Was Debbie Faye’s death really a murder? In 1981, Deborah “Debbie” Faye died from a heroin overdose; her death was apparently another tragedy of Melbourne’s drug scene.
But was there more to the story?


In an earlier episode, former detective Noel Ashby identified convicted killer Alistair Farquhar MacRae as a possible suspect in a series of heroin deaths during the 1980s—deaths that may have been made to look like suicides or accidental overdoses.
After hearing that episode, Debbie’s daughter, Des, contacted us. Together, we uncovered an extraordinary connection: MacRae had been Debbie’s boyfriend.


In this episode, Des tells the deeply personal story of the mother she lost and the disturbing questions that have remained unanswered for more than four decades.

Was Debbie Faye&rsquo;s death really a murder? In 1981, Deborah &ldquo;Debbie&rdquo; Faye died from a heroin overdose; her death was apparently another tragedy of Melbourne&rsquo;s drug scene. But was there more to the story?
 In an earlier episode, former detective Noel Ashby identified convicted killer Alistair Farquhar MacRae as a possible suspect in a series of heroin deaths during the 1980s&mdash;deaths that may have been made to look like suicides or accidental overdoses. After hearing that episode, Debbie&rsquo;s daughter, Des, contacted us. Together, we uncovered an extraordinary connection: MacRae had been Debbie&rsquo;s boyfriend.
 In this episode, Des tells the deeply personal story of the mother she lost and the disturbing questions that have remained unanswered for more than four decades.

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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;

The Debbie Fay Files: Too Many Questions

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