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Trial by Water is an investigative podcast series about Robert Farquharson, who has been locked up for decades for an unthinkable crime: murdering his three sons in a dam on Father’s Day, 2005.Now scientists and lawyers are asking the question: did we get it wrong? And is this man in prison for a crime he didn’t commit?
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Signup to Generate a PitchTrial by Water is an investigative podcast series about Robert Farquharson, who has been locked up for decades for an unthinkable crime: murdering his three sons in a dam on Father’s Day, 2005.Now scientists and lawyers are asking the question: did we get it wrong? And is this man in prison for a crime he didn’t commit?
Trial by Water is hosted by Water. The show has published 15 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Introducing Virginia" (29 July 2026, 2 minutes), "Diagnosing Murder | Ep 4: The List" (31 October 2025, 61 minutes), and "Diagnosing Murder | Ep 3: The Engine Room" (24 October 2025, 57 minutes).
Trial by Water publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 15 episodes.
Booking probability for Trial by Water is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Trial by Water requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Trial by Water's contact route on record: verified email.
Water hosts Trial by Water, a true crime podcast with 15 episodes published.
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<p>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. </p> <p>For exclusive...
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<p>If you're looking for your next investigative podcast, take a listen...</p> <p>One tragic night in 2018, what began as an NRL grand final party in a quiet town on the Queensland coast spiralled into a storm of lies...
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Episode #8
<p>Robert Farquharson has now spent nearly two decades in prison for murdering his three sons. We've made multiple requests to Corrections Victoria to interview Farquharson, but each request has been turned down. So...
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<p>When we first released this podcast, we found a gaping hole in the evidence against Robert Farquharson. It seemed like nobody had done a psychological evaluation of a man who was said to have murdered his three sons...
Episode #6
<p>Since releasing the Trial by Water podcast, we’ve been contacted by a lot of people. Some have wanted to ask questions, some to give feedback – positive and negative – and others to tell their stories. </p> <p>The...
Episode #5
<p>As lawyer Luke McMahon prepares a new fight for Robert Farquharson’s release, we discover something new: that Farquharson and his ex-wife believed that police investigators were trying to pin the crime on him just...
Episode #4
<p>In the story of Robert Farquharson, there's one thing that’s hardest to understand: his behaviour in the minutes and hours after the crash.</p> <p>Because on that night, his actions seemed so far outside normal...
Episode #3
<p>There were two key witnesses in the Robert Farquharson case.</p> <p>The first was Greg King, an old friend of Farquharson, and the story he told provided police with something they desperately wanted for their case...
Episode #2
<p>A day after Robert Farquharson drove his car into the dam with his three sons, the homicide squad took over the investigation. Sceptical of his story and suspecting Farquharson's motive was revenge, they began...
Episode #1
<p>On Father’s Day, 2005, Robert Farquharson crashed his car into a dam. He survived, but his three children who were in the car with him didn’t. At first it seemed like a tragic accident. But quickly, it turned into a...
Trial by Water
<p>From The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Trial by Water is a new investigative podcast series about Robert Farquharson, who has been locked up for decades for an unthinkable crime: murdering his three sons in a dam on...
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