Liar, Liar: Melissa Caddick and the Missing Millions

24 episodes

Introducing The Age and SMH Investigates
12/06/2026 | 1 mins.
The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age represent the best of investigative journalism in Australia, including from renowned reporters such as Nick McKenzie and Kate McClymont.
And now you'll find all of our investigative podcasts in the one place, right here, and it's called The Age and SMH Investigates. It'll become home to all our new investigations from our best reporters.
Coming soon is a gripping new series called Virginia.
Virginia is about Virginia Giuffre, the woman who famously vanquished a prince and a billionaire.
Despite her heroic battles against Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew, one of her toughest fights was the one she fought privately at home, here in Australia.
Walkley-award winning journalist Melissa Fyfe and WA Today reporter Carla Hildebrandt unpack what happened in the final months of Virginia's life.
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Diagnosing Murder | Ep 2: The Science
01/11/2025 | 1h
Doctors and lawyers can't come to a consensus on the science of shaken baby syndrome 50 years after it was first proposed as a theory. Does shaking a baby actually lead to the brain damage seen in historical and current cases? And why has the argument become so heated that some describe it as a war?
For exclusive content and additional reporting on the case, available to subscribers of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, visit theage.com.au/podcast/diagnosingmurder. Subscribe now to theage.com.au or smh.com.au to access the special Good Weekend investigation.
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Diagnosing Murder | Ep 1: The Theory
01/11/2025 | 46 mins.
One evening Kabir's baby stops breathing. When he and his wife Dipika rush to hospital, they expect their daughter will receive the best treatment possible. Instead, the doctors turn on them.
For exclusive content and additional reporting on the case, available to subscribers of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, visit theage.com.au/podcast/diagnosingmurder. Subscribe now to theage.com.au or smh.com.au to access the special Good Weekend investigation.
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Diagnosing Murder | Ep 3: The Engine Room
01/11/2025 | 56 mins.
Once forensic physicians believe a child might have been shaken, their next step is to look for a perpetrator. When they call in police and child protection, the investigation starts in earnest. It all starts inside Victoria's beloved Royal Children's hospital.
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Diagnosing Murder | Ep 4: The List
01/11/2025 | 1h
Kabir and Dipika's case reaches its dramatic conclusion. And, while officials say they're not keeping track of how many shaken baby cases there are in Australia, an unlikely duo – the loved ones of people imprisoned for shaking – work night and day to find out.
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About Liar, Liar: Melissa Caddick and the Missing Millions

Since late 2020, the case of missing Sydney woman Melissa Caddick has captivated the country. A seemingly successful businesswoman from Sydney's eastern suburbs went missing after authorities raided her Dover Heights home amid questions over an unlicensed financial planning business.Sydney Morning Herald investigative journalist Kate McClymont would reveal key details of a massive Ponzi scheme and a $23 million fraud that ripped off investors including her family and friends as Caddick lived the high life of overseas trips, cars and high end fashion. McClymont's coverage would win her a ninth Walkley Award.Now McClymont and 60 Minutes’ Tom Steinfort are set to present a breakthrough podcast Liar, Liar: Melissa Caddick and the Missing Millions that will follow the twists and turns of a case where everyone has a theory of their own. What happened to the money and what happened to Melissa? Liar Liar will reveal fresh details of the crime of the century through interviews with key players and takes listeners from upmarket jewellery auction rooms in Hong Kong, to the ski slopes of Aspen to private islands in the South Pacific.

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