Say My Name – Louisa Ioannidis: Part 1

When Louise Ioannidis was found dead in a creek in 2011, a police investigation quickly concluded her death was consistent with drowning and the coroner closed the case. But Louisa's brother Tass always had doubts about how his sister died. Just 24 years old, Louisa was a vibrant and beautiful young woman who was going through difficult times.  "It had all the hallmarks of something suspicious and for them not to have activated the homicide squad is just beyond me", Tass tells Australian Story. He sought help from Julia Robson, a private investigator and true-crime podcaster. Analysing the police investigation, Julia and fellow podcaster Clare McGrath discovered numerous contradictions in the evidence presented to the coroner in 2012.   "I have not spoken to a single person who believes Louisa drowned of her own accord," says Julia. "There is so much to her story and there are so many inconsistencies."  In a gripping two-part series, Australian Story provides a dramatic account of Louisa's short but eventful life and pieces together the turbulent two years before her death. The series also reveals potential new evidence uncovered by a team of pro-bono lawyers who are pushing to re-open the case.  "She was someone's daughter, sister, a human being," Louisa's mentor Helen Kilias tells Australian Story. "We just don't sweep things under the carpet."