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A community on edge. A debacle of a police investigation. And a father who won’t give up. The Boy in the Water is a 9-part podcast series about a small...
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A community on edge. A debacle of a police investigation. And a father who won’t give up.
The Boy in the Water is a 9-part podcast series about a small town in the deep south of New Zealand harbouring a big mystery.
After the lifeless body of three-year-old Lachie Jones is found floating in Gore’s sewage oxidation pond, police rule his death a tragic accident. But nothing is what it seems.
Newsroom’s investigations editor Melanie Reid unravels the case – and the secrets – in an attempt to find out what really happened to little Lachie Jones.
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The Boy in the Water is a 9-part podcast series about a small town in the deep south of New Zealand harbouring a big mystery.
After the lifeless body of three-year-old Lachie Jones is found floating in Gore’s sewage oxidation pond, police rule his death a tragic accident. But nothing is what it seems.
Newsroom’s investigations editor Melanie Reid unravels the case – and the secrets – in an attempt to find out what really happened to little Lachie Jones.
The Boy in the Water
The Boy in the Water
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Update: Coroner Calls Inquest
8 SEP 2023 · We reveal https://www.newsroom.co.nz/coroner-orders-inquest-into-controversial-gore-death from the coroner’s office, plus a radio interview with Melanie Reid on The Detail. -
Bonus Material
25 AUG 2023 · Watch the video version of https://www.newsroom.co.nz/us-detective-calls-nz-police-investigation-pathetic, read about https://www.newsroom.co.nz/investigations/police-announce-review-into-handling-of-gore-toddler-case into the case, and listen to our award-winning podcast https://www.newsroom.co.nz/podcast-peter-ellis-the-creche-case-and-me. -
Episode 9: The American Detective
8 AUG 2023 · In the astonishing season finale, a ‘big gun’ US retired forensic detective is on the case - and she’s not going to stop until she finds the truth. -
Episode 8: Grief and Secrets
1 AUG 2023 · Lachie’s graveside birthday celebration, and an ex-police officer reveals the culture of bullying and burnout at the Gore police station. -
Explicit
Episode 7: U-Turn
25 JUL 2023 · Inside the small town Gore courtroom - the disappointment, the heartache and Paul Jones tells it like it is. -
Episode 6: More Questions Than Answers
18 JUL 2023 · The twists and turns continue when we hear the police statements of Lachie’s mother, brother and a teenager who lived on the street. -
Explicit
Episode 5: The Night Lachie Died
11 JUL 2023 · Mysterious and tragic circumstances surround the night Lachie’s body was found. -
Episode 4: Rocky Road
4 JUL 2023 · Volatile relationships and police call-outs - what was going on leading up to Lachie’s death? -
Episode 3: Deeply Troubled
27 JUN 2023 · The whole town gets drawn into the case as the local council is charged in relation to Lachie's death. -
Episode 2: Return to Gore
27 JUN 2023 · The mystery surrounding the death of Lachie Jones deepens after our team sends lung tissue samples to an international forensic pathologist.
A community on edge. A debacle of a police investigation. And a father who won’t give up. The Boy in the Water is a 9-part podcast series about a small...
show more
A community on edge. A debacle of a police investigation. And a father who won’t give up.
The Boy in the Water is a 9-part podcast series about a small town in the deep south of New Zealand harbouring a big mystery.
After the lifeless body of three-year-old Lachie Jones is found floating in Gore’s sewage oxidation pond, police rule his death a tragic accident. But nothing is what it seems.
Newsroom’s investigations editor Melanie Reid unravels the case – and the secrets – in an attempt to find out what really happened to little Lachie Jones.
show less
The Boy in the Water is a 9-part podcast series about a small town in the deep south of New Zealand harbouring a big mystery.
After the lifeless body of three-year-old Lachie Jones is found floating in Gore’s sewage oxidation pond, police rule his death a tragic accident. But nothing is what it seems.
Newsroom’s investigations editor Melanie Reid unravels the case – and the secrets – in an attempt to find out what really happened to little Lachie Jones.
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| Author | newsroom.co.nz |
| Categories | True Crime , Documentary |
| Website | newsroom.co.nz |
| melanie.reid@newsroom.co.nz |
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