We’re heading back to the tiny town that’s haunted by a huge mystery to unpack why the world is losing it over Larrimah.
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This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our regular host is Claire Harvey. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music is composed by Jasper Leak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From The Front: Questions linger in Larrimah

It’s been more than four years since Patrick ‘Paddy’ Moriarty and his dog Kellie went missing from the town of Larrimah. A lot has happened in that time, including a two-part coronial inquest in which most of the tiny town’s residents were called to give evidence. This episode, we get you reacquainted with Paddy and Larrimah, before sharing the coroner’s explosive findings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonus Episode 1: The inquest

Kylie and Caro discuss the second part of the inquest into the death of Paddy Moriarty, including eight secret tapes recorded by police and the coroner’s findings. You’ll hear a reading of the contents of the tapes, what it was like in the courtroom, and we’ll talk about what happens next.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonus Episode 2: ‘I killerated old Paddy’

Today Coroner Greg Cavanagh is expected to deliver his findings on the case of Paddy Moriarty. The Australian's new daily news podcast The Front updates the status of the case as at the morning of 07/04/22.
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BONUS: An update from The Australian's daily news podcast

One of the most peculiar things about Paddy Moriarty’s disappearance is that his dog, Kellie, is missing too. We investigate the strange twist that might be the key to this mystery, and what his absence means for a town on the brink of vanishing.Music credits:Kevin Macleod - Thinking Music
Steve Combs - Play the Hook and Leave
Doctor Turtle - Let's Just Get Through Christmas
Chris Zabriskie - The Theatrical Poster for Poltergeist III
electric-tric - Sketch 10
Chris Zabriskie - Unfoldment Revealment Evolution Exposition Integration Arson
Chris Zabriskie - What True Self Feels Bogus Let's Watch Jason X
Chris Zabriskie - Another Version of You
Komiku - Ambiant Hope
Josh Woodward - Twelve Monkeys
Rest You Sleeping Giant - Leaving for Chicago
 
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6 - Last Drinks

Paddy Moriarty loved a tall tale and was known as a larrikin. Some of the potential reasons for his disappearance sound like a tall tale themselves. There are sinkholes, crocodiles and a dangerous highway that others have vanished on. And by all accounts, Paddy had a bit past.Music credits:Kevin Macleod - Thinking Music
Rest You Sleeping Giant - Old Tape Loops
Chris Zabriskie - The Theatrical Poster for Poltergeist III
Steve Combs - A Vital Piece of Music for All Your Soundtrack Needs
Steve Combs - Play the Hook and Leave
Doctor Turtle - Let's Just Get Through Christmas
Axletree - The Sighful Branches
Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Four
Swelling - Night I
Uuriter - Homeland Cassette
 
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5 - True Word

For people in Larrimah, the hardship isn’t just that Paddy Moriarty’s missing. Or that he’s probably not coming back alive. They’re facing the idea that one of their neighbours might have done something terrible.Music credits:Kevin Macleod - Thinking Music
Chris Zabriskie - The Theatrical Poster for Poltergeist III
Mink Lungs - Black Balloon
Komiku - Ambiant Hope
Swelling - Night I
Lee Rosevere - Late Night Tales
electric-tric - Sketch 23
 
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4 - End of the Line

If there’s one thing Larrimah’s residents can agree on, it’s that Paddy Moriarty and Fran Hodgetts have been fighting for years. Now the grandmother, who make pies for a crust, has people driving past her teahouse accusing her of murder. But she has her own theory about what happened to Paddy.Music credits:Kevin Macleod - Thinking Music
Doctor Turtle - New Boots Rag
Doctor Turtle - I Snost I Lost
Steve Combs - A Vital Piece of Music for All Your Soundtrack Needs
Josh Woodward - Cant Take Our Love Away Instrumental Version
Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Five
Josh_Woodward - Don't Close Your Eyes Instrumental
Doctor Turtle - You Um Ill Ah
​Chris Zabriskie - The Theatrical Poster for Poltergeist III 
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3 - Humble Pie

As police begin to suspect Paddy Moriarty has met with foul play, existing tensions in Larrimah flare up. The town has been in a civil war for more than a decade. There’s a missing train, a secret cricket match and accusations of theft, arson and hooning. A rusty filing cabinet may hold the answer to what tore this Tidy Town apart.
Music credits:Captive Portal - When We Were Once
Rest You Sleeping Giant - An Old Parlor Guitar
Kai Engel - Slum Canto
Komiku - Champ de Tournesol
Komiku - Ambiant Hope
Kevin Macleod - Thinking Music
Kevin Macleod - Umbrella Pants
 
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2 - Off the Rails

Paddy Moriarty was a larrikin — and when he goes missing under mysterious circumstances, the tiny town of Larrimah finds itself in the midst of an outback mystery. This is Never Never country, it’s easy to get lost here. But there are plenty of other ways a man can disappear, and all of the town’s 11 residents have a theory about what happened.
Music credits
Doctor Turtle - New Boots Rag
Doctor Turtle - I Snost I Lost
Kevin Macleod - Thinking Music
Cullah - Master of the Universe
Josh Woodward - Flutter By Butterfly Instrumental
Swelling - Night II
Chris Zabriskie - Land on the Golden Gate
Steve Combs - A Vital Piece of Music for All Your Soundtrack Needs
​Josh_Woodward - Cant Take Our Love Away Instrumental Version 
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