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Aug 2024
16m 9s

Murder charge in podcast cold case

THE AUSTRALIAN
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In 2015 our podcast The Alibi investigated the unsolved murder of Denise Govendir. Now her husband has been charged with murder. 

Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Stephanie Coombes and edited by Joshua Burton. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.

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