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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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45:49

S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 12: The Final Blow

DELVE ·

2025/12/16

In this season finale,a second family’s case erupts with a revelation that will leave listeners questioning everything. And when Melanie and Bonnie demand answers from Health NZ, the former head of Starship Hospital’s child protection unit responds by lawyering up.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case

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26:48

S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 11: Catch Up

DELVE ·

2025/12/16

With the pro athlete’s court date looming and three international experts now set to testify, the couple hopes the prosecution will drop the charges. Melanie also speakswith the mother of the young dadstillin prison, following the revelation there is no evidence of 19 back rib fractures that were central to his conviction.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive

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32:15

S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 10: Gold Standard

DELVE ·

2025/12/09

After going back over the investigation files,the pro athlete’s wife becomes convinced the criminal case against her husband is substandard and irresponsible. And as the trial approaches, we finally receive the news we’d long been hoping for.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free

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26:42

S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 9: Plea Deal

DELVE ·

2025/12/02

Will the breakthrough international expertreports in the pro athlete casethrow everything into question? Andwhy is a plea deal suddenly on the table?Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz and search for

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27:36

S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 8: Who Can Help?

DELVE ·

2025/11/25

Thefocus shifts back to the South Island pro athlete’s case as his trial draws closer. With no local doctors prepared to go to court, Melanie and Bonnie seek out international experts - and what they find could change everything.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by

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30:06

S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 7: Creating A Monster

DELVE ·

2025/11/18

As the Delve team digs deeper into the North Island case of a young father in prison, a bigger question emerges: is the medical certainty behind the diagnosis of non-accidental injury more belief than science?Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor

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32:23

S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 6: The Elusive Fractures

DELVE ·

2025/11/11

A young father is serving six years in prison, but his case takes an extraordinary turn when Melanie Reid’s investigation finds there is noevidence ofrib fractures to his baby.How can someone be convicted on injuries that don’t exist? And what happens when the doctors get it wrong?Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis,

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35:42

S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 5: The Truck Driver

DELVE ·

2025/11/04

A family in shock, a father behind bars and a controversial medical diagnosis at the centre of it all. The Delve teambegins its investigation into whether key evidence used to convict a young dad even exists.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor

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25:58

S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 4: The Americans

DELVE ·

2025/10/28

It’s been described as career-ending for New Zealand doctors to go up against the Starship Children’s Hospital experts, so the Delve team takes this investigation international.As mentioned in the episode, here is a link to the 2017 Swedish SBU report into Shaken Baby Syndrome: https://ncip.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/SBU-report-2017.pdfSign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured,

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44:54

S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 3: The Police Interview

DELVE ·

2025/10/21

How do you go from a successful pro athlete to the prime suspect in a criminal case?In this episode we depart from the norm, takinglisteners right inside the central police station to hear the moment by momentinterview between the detective and the unsuspecting young athlete.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the

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40:35

S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 2: The Pro Athlete

DELVE ·

2025/10/14

A well-knownprofessional athlete is devastated when doctors accuse him - and police charge him - with the unthinkable. As the family’s ordeal unfolds, withphonetaps, 24/7 supervision and an impending trial, serious questions begin to surface about whether the couple have any chance of justice when up against 12 medical witnesses.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the

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49:52

S9 | Diagnosis of a Crime | Ep 1: The Farmers

DELVE ·

2025/10/07

A rural South Island family’s life is turned upside down when one of their newborn twins’ medical emergency spirals into a diagnosis they have never heard of. Armed police turn up to their home and a two-year legal battle ensues that costs them more than a quarter of a million dollars. This latest Melanie Reid investigation is about medicinediagnosing a crime, and what happens toordinary New Zealand families as a result.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four

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2:44

S9 | Welcome to Diagnosis of a Crime

DELVE ·

2025/10/01

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.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water

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38:14

S8 | Season 4 | Ep 10: The Boy in the Water | The...

DELVE ·

2025/07/13

In a season finale that pulls no punches, Coroner Ho delivers his final conclusions. With serious questions about supervision, the post mortem, the police investigations and the rush to label Lachie’s death an accident, the spotlight now turns to what happens next.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case

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38:08

S8 | Season 4 | Ep 9: The Boy in the Water | The...

DELVE ·

2025/07/09

What does the Coroner say aboutthoseFacebook messages? And did police uncover all the cellphone location data? Coroner Ho examines the circumstantial evidence surrounding the key question: how did Lachie end up in the pond?Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by

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44:44

S8 | Season 4 | Ep 8: The Boy in the Water | The...

DELVE ·

2025/07/06

Accident or foul play? A flawed post mortem leaves Lachie’s cause of death uncertain, as the coroner weighs drowning, head trauma or both, and investigates how Lachie’s body ended up with the wrong pathologist.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor

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52:45

S8 | Season 4 | Ep 7: The Boy in the Water | The...

DELVE ·

2025/07/02

How did a 3-year-old make it 1.2km across rough terrain, over a gate, at night in a full nappy, without leaving a scent trail? The Coroner assesses whether Lachie could have reached the ponds on his own.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor Melanie

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47:28

S8 | Season 4 | Ep 6: The Boy in the Water | The...

DELVE ·

2025/06/29

When was Lachie last seen alive? Coroner Ho retraces the timeline, starting with the kitchen door the three-year-old reportedly escaped through, his purported time at neighbour Debbie’s house, and Lachie’s mother, Michelle Officer’s, 111 call.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free

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37:01

S8 | Season 4 | Ep 5: The Boy in the Water | That...

DELVE ·

2025/06/25

The courier depot, the pineapple sprinkler and the pizza order form part of a tangled timeline, as conflicting accounts come under scrutiny while the Coroner considers whether Lachie’s death happened earlier in the day.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by

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31:51

S8 | Season 4 | Ep 4: The Boy in the Water | The Six

DELVE ·

2025/06/22

Six people say they saw a child running down Salford Street the night Lachie died - but do all their stories line up? We dig into the Coroner’s take on the reliability of these sightings.Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to all four seasons of our award-winning The Boy in the Water podcast, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor Melanie Reid. Discover

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