive producer Clare Rawlinson joins Stephen Stockwell to get his unfiltered perspective on the journey so far, and to reveal the results of our recent listener survey (which received more than 2000 responses!).If you have any questions, you'd like Clare and Stocky to answer in future episodes, please email

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0:26:51

Snowtown Parole: Battle over serial killer takes...

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2025/12/23

Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis hoped to be out of prison by now, having served his 26-year non-parole period and getting a thumbs up from the parole board for release this year.But South Australia's Attorney General sought a review of that decision, and the Parole Review Commissioner ultimately agreed Vlassakis should remain behind bars. Now, Parole Chair Frances Nelson KC is not happy her decision was overruled, and the battle is evolving into legally uncharted

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0:30:28

Croc Wrangler: Prison time for a tourism icon

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2025/12/18

The croc wrangler is in prison. Matt Wright has been sentenced to 10 months jail time for his attempts to interfere with an investigation into a fatal helicopter crash.In this episode, Olivana Lathouris and Matt Garrick join Stephen Stockwell to discuss the sentencing, the damage to his reputation as a tourism icon, and the timing with the birth of his third child.If you have any questions you'd like Oli and Stocky to answer in future episodes, please email thecaseof@abc.net.au.The

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0:37:51

Toyah's Murder: Chris, Stocky and Clare tell you what...

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2025/12/16

Two trials, weeks of evidence and a guilty verdict – now we can share with you what we think would have convinced the jury Rajwinder Singh murdered Toyah Cordingley, as well as what may have given them pause. In this episode, Chris Testa, Stephen Stockwell and executive producer Clare Rawlinson go over the biggest moments in Singh’s trial; what surprised them, thoughts on the verdict and the effect that cases like this have on the community.For more on the seven-year wait for

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0:31:27

Toyah's Murder: Comparing the two trials of Rajwinder...

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2025/12/11

It's been hard to keep secret, but the trial you've been following on this podcast was not the first one for Rajwinder Singh — it was a retrial, after an earlier hung jury.In this episode, Chris Testa explains to Stephen Stockwell how the trials differed and legal strategies changed, including a change in focus on Toyah's boyfriend, Marco Heidenreich.If you have any questions you'd like Chris and Stocky to answer in future episodes, please email thecaseof@abc.net.au.The Case Of is

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0:26:20

Toyah's Murder: Sentence delivered for...

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2025/12/09

Justice Lincoln Crowley delivered his sentencing remarks only a day after jurors found Rajwinder Singh guilty of Toyah Cordingley's murder, outlining a possible explanation for what happened the day she died.In this episode, Christopher Testa and Stephen Stockwell recap the key moments from Justice Crowley's remarks, as well as the victim impact statements from members of Toyah's family.If you have any questions you'd like Chris and Stocky to answer in future episodes, please email

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0:26:37

Toyah's Murder: The verdict

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2025/12/08

The 12 people who have been deciding whether Rajwinder Singh is guilty or not guilty of the 2018 murder of Toyah Cordingley have returned their verdict.In this episode, ABC Cairns reporter, Chris Testa takes you into the courtroom as the jury reads their decision and talks to Stephen Stockwell about the reactions in the courtroom. He also reveals a secret we had to keep while the trial was in progress.If you have any questions you'd like Chris and Stocky to answer in future

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0:35:38

Toyah's Murder: Closing arguments – everything you...

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2025/12/04

We want to hear from you! Please complete our survey: 2025 The Case Of Listener SurveyCrown prosecutor Nathan Crane has delivered his closing address to the jury, outlining ten points he says incriminate Rajwinder Singh of Toyah Cordingley's murder.In this episode, Chris Testa and Stephen Stockwell talk through those ten points, then how defence counsel Greg McGuire KC responded to them, painting a picture of a "peaceful vegetarian" and suggesting the jury look at other people who

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0:47:33

High Country killer: Greg Lynn's secret story

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2025/12/03

The ABC's biggest investigative true crime podcast Unravel has just dropped their new season, Huntsman — and it might just be their best yet. It's hosted by Mushroom Case Daily's Rachael Brown, and it's about former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn, who last year was convicted of murder in the Victorian High Country.People were shocked when Lynn admitted to burning the bodies of two elderly campers to cover up what he'd done. But this podcast dives much deeper into his story. It turns out

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0:36:58

Toyah's Murder: The covert recording of Rajwinder...

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2025/12/01

We want to hear from you! Please complete our survey: 2025 The Case Of Listener SurveyThe jury in Rajwinder Singh's murder trial has listened to a covert recording of the accused killer, recorded by an undercover police officer.In this episode, Chris Testa and Stephen Stockwell discuss what Mr Singh is heard saying in this recording and how it relates to the defence's case. They also recap evidence from a DNA specialist who analysed samples relating to Mr Singh, Toyah's boyfriend

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0:28:24

Easey Street Murders: Trial confirmed, but with a...

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2025/11/28

We want to hear from you! Please complete our survey: 2025 The Case Of Listener SurveyAccused killer Perry Kouroumblis will face a trial over the murders of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett in 1977, but not quite on the terms the prosecution had hoped.In this episode, Alexandra Alvaro joins Stephen Stockwell to discuss the dramatic final day of the committal hearing, and to recap the latest evidence from former police and forensics experts.If you have any questions you'd like

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0:28:35

Toyah's Murder: How police found Rajwinder Singh

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2025/11/27

We want to hear from you! Please complete our survey: 2025 The Case Of Listener SurveyThe jury in Rajwinder Singh's murder trial has heard how police tracked the alleged killer down in India, four years after they identified him as a suspect.In this episode Chris Testa tells Stephen Stockwell the story of Singh's arrest, and explains what the forensic search of his blue Alfa Romeo uncovered. Chris and Stocky also talk through the other characters who were around Wangetti Beach the

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0:29:47

Toyah's Murder: Tracking Rajwinder Singh's Alfa Romeo...

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2025/11/25

We want to hear from you! Please complete our survey: 2025 The Case Of Listener SurveyRajwinder Singh's murder trial has heard evidence from his wife, sister and parents in the Cairns courthouse, and the jury has been shown graphic autopsy images.In this episode, Chris Testa and Stephen Stockwell step through this evidence, then break down the route Rajwinder Singh took home from Wangetti beach on the day Toyah Cordingley was killed.If you have any questions you'd like Chris and

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0:35:21

Toyah's Murder: Close friend says alleged killer...

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2025/11/20

Multiple witnesses who were at Wangetti Beach the day Toyah Cordingley was murdered have described what and who they saw that day.In this episode, Chris and Stocky talk through their evidence, as well as evidence from a close friend of Rajwinder Singh's, describing the alleged murderer's behaviour before he fled the country.If you have any questions you'd like Chris and Stocky to answer in future episodes, please email thecaseof@abc.net.au.The Case Of is the follow-up to the hit

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0:33:16

Toyah's Murder: Testing the boyfriend's alibi

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2025/11/18

Rajwinder Singh's defence team have tried to challenge Toyah Cordingley's boyfriend's alibi the afternoon of her murder, in a series of cross examinations before the jury.In this episode Chris Testa joins Stephen Stockwell to discuss the evidence relating to Marco Heidenreich's alibi, including photo metadata and cell tower pings.If you have any questions you'd like Chris and Stocky to answer in future episodes, please email thecaseof@abc.net.au.The Case Of is the follow-up to the

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0:12:50

Toyah's Murder: The jury's excursion to Wangetti Beach

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2025/11/17

The jury in the murder trial of Rajwinder Singh is walking up Wangetti Beach, where Toyah Cordingley's body was found in 2018. In this special episode we take you there too.With waves crashing in the background, Chris Testa speaks to Stephen Stockwell from the beach, explaining what the jury saw, how the excursion worked and whether the robes and wigs of the courtroom made the journey too.If you have any questions you'd like Chris and Stocky to answer in future episodes, please

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