In July 1995, sex worker Grace Heathcote was lured to a Cairns motel under the guise of friendship — but what unfolded was a brutal murder. Her body was discovered in a motel room with injuries so severe they shocked experienced forensic pathologists.

Within days, two women — Kerry Catherine Lowrie and Kerri-Leah Michelle Ross — were identified as persons of interest. Both were ultimately charged with murder. Their first trial resulted in convictions, but years later, their appeals were heard anew by the Queensland Court of Appeal.

Each woman sought to shift blame to the other.

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Have you ever watched a movie where police exhume a body? Why does it happen? And what do forensics learn by doing it?

Dr Jo Duflou is a privately practicing forensic pathologist. He's worked across a range of forensic fields and has performed thousands of autopsies, examinations and post mortem analyses.

In this Rewind episode of Crime Insiders with host Kathryn Fox, Dr Duflou talks about exhuming bodies and although he’s done only a handful, the ones he has done, have been fascinating.

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David Raymond spent almost 30 years as a QLD Police dog handler. He caught killers, found people reported missing and saved the lives of people who had attempted self harm.

In this episode of Crime Insiders | Detectives, Brent Sanders sits down with David to learn what it's like to spend your life beside a working police dog. It's a fascinating insight into what being a dog handler entails, and what the future holds once your dog is ready to retire.

This episode contains mention of self harm - if you or anyone you know needs to speak to someone, call LifeLine on 13 11 14.

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