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**Subscribe for early episodes and to hear every season ad-free.**SERIES 9 - DIAGNOSIS OF A CRIME: Imagine being told that what’s wrong with your child isn’t an illness or an accident, but a crime.From the team behindThe Boy in the WaterandFractured,Diagnosis of a Crimetakes you inside the lives of families torn apart by a medical diagnosis.Join us for Melanie Reid’s latest groundbreaking investigation, where medicine and law combine, and nothing is quite what it seems.SERIES 8 - THE BOY IN THE

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35:03

S3 | The Boy in the Water Ep 5: The Americans

DELVE ·

2024/08/21

A forensic pathologist and a retired forensic detective, both Americans, give evidence in the Invercargill courtroom and fiercely defend their views – one emphatic Lachie drowned, the other who says his death was staged.Sign up to DELVE+to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.Presented by award-winning investigations editor Melanie Reid.Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz and search for Melanie Reid Investigates on Facebook and Instagram. Hosted on Acast

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39:26

S3 | The Boy in the Water Ep 4: The Unequivocal...

DELVE ·

2024/08/18

The controversy steps up a notch whena Wellington based forensic pathologist enters the frame and is intractable on Lachie’s cause of death.Sign up to DELVE+to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.Presented by award-winning investigations editor Melanie Reid.Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz and search for Melanie Reid Investigates on Facebook and Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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36:58

S3 | The Boy in the Water Ep 3: Balance Of Probabilities

DELVE ·

2024/08/15

Speculation and hypothetical scenarios are thrown around the courtroom, as the absence of a forensic autopsy limits options.Sign up to DELVE+to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.Presented by award-winning investigations editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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36:14

S3 | The Boy in the Water Ep 2: The Forensic Pathologist

DELVE ·

2024/08/12

Dr Martin Sage, the man who says he could have and should have done the forensic autopsy on Lachie, takes the stand. He gives a rare window into the reality of forensic autopsies and we find out what he believes may or may not have happened to Lachie.Sign up to DELVE+to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.Presented by award-winning investigations editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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25:13

S3 | The Boy in the Water Ep 1: Scent Or No Scent

DELVE ·

2024/08/09

Melanie Reid and her team make their way south for the second phase of the inquest, and on the first day a police dog expert is asked that if Lachie walked out to the ponds, why did the police dog not pick up his scent until 30 metres out?Sign up to DELVE+to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.Presented by award-winning investigations editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:09

S3 | The Boy in the Water Breaking Episode: The...

DELVE ·

2024/08/04

Following a tip-off, Melanie Reid heads south and gets the Facebook messages, the phone and the explosive interview.The Boy in the Water is now part of our new investigative podcast channel, DELVE.Melanie Reid Investigates will be releasing gripping, in-depth podcasts on DELVE throughout the year. If you would like to support our work:Sign up to DELVE+here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free. Check your email for

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33:27

S3 | The Boy in the Water Bonus Episode: The Aquatic...

DELVE ·

2024/07/30

US-based Andrea Zaferes, who has investigated thousands of ‘body found in water’ cases, tells Melanie Reid what stacks up and what doesn’t when investigating suspected drownings.You can also watch a short video of Andrea explainingthepositionsbodies are commonly found in when they are in water, on ourFacebook pageand ourInstagram page.Sign up to DELVE+here for Android and Spotify listeners to get early access to new episodes and receive exclusive bonus material, all ad-free.For Apple Podcasts

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51:41

S2 | Episode 23: The Reinvestigation

DELVE ·

2024/05/30

On the last day of phase one of the inquest, Detective Inspector Stu Harvey is cross examined about witness statements that weren’t taken, the reliability of eyewitness identifications, and any lessons he gleaned from the reinvestigation. Coroner Ho then wraps up the inquest for now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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45:46

S2 | Episode 22: The Detective Inspector

DELVE ·

2024/05/29

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 Inspector Stu Harvey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:13

S2 | Episode 21: Finding Lachie

DELVE ·

2024/05/28

The police dog handler who found Lachie with his dog Gee gives his evidence in closed court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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39:19

S2 | Episode 20: The Mortuary Technician

DELVE ·

2024/05/28

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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57:53

S2 | Episode 19: The Reluctant Pathologist

DELVE ·

2024/05/26

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 Southland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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54:21

S2 | Episode 18: The Former Sergeant

DELVE ·

2024/05/23

A former police officer who worked under Senior Sergeant Cynthia Fairley refutes her assertion that he was in charge of the investigation into Lachie’s death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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50:28

S2 | Episode 17: Wrong Direction

DELVE ·

2024/05/22

The pressure is on to find out who was responsible, who was in charge, and who turned around the autopsy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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43:42

S2 | Episode 16: Cynthia

DELVE ·

2024/05/21

Senior Sergeant Cynthia Fairley, the police officer at the centre of the case, is in the witness box. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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41:32

S2 | Episode 15: Who's In Charge?

DELVE ·

2024/05/20

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 in charge of the investigation into Lachie's death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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38:30

S2 | Episode 14: The Shirtless Man

DELVE ·

2024/05/19

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 little boy's lifeless body all feature in this collection of shorter witness testimonies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:28

S2 | Episode 13: What Happened To Him?

DELVE ·

2024/05/16

The police’s lawyer tackles Paul about making claims that Michelle and her sons had something to do with Lachie’s death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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44:40

S2 | Episode 12: Lachie’s Father

DELVE ·

2024/05/15

Paul is questioned about his relationship with Michelle and the events on the day and night leading up to Lachie’s death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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37:19

S2 | Episode 11: A New Witness

DELVE ·

2024/05/14

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 Jones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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