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‘Panicked’: Three ways Rachelle’s killer covered their tracks
Rachelle Childs’ killer made three “panicked” but critical moves that could provide police with a way to use modern DNA testing to find a suspect. See the video, listen to the podcast.
Why Rachelle Childs’ killer was likely at her funeral
A criminal profiler has given a startling insight into why the Rachelle Childs’ killer would have likely attended her funeral — in front of her grieving family. See the video, listen to the podcast.
‘I’ll get him’: Sister’s vow to find Rachelle’s killer
Kristy Childs was just 18 when her sister Rachelle was raped, murdered and set alight on the side of a road. Years later, on their father’s deathbed, she vowed to find her sister’s killer.
Latest Episodes
Dear Rachelle | Trailer
Did Rachelle Childs know her killer? Who was she supposed to be meeting at the Bargo Hotel the night she died?
The long weekend | 1
In 2001, Rachelle Childs leaves work, phones her sister, and is dead within hours. Who killed her? An expert cold case team seeks answers.
Bikies, ink and a vicious rumour | 2
Rachelle Childs has been dead for a week and police have no clear suspects. Her sister Kristy asks a former bikie for information.
Videos
The moment Rachelle’s family learns her murder case is being re-investigated
The moment Rachelle’s family learns her murder case is being re-investigated.
A sister’s promise, a father’s pain
The sister of murder victim Rachelle Childs promised her father on his deathbed that she would never stop searching for her killer.
Was Rachelle’s killer at her funeral?
As Rachelle’ Childs’ family and friends gathered to farewell her, police were present at Mary Mother of the Church, in western Sydney, for…
Evidence trail: Killer’s three ‘panicked’ moves
Criminal profiler Kris Illingsworth and journalist Ashlea Hansen go back to the sites where evidence was discovered after Rachelle…
Case Files
Four reasons why I believe we can find Rachelle’s killer
Former Detective Sergeant Damian Loone, who was critical in helping convict Lynnette Dawson’s killer, reveals the reasons why he believes Rachelle Childs’ murderer can also be found.
Photo evidence sheds light on Rachelle’s cold case
Images have shed new light on Rachelle Childs’ murder investigation, showing key clues the killer may have left.
Nine hours to murder, 24 years of hell: Rachelle’s cold case
This is a timeline of events showing when Rachelle Childs went missing and was later found dead after she had been murdered. To this day, police have not caught her killer.
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‘This is huge’: Family react to update in Rachelle’s case
Rachelle Childs’ family have been given some good news about the cold case that has haunted them for more than two decades. See the video.
‘Disgusting’: Family’s letter to find Rachelle’s killer ignored
Rachelle Childs’ family has fought for almost 24 years to find her killer. Their plea to the NSW Police Minister has been ignored — and cops say it’s “disgusting”. Listen to the podcast, see the video.
Senior detectives reveal how ‘boys club’ may have let Rachelle down
Former senior detectives have revealed cold cases involving violent crimes against women — like Rachelle Childs who was murdered and burned — suffered for a critical reason.
Serial killer fears: Rachelle’s body found near another victim
The inexplicable circumstances of Rachelle Childs’ death sparked fears a serial killer was on the loose after her burning remains were found near another female murder victim.
‘Set on fire’: Killer on the loose after Rachelle Childs’ grisly murder
Rachelle Childs was killed and set on fire before her loved ones knew that she was gone. More than two decades on, we still don’t know what happened. Watch the video and listen to the podcast.
Teacher’s Pet cop: Why Rachelle Childs’ murder is ‘solvable’
The high-profile detective who helped jail Chris Dawson through the Teacher’s Pet investigation is now looking into the murder of Rachelle Childs – and believes it’s “solvable”.
Chief suspect in Rachelle Childs’ murder case
A coronial inquest ruled Rachelle Childs had been deliberately killed, but found there was not enough evidence to identify her murderer. At the time, there was one final person of interest.
Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/dear-rachelle