Debbie Fahey’s death in a Melbourne motel room in 1981 was treated as a heroin overdose. But more than four decades later, troubling questions remain.Multiple syringes. Four foils of heroin. No obvious heat source to prepare the drug. And a strange telegram that appeared to explain Debbie’s state of mind.Then there is the man in her life: Alistair Farquhar "Sandy" MacRae — later convicted of four murders — who identified Debbie’s body and described himself as her fiancé.Were these simply the circumstances surrounding a tragic overdose? Or was somebody trying to make Debbie’s death look like one?

In this special From the Desk, Adam Shand examines the anomalies in the original investigation and makes a direct appeal to anyone who knew Debbie, MacRae, or Melbourne’s drug scene in 1981.Someone may still know what happened inside that motel room. After 45 years, it’s time to talk.

Listen to the full epsidoe with Debbie's daughter, Des  here 

Debbie Fahey&rsquo;s death in a Melbourne motel room in 1981 was treated as a heroin overdose. But more than four decades later, troubling questions remain.Multiple syringes. Four foils of heroin. No obvious heat source to prepare the drug. And a strange telegram that appeared to explain Debbie&rsquo;s state of mind.Then there is the man in her life: Alistair Farquhar "Sandy" MacRae &mdash; later convicted of four murders &mdash; who identified Debbie&rsquo;s body and described himself as her fianc&eacute;.Were these simply the circumstances surrounding a tragic overdose? Or was somebody trying to make Debbie&rsquo;s death look like one?
In this special From the Desk, Adam Shand examines the anomalies in the original investigation and makes a direct appeal to anyone who knew Debbie, MacRae, or Melbourne&rsquo;s drug scene in 1981.Someone may still know what happened inside that motel room. After 45 years, it&rsquo;s time to talk.
Listen to the full epsidoe with Debbie's daughter, Des&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3QCftXSlOcyT6NIfPnDP0d?si=e4d5EqINSA6dnqy8EBINkA"> here&nbsp;</a>

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Join investigative journalist Adam Shand each week as he takes you into his world of real crime, honed from forty years of covering Australia's biggest law and order stories. These are the firsthand stories of the cops, robbers, and victims who lived them.

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Join investigative journalist Adam Shand each week as he takes you into his world of real crime, honed from forty years of covering Australia's biggest law and order stories. These are the firsthand stories of the cops, robbers, and victims who lived them. 

Join investigative journalist Adam Shand each week as he takes you into his world of real crime, honed from forty years of covering Australia's biggest law and order stories. These are the firsthand stories of the cops, robbers, and victims who lived them.&nbsp;

From The Desk -The Debbie Fahey Files: Was the Scene Staged?

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