01 Lies in Lismore | The backpackers

On a dream trip to Australia, Simone disappears. Her boyfriend Tobias reports her missing, and the search begins. Six days later Simone Strobel's body is found under palm fronds just a short distance away. It's clear her death is no accident and her boyfriend, Tobias Suckfuell, is questioned by police.

It's been more than 20 years, and still no one has been found responsible for Simone's murder. Investigative journalist Richard Baker wants to know why. Richard attempts to unravel the truth about what happened to Simone in Lismore that night in 2005, amongst a tangle of decades-old lies.

Credits

• Host and reporter: Richard Baker
• Producer and fact checker: Romy Sher
• Supervising producer: Alicia Bridges
• Special thanks: Chiara Holzhaeuser; Joanne Shoebridge and everyone at ABC North Coast
• Additional reporting: Cath Adams
• Theme composition and additional music: Martin Peralta and Ashley Cadell
• Sound design: Tim Symonds
• Executive Producers: Tim Roxburgh, Eric George
• Head of Audio on Demand: Jessica Radburn