Virginia and Steve find out exactly what it takes to hold sexual predators accountable in a court of law.

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Episode 8 - Building a case

Most discussions around sexual violence centre on the victim. What if the solution lies in better understanding the predator?

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Episode 7 - Abusers and the abused

Another victim comes forward with crucial new information that supports Alex’s story.

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Episode 6 - Breakthrough

Alex’s death remains shrouded in mystery. This episode retraces her final days. 

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Episode 5 - Girl with a halo

How people around Virginia reacted to her disclosures of sexual abuse defined the course of her recovery. What does it sound like to tell one of your darkest secrets?

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Episode 4 - Confessions

Alex was loved - and intensely alive. We meet her friends and the man who wanted to spend his life with her, and hear how her trauma bubbled to the surface.

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Episode 3 - A deadly spiral

What happens when you expose sex offenders within your own family? Virginia and Steve find out how far people will go to bury the truth.

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Episode 2 - Torn Apart

Alexandra Tapp died at just 32, haunted by the predators in her own family. Now her sister is on a quest for justice. More on My Sister's Secrets here.

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Virginia Tapscott is on a quest to uncover her family’s darkest truth - and shine a light on the secrets in all our families. This gripping new investigative podcast is created by Tapscott and journalist Steve Jackson, and brought to you by The Australian. Proudly supported by the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas.

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