Phoebe's Fall

Phoebe's Fall


Latest Episodes

Episode 6: Inquest & Aftermath
October 27, 2016

We 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 this podcast.Se

Mini-episode: The mystery phone number and the litany of unanswered questions
October 24, 2016

Seven 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.

Episode 5: Saying Goodbye
October 20, 2016

Phoebe 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.

No time of death for Phoebe
October 18, 2016

We 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.

Episode 4: Policework
October 13, 2016

We explore Phoebe's tumultuous last week and examine what she and her partner, Ant Hampel, did on her final day. Then we put the blowtorch to failings and omissions in the police investigation following her death, and the early conclusion that it was

Podcast prompts political action
October 10, 2016

Our investigative journalists Richard Baker and Michael Bachelard report back on the tip-offs we've received and the political developments triggered by Phoebe's Fall since we launched.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 3: A Secret Tape
October 06, 2016

Examines the state of Phoebe's mind and the relationship that dominated her life at the time of her death. We find evidence that she was ...

Episode 2: The Chute
September 28, 2016

We walk through the final hours of Phoebe Handsjuk's life, challenge the plausibility of the coroner's findings, and examine the grue...

Episode 1: Knowing Phoebe
September 22, 2016

Starts with the mysterious and gruesome death of 24yo Phoebe Handsjuk and the open possibilities that it was either murder, suicide or a ...

Live Friday, 23 September - The short life and brutal death of Phoebe Handsjuk
September 20, 2016

A major investigation by The Age newsroom in Melbourne, Australia, into the death of Phoebe Handsjuk, who was found at the bottom of a ga...