Robert Farquharson has been locked up for decades for an unthinkable crime: murdering his three sons in a dam on Father’s Day, 2005. He’s always insisted he’s innocent. Now scientists and lawyers are raising serious doubts about his conviction, and asking whether in his case, the justice system has got it wrong.
On Saturday June 1, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald launches the first episode of a new, in depth, five-part investigative podcast series into the case. Called Trial by Water, the series is hosted by award-winning investigative journalist Michael Bachelard, who has been looking into this story for almost a decade.