On December 7 2003, 13-year-old Daniel Morcombe was abducted in broad daylight while waiting for a bus on Australia’s Sunshine Coast. His disappearance launched one of the country’s largest-ever missing persons investigations. As police efforts stalled, Daniel’s parents, Bruce and Denise, became relentless advocates, founding the Daniel Morcombe Foundation and eventually helping to trigger a public inquest. That inquest became the catalyst for an extraordinary undercover sting. A rarely used tactic called “Mr. Big” in which over forty covert operatives posed as members of a crime syndicate to gain the trust of their prime suspect. Over nearly five  months, Brett Peter Cowan was lured into confessing, eventually leading officers to Daniel’s remains. This podcast tells the gripping true story of the Morcombes’ decade-long fight for justice, the controversial operation that cracked the case, and the undeniable ripple effect of Daniel’s legacy across the globe.  

Where is Daniel Morcombe? is a production of Sony Music Entertainment and Campside Media.