What happened to Zac?

Ten years ago, on December 15, 2014 , a gunman stormed a Sydney café, taking 18 hostages in a harrowing ordeal that shook the nation. Over the next 17 hours, the siege ended with the terrorist being shot dead, the tragic loss of two innocent lives, and a scar left on Australia's heart. Louisa Hope and her mother entered the Lindt Café that morning, unknowingly walking into a nightmare that would l...

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In January 2024, an unlikely worker was summoned to a video call with his boss. Over the next few days, that worker transferred $40 million of the company's money to someone, somewhere. Subscribe now to get episodes ad-free and early on Apple Podcasts. The first episode drops Monday, 16th September. ** AI voices have been used extensively in this podcast.**  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

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Robert Dickie went missing from his farm just outside of Dubbo, NSW, in 2016. Bob's family always believed something bad happened to him, and then in April 2020, a woman was arrested for his murder. Almost 4 years later, after an 8-week trial and revelations that shocked the family,the judge delivers his verdict. In some parts of this podcast, we have used AI-generated voices to enhance the audio...

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When your 18 year old son goes missing and there are no clear answers after a long period of time, you resort to any means necessary to find out what happened. 
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Zac's disappearance didn't just impact the family, it impacted those left behind in the community around them. 
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Head back to that weekend in 2016 when Zac went missing plus we visit the location where he was last seen. 
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Get to know Zac when we meet his family - his Mum Karen, brother Cody and his two younger sisters. 
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Zac Barnes went missing at the age of 18. That was 3 years ago. His family are still no closer to finding out what happened to Zac.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.