
Bowraville
A podcast about innocence and guilt
The Australian · [email protected]
Show overview
Bowraville has been publishing since 2016, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 7 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 3 hours of audio in total. Releases follow an irregular cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 21 min and 29 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language News show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.2 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2016, with 6 episodes published. Published by [email protected].
From the publisher
A special podcast investigation into a serial killing that remains unsolved after 25 years.
Latest Episodes

Introducing Dear Rachelle
bonusFor two decades, the family of murdered 23-year-old woman Rachelle Childs have fought for answers. Though her killer is still at large, they believe her case case can be solved. Dear Rachelle is hosted and investigated by journalist Ashlea Hansen, together with retired detective and cold case specialist Damian Loone, who appeared in The Australian’s award-winning podcast series The Teacher’s Pet and The Teacher’s Trial. Search 'Dear Rachelle' to listen now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S1 Ep 6Bonus: The Phone Call
bonusOnly a small section of our interview with Jay Hart made it into episode 5. Here is the full 45 minute conversation. A podcast investigation into a case that remains unsolved after 25 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S1 Ep 5Episode 5: The Case For Jay
How strong is the evidence of Jay Hart's innocence? Can you build a case to prove he didn't do it? A podcast investigation into a case that remains unsolved after 25 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S1 Ep 4Episode 4: The Trials
How the courts refused to jail the main suspect in the murders. Has a serial killer been allowed to walk free? A podcast investigation into a case that remains unsolved after 25 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S1 Ep 3Episode 3: The Suspect
Who is Jay Hart? His family and former friends describe the boy who grew up to be the suspect in the case. A podcast investigation into a serial killing that remains unsolved after 25 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S1 Ep 2Episode 2: The Investigation
What happened after the police finally arrived in Bowraville? The mistakes made - and the evidence never heard in court. A podcast investigation into a serial killing that remains unsolved after 25 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S1 Ep 1Episode 1: The Murders
Three children disappear from one small Australian town; the same man seen at the scene of each, but never convicted. A podcast investigation into a serial killing that remains unsolved after 25 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.