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Witness: William Tyrrell

Witness: William Tyrrell

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Witness is the home of investigative podcasts for news.com.au

It’s 10.56am. A family home in Kendall, on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. Three-year-old William Tyrrell is reported missing. Last seen wearing his favourite Spider-Man suit. Ten years after his disappearance on 12 September 2014, there is still no sign of William. The police believe his foster mother knows something. She denies it. Only one of them can be telling the truth.

Witness: William Tyrrell is the new, landmark investigation from news.com.au. Read more and watch exclusive video content here
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Witness season 1: The Missing 49 Million

The story of one Aussie man, the secret code he claimed to find buried in the Bible and $49 million dollars of investors' money that's gone missing.
Gold Coast businessman Alan Metcalfe said his tech company had found the secret to artificial intelligence. He convinced hundreds of people to part with their life-savings but when Alan died, no one knew what had happened to their money.
Join Alex Turner-Cohen as she tries to find the missing millions, uncovering the wild story behind the company Alan promised would one day be “bigger than Google”.

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  • Introducing: The Missing 49 Million

    Introducing: The Missing 49 Million
    Jun 28 2024

    It was supposed to be 'bigger than Google' so how did it all go so wrong? Meet Alan Metcalfe, the Aussie man who claimed to have found the secret to AI in the Bible and convinced hundreds of investors to part with their money. 49 Million dollars has vanished into thin air, join Alex Turner-Cohen as she tries to solve the mystery of the missing millions.

    The Missing $49 Million is an eight-part investigative series by news.com.au, hosted by award-winning Finance Reporter Alex Turner-Cohen.


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    2 mins
  • Judgment Day | The Missing 49 Million Ep 1

    Judgment Day | The Missing 49 Million Ep 1
    Jul 7 2024

    Alan Metcalfe was a seemingly successful businessman with a big turnout at his funeral. But was this ‘tech entrepreneur’ all he seemed to be? His death sparked a cascade of questions from 600 investors about what happened to their money. All 49 million dollars of it.

    The Missing $49 Million is an eight-part investigative series by news.com.au, hosted by award-winning finance reporter Alex Turner-Cohen.

    Got a tip? Email us: Missingmillions@news.com.au
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    33 mins
  • Genesis | The Missing 49 Million Ep 2

    Genesis | The Missing 49 Million Ep 2
    Jul 14 2024

    It’s time to go back to the very beginning where it all started for accused fraudster Alan Metcalfe. In a remote Queensland mining town, Alan learned he could scam people - and get away with it.

    The Missing $49 Million is an eight-part investigative series by news.com.au, hosted by award-winning finance reporter Alex Turner-Cohen.

    Got a tip? Email us: Missingmillions@news.com.au
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    34 mins

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