He Confessed to Murdering a Toddler. Why Was He Never Tried? | Cheryl Grimmer's Disappearance

A three-year-old disappears. A teenager confesses. Yet more than five decades later, Cheryl Grimmer’s family is still fighting for justice. Cheryl Grimmer vanished from a beach change room in 1970, and despite a detailed confession decades later, no one has ever been held accountable for her murder. In this powerful interview, Cheryl’s brothers, Paul Grimmer and Ricki Nash, share the devastating impact her disappearance has had on their family and their decades-long fight for justice. They raise troubling questions about missed investigative opportunities, a confession that was ultimately ruled inadmissible, and why they believe authorities failed to properly pursue Cheryl’s case. More than 50 years on, they continue to demand answers and the chance for their little sister to finally have her day in court. Motive & Method is an expert-led weekly Australian true crime podcast. Join Dr Xanthe Weston and criminal psychologist Tim Watson-Munro as they unpack what really makes the offenders behind some of history’s most notorious cases tick, and also react and unpack crimes as they hit the headlines. In Australia's Killer Secrets, Tim & Xanthe are taking you inside the hearings to explore the evidence - talking to family, police and politicians - in this new search for answers in some of Australia's most enduring mysteries. _____________________________________ CHAPTERS 00:00 - The Collapsed Case 01:01 - The Day Cheryl Vanished 03:21 - How the Abduction Happened 06:33 - Generational Trauma 07:12 - What Police Missed 09:14 - The 1971 Confession 13:27 - Why the Confession Was Ruled Inadmissible 17:12 - The 56-Year Legal Fight 19:57 - The Ransom Note 22:45 - Demand for Police Accountability 24:00 - The Lifelong Impact on the family 25:15 - "Protecting the Perpetrator"