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A DITC evidence guide to the Maria Korp case: Tania Herman’s pre-attack preparation, the competing accounts about Joe Korp, what the committal hearing actually tested, and the legal distinctions the episode cannot unpack in full.

The latest Coffee & Crime AU episode follows Maria Korp’s disappearance, the search, the investigation and the legal processes that followed while keeping Maria at the centre.

Early Access to the Maria Korp episode, with a preview of the episode’s chronology, legal distinctions and the extra layers available beyond the main story.

Subscriber Companion Episode Sef Gonzales didn’t create just one false story. He built an entire life out of them. To the people around him, he could be the successful university student, the future lawyer, the singer on the edge of a breakthrough, the young businessman and, eventually, the devastated son left behind after an unthinkable crime. But those identities couldn’t all survive contact with the truth.

A clear, factual overview of the Gonzales family murders, the case against Sef Gonzales, the verdict and where the case stands today.

4:04pm. 5:30pm. 6:23pm. 7:45pm. The phone records and alibi window that became crucial to the prosecution case against Sef Gonzales.

Before the murders, Sef Gonzales was already trying to keep parts of his life hidden. University failure, alleged poisoning, false trails and the lies prosecutors said were closing in on him.

Listen before public release They came home one by one. He was already waiting. Early Access members can now listen to the extended, ad-free Sef Gonzales episode before its public release. The story follows the final hours of Teddy, Loiva and Clodine Gonzales, the staged scene left inside their family home and the performance Sef began when he called emergency services.

On a cold winter afternoon in June 2014, two little girls waited in a running car while their mother walked back inside their home. She told them she’d only be a moment. She never came back.

Many people assume there must have been obvious warning signs that were overlooked, but the reality is far more complicated. Tiahleigh's death prompted widespread reviews of Queensland's child protection system, the foster carer approval process, and the Blue Card system. Those reviews weren't just about understanding what had happened—they were about determining whether the system itself could be strengthened to better protect vulnerable children.

She left dance class expecting to earn some extra money. She talked with friends, laughed about the future, and planned to buy a new pair of shoes the next day. She never came home. This week on Coffee and Crime AU, we examine the heartbreaking murder of Rachel Barber—a 15-year-old girl whose life was stolen by someone she had known and trusted for years. From the carefully constructed lie that lured Rachel to a Prahran apartment, to the investigation that uncovered a disturb