05/11/2025
280 💔 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.
Cover - Grace Millane
2 - where Grace grew up
3 - Grace and her family at her graduation
4-6 - Grace
7 - Jesse’s photo
8-9 - Grace and Jesse the night of Dec 1
10-11 - Jesse after the crime
12 - a missing persons flyer for Grace
13 - Jesse being interviewed for the first time
14 - Graces parents in New Zealand
15 - evidence in the hotel room
16 - the site of Grace’s remains in Waitākere
17 - Jesse in court
18 - THE LIE: the murder of Grace Millane documentary
19 - floral tribute at the Titirangi roundabout
20 - RIP GRACE 🕊️ Grace and her family