
E280 - Grace Millane: A Tragedy That Changed Laws
Published: November 5, 2025
Duration: 1:04:43
On December 1, 2018, 22-year-old backpacker Grace Millane met a man for a Tinder date in Auckland; within days she was missing, and soon a homicide investigation revealed CCTV trails, a calculated cleanup, and a killer who tried to hide behind the so-called “rough sex” defense. This episode traces Grace’s life and travels, the meticulous police work that unraveled the lie, the trial that led to a murder conviction, and the global backlash that helped spur legal reforms aimed at preventing abusers from blaming victims.
Sources:
The Lie: The Murder of Grace Millane (documentary) — https://tv.apple.com/us/mo...