About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "Case 350: Alice Sebold & Tony Broadwater" from Casefile: Australian True Crime Podcast Since 2016 covers the 1981 rape of college student Alice Sebold and the subsequent conviction of a 21-year-old man named Tony Broadwater, who was promptly arrested and found guilty of the crime. Alice later wrote a memoir about her ordeal, titled Lucky, which became a bestseller — but her account would go on to reveal far more than anyone could have anticipated.
Hosts and release
The episode carries content warnings for sexual assault and racism, reflecting the difficult nature of the events described. Research and writing for the episode were handled by Emily Shirley, with production and music by Mike Migas and audio editing by Anthony Telfer. The narration is delivered by an anonymous host, consistent with the format Casefile has used since it began in 2016, covering solved and unsolved cases from Australia, the UK and the US in a sober, scripted style. This particular episode runs 80 minutes and was released on 29 August 2026, continuing the show's long-running case-by-case format that has made it one of the most listened-to true crime podcasts in the genre. Listeners follow the story from the initial assault and arrest through to the conviction of Broadwater, and onward to the unexpected revelations that emerged years later through Sebold's own written account of what happened to her.
