The Ultimate Sacrifice
Hosted by Pippa Bradshaw and Tara Cassidy · Tapt Media
4.7from 458 ratings
- 36
- Episodes
- 36
- Transcribed
- 458
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About The Ultimate Sacrifice
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.
- Publisher
- Tapt Media
- Category
- news · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Jun 2024
- Latest episode
- 8 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
36 of 36 episodes have a transcript.
8 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
1. Missing
8 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Introducing Investigate: Finding Priscilla
10 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
1. Australia's Killer Secrets: Milat, Murders & Missing
Inside a recent episode
1. Missing
Published 8 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] She really liked the people. It turned out Priscilla had moved over to Australia for love. She'd met a man online and gotten married. She flew into Brisbane in July 2005 on a tourist visa and never left. And while the marriage didn't last, Caitlin says her mum seemed to love her new life down under. […]
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- Xanthe Weston
- Tim Watson-Munro
- Dr Xanthe Weston
- legal experts
- Dr Xanthé Mallett
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 15 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 443 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 37 / 100
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- Quality
- 47
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 67
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Pippa Bradshaw and Tara Cassidy host the show. Published by Tapt Media.
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