Episode 20 – Shoot The Messengers
DNA scientist Dr Kirsty Wright is shown how public servants and DNA laboratory managers behind closed doors have been minimising the serious concerns raised in the podcast series. A raft of internal documents responding to Kirsty’s revelations become available and these show the immediate refusal of the managers of the laboratory to start a proper audit or acknowledge anything has gone awry. Many documents are heavily redacted but are likely to be flushed out as the new Commission of Inquiry gathers momentum. Kirsty’s other efforts to ensure scrutiny of the lab are revealed along with interviews of key witnesses who hadn’t spoken to the podcast before. The episode is expected to be the last in Season 1 of Shandee’s Story. A new season, Shandee’s Legacy, is likely to start during the public inquiry run by retired Supreme Court Justice Walter Sofronoff QC.
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