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It was a scene of unspeakable evil when a routine callout turned into Queensland's deadliest police shooting.
Four young police officers were ambushed in the outback town of Wieambilla. Two were executed in cold blood, and an innocent neighbour was also gunned down. Two officers escaped the siege, injured but alive. Dozens of police reinforcements engaged in a six-hour gunfight against three heavily armed cop killers.
An investigation would unearth a dark and twisted web of conspiracy theories and religiously motivated terrorism. How a routine callout spiraled into a bloody massacre will be probed in a coronial inquest.
The Ultimate Sacrifice is the latest podcast from the acclaimed team of 9News presenter Melissa Downes and producer Jessica Lodge, following their multiple award-winning podcast Hannah's Story, and is produced in partnership with 9News and 9Podcasts.
Content Warning: This series contains content that may be distressing for some listeners.
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- 1. Missing · 38 Min.In December 2018, police knocked on the door of a Brisbane home. A missing persons report had been filed for Priscilla Deanna Brooten. Priscilla hadn’t been seen or heard from in…
- Introducing Investigate: Finding Priscilla · 4 Min.Six months after she vanished, police finally came looking. But by then, was it already too late? In July 2018, 46-year old Priscilla Brooten vanished in Brisbane, leaving behind…
- Episode 17. The Coroner's Recommendations · 35 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 17Weeks out from the third anniversary of the Wieambilla shootings, the State Coroner hands down his report - finding the actions of the Trains on 12 December, 2022 was not a…
- Episode 16: The Plea Deal · 38 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 16A major update in Donald Day Jr’s case - the man originally accused of inciting the deadly police ambush has struck a surprise plea deal in the United States. Melissa Downes is…
- Episode 15: Donald Day Jr. · 37 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 15A year after the Wieambilla shootings, on the other side of the world, FBI agents swarmed a petrol station in a remote Arizona town, making a dramatic arrest and revealing the…
- Episode 14: A Legacy of Change · 31 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 14Heartache and disappointment consumed the coronial inquest on its final day. The mothers of Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold deliver emotional statements, sharing the many “what…
- Episode 13: The Missing Persons Report · 45 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 13Ominous final emails sent by Gareth Train never made it into the hands of Queensland police. Why were those four young constables sent to that property, into that ambush, without…
- Episode 12: An Act of Terrorism? · 35 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 12Was the Wieambilla attack an act of terrorism? An expert in political and religious extremism dissects the evidence to address this question. He breaks down Gareth, Stacey &…
- Episode 11: The Madness of Three · 42 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 11Gareth, Stacey and Nathanial Train had descended into a world of paranoia and conspiracy, experiencing a shared psychotic disorder; Folie à troix, “madness of three”. This is the…
- Episode 10: The SERT Operatives · 35 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 10They’re some of the most highly trained police officers in Australia; and now, specialist operatives take us inside “the most dangerous operation” they’ve ever faced - Wieambilla…
- Episode 9: The Extraction Team · 32 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 9Untold stories of bravery and courage emerge as the first responding officers step into the witness box, delivering confronting and emotional testimony. Before now, we didn’t…
- Episode 8: Alan Dare · 39 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 8Alan Dare saw his killer seconds before he was shot, his neighbour by his side. Now, after almost two years, the video Alan was filming at the very moment he went to investigate…
- Episode 7: Randall Kirk · 32 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 7Confronting recordings are released by the court from Constable Randall Kirk’s body worn camera. We hear exactly how the ambush played out from the officer’s point of view as he…
- Episode 6: The Lead Investigator · 38 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 6The first witness takes the stand; Queensland Detective Inspector Sue Newton, who led the 16-month-long police investigation. Her evidence, and never-seen-before photos, take us…
- Episode 5: The Inquest Begins · 37 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 5Chilling evidence was played to the Coroners Court on the opening day of the coronial inquest into the Wieambilla massacre, unveiling the tragic moments that led to the deaths of…
- Episode 4: The Killers · 48 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 4Who were the Trains? In the days after the siege, detectives scoured the property, uncovering shocking evidence. It was the start of a years-long investigation that would reveal…
- Episode 3: The Siege · 21 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 3A nightmare scenario was unfolding in Queensland's Western Downs: two officers had been murdered and two others were in extreme danger. In the face of untold peril, 16 brave…
- Episode 2: The Neighbour · 33 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 2Alan Dare was killed when he went to investigate the gunfire and smoke, but his wife doesn't want him remembered as a hero. Kerry Dare has more questions than most about what…
- Episode 1: The Ambush · 37 Min. · Staffel 1 Folge 1Australia was left in shock when four young police officers were ambushed on the driveway of a property in the Queensland outback town of Wieambilla: two were executed in cold…
- Introducing: The Ultimate Sacrifice · 4 Min.Four young officers ambushed; two escaped, two executed in cold blood, an innocent neighbour murdered. How did a routine callout turn into Queensland’s deadliest police shooting?…
