Podcast
The Bob Chappell Case: A Conviction Built on Circumstance
Susan Neill-Fraser fights to overturn her murder conviction in Tasmania's most controversial case
In January 2009, Bob Chappell disappeared from his yacht in Tasmania, Australia. His de facto partner, Susan Neill-Fraser, was convicted of his murder in 2010 despite the absence of a body, witnesses, weapon, or confession. Now, with an appeal based on fresh evidence pending, the case has become the subject of intense scrutiny.