Dead In The Water

A well-to-do Australian woman meets and falls in love with a mysterious man, with a beautiful yacht, and plans to marry him and spend the rest of their days sailing around the world together. What actually happens is infidelity, loss of more than a million dollars, and attempted murder. Narrated by Tony Dalton (AMC's Better Call Saul). A new true crime story from Voyage Media, producers of the hit true crime podcast Borderline, in the vein of Dirty John and The Tinder Swindler.

Episodes

View all

Jan. 3, 2023

Trailer

Listen to the Episode

Jan. 3, 2023

Episode One

A frightening glimpse at the future has Maree recounting the life-or-death danger she found herself in from her husband Damien. Prior to meeting Damien, Maree was wealthy, recently laid off, and single. She was ready to find love and go on an adventure. Enter Damien - an eccentric but confident sailor who could seemingly give Maree that adventure, he even had a yacht they could sail around the world in. Maree's friends notice red flags about Damien, but Maree ignores the red flags, and makes the

Listen to the Episode

Jan. 4, 2023

Episode Two

Maree pours hundreds of thousands of dollars into renovating Damien's boat. One of Maree's sons dies tragically, and she must travel away. Damien does not go with her, claiming the tragedy has made him want to visit his mother. But he's not with his mother, and Maree receives a package in the mail, not intended for her, that contains a stunning revelation.

Listen to the Episode

Jan. 5, 2023

Episode Three

Maree tries to put on a brave face and attend her surviving son's wedding with Damien, pretending all is well. Maree is forced to spend exorbitant sums of money to deal with her new husband's debts and the seemingly never-ending repair of the boat, leading to a standoff over transferring ownership of the boat to her. Damien and Maree sail to a small island nation, where Maree falls severely ill. In the hospital, a doctor asks Maree a disturbing question that makes her consider she may be in mort

Listen to the Episode

Jan. 6, 2023

Episode Four

Maree recuperates, and suspects she was poisoned. But she has sunk so much money into the boat she tries to play nice with Damien until she can get back to the boat, and end their marriage. On the boat, an "accident" occurs, which nearly kills Maree, and which she believes was not an accident. It's ultimately just a prelude, though, to what happens next... as Maree faces a terrifying final confrontation with Damien that will end things, once and for all.

Listen to the Episode

Jan. 9, 2023

Episode Five

In the final episode, Maree must extricate herself from the boat after narrowly surviving her last encounter with Damien. Once she does, the police get involved, and an arrest warrant for attempted homicide is put out for Damien. The story comes to an end, but not in a way anyone could have anticipated. Dead in The Water is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, Kaitlyn Brown and Dan Benamor. Reported, lead produced and written by Dan Benamor. Edited b

Listen to the Episode

View all Episodes