The Boy in the Water

About The Boy in the Water

SEIRES 11 - THE MURDER OF ANDREW BAGSHAW: Who murdered Kiwi hero Andrew Bagshaw? New Zealander Dr Andrew Bagshaw went to war-torn Ukraine to help evacuate locals from towns and cities under attack from Russian forces. He rescued more than 500 people before he disappeared during another dangerous humanitarian mission. Award-winning investigative documentary maker Bryan Bruce retraced Andrew's steps and came to a chilling conclusion. The Murder of Andrew Bagshaw is a six-episode podcast series by Bryan Bruce. SERIES 10 - DIAGNOSIS OF A CRIME SEASON 2: THE TRIAL: Listeners are given unprecedented access inside the high stakes criminal trial of a professional athlete, examining whether young parents accused in complex medical cases are receiving fair access to justice. Find out what happens when medical evidence from New Zealand doctors - usually left unchallenged - is put to the test. SERIES 9 - DIAGNOSIS OF A CRIME: Imagine being told that what’s wrong with your child isn’t an illness or an accident, but a crime. Join us for Melanie Reid’s latest groundbreaking investigation, where medicine and law combine, and nothing is quite what it seems. SERIES 8 - THE BOY IN THE WATER SEASON 4: Melanie Reid takes listeners right inside the Invercargill courthouse for every moment as the Coroner delivers his long-awaited findings into the mysterious death of Gore three-year-old Lachie Jones. SERIES 4 & 7 - FRACTURED SEASONS 1 & 2: A baby taken, a mother jailed, a couple forced apart and facing deportation without their daughter. Crushed by the weight of multiple government departments working in lockstep, what happens when the dream of a new country becomes an unimaginable nightmare? In this new investigation, Melanie Reid and her team take the x-rays that were used to convict a young mother and put them before international experts, who tell us this case is just the tip of the iceberg of a factitious medical phenomenon leading to injustice around the globe. SERIES 6 - SATANIC PANIC: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me: In never-before-heard interviews, this gripping series takes you inside one of New Zealand’s most controversial legal cases, when a kind of madness gripped Christchurch, resulting in a miscarriage of justice that would take 30 years to put right. Satanic Panic is the first Melanie Reid podcast, now re-released and available on DELVE. SERIES 5 - POWDER KEG: Some stories grow from a green shoot; some explode like a powder keg. The global supplement market is worth $200 billion a year, and Chris Ashenden is a rock star of the industry. Investigative journalist Jonathan Milne wanted to tell his story – but when Chris proved elusive, alarm bells began to ring. Listen to a story that will entangle the biggest names in audio, from Joe Rogan to Andrew Huberman. We follow the money, dig into the crimes, commission our own lab analysis and chase down AG1’s founder to tell the story he didn’t want told. SERIES 1-3 - THE BOY IN THE WATER SEASONS 1-3: Melanie Reid's chart topping podcast takes you inside a small town harbouring a big mystery. After the lifeless body of three-year-old Lachie Jones is found floating in an oxidation pond in the Southland town of Gore, police rule his death a tragic accident. But nothing is what it seems. Melanie has spent three years covering this case, revealing multiple flaws in the police investigation and uncovering new evidence that casts serious doubt about the circumstances surrounding Lachie’s death. In The Boy in the Water, Melanie unravels the case – and the secrets – in an attempt to find out what really happened to little Lachie Jones. Sign up to our premium service DELVE+ on Apple, Spotify or your favourite podcast platform. DELVE+ subscribers get Early Release, Ad Free listening. Led by investigations editor, Melanie Reid. Listen to journalism that matters. Discover more on the Melanie Reid Investigates Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MelanieReidInvestigates/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/melaniereidinvestigates/?hl=en) pages, and on Newsroom.co.nz. (Android and Spotify listeners can also Sign up to DELVE+ (https://newsroom.supportingcast.fm/).) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

newsroom.co.nz

Category

society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Jun 2023

Latest episode

28 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

144 of 157 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S11 | The Murder of Andrew Bagshaw | Ep 6: Evidence of War Crimes

   Host Bryan Bruce interviews a Ukrainian military commander and a prosecutor investigating Andrew Bagshaw's death as a war crime, uncovering evidence of brutality and potential mercenary actions.

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   28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S11 | The Murder of Andrew Bagshaw | Ep 5: Shot, Not Shelled

   Investigations editor Melanie Reid interviews a pathologist who confirms Andrew Bagshaw died from gunshot wounds, uncovering a potential narrative cover-up.

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   21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S11 | The Murder of Andrew Bagshaw | Ep 4: Into the Death Zone

   Host Bryan Bruce explores Andrew Bagshaw's final days on the Ukrainian frontline, uncovering new details about his disappearance with an investigating police officer.

Inside a recent episode

S11 | The Murder of Andrew Bagshaw | Ep 6: Evidence of War Crimes

Published 28 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And given that after Andrew's death, his iPhone was used by a Wagner mercenary, it suggests that the pair were most likely to have been interrogated before they were executed. The delivery of the men's bodies to the Kyiv morgue in satin-lined coffins and dressed in black funeral suits was highly unusual. While it was arguably a mark of respect, replacing the clothes that the men had died in and washing their bodies denied forensic investigators a lot of vital information about the circumstances of the shooting. As did the fact that no bullet fragments were found inside either body, as would be expected. […]

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YouTube views

474,299

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

150 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

1,332 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

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Quality

75

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

99

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