11 episodes

A rock star, a murdered nanny and FIVE suspects…In 1991, Penny Hill was found brutally bashed on the side of a road in Coolah, NSW.She had just landed a dream job as a nanny for Col Baigent – a former drummer with Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs - and his wife Barbara.Three days after starting work, Penny was left for dead in a ditch.This podcast delves into a shocking crime uncovering new evidence into a case that has haunted a community for almost three decadesWho killed Penny Hill?
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The Rock Star & The Nanny Pacific Podcast Network

    • True Crime
    • 3.4 • 27 Ratings

A rock star, a murdered nanny and FIVE suspects…In 1991, Penny Hill was found brutally bashed on the side of a road in Coolah, NSW.She had just landed a dream job as a nanny for Col Baigent – a former drummer with Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs - and his wife Barbara.Three days after starting work, Penny was left for dead in a ditch.This podcast delves into a shocking crime uncovering new evidence into a case that has haunted a community for almost three decadesWho killed Penny Hill?
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    • 43 min
    The Ghost Files: The new podcast from The Rock Star & The Nanny

    The Ghost Files: The new podcast from The Rock Star & The Nanny

    From the people who made The Rock Star & The Nanny comes season 2 of The Ghost Files. Listen now: https://play.acast.com/s/the-ghost-files

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    • 2 min
    Investigates: The new podcast from The Rock Star & The Nanny

    Investigates: The new podcast from The Rock Star & The Nanny

    From the people who brought you The Rock Star & The Nanny comes Investigates. Launching on the 31st of October. Subscribe here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/investigates/id1344649849

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    • 3 min
    Introducing...How I Survived

    Introducing...How I Survived

    Love listening to incredible stories about real life people? Why not check out our other podcast How I Survived. It features amazing, first-hand survival stories from people who have faced the unimaginable and escaped with their lives.
    You can subscribe here: https://apple.co/2IC81Zb
    Or here: https://play.acast.com/s/how-i-survived

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    • 1 min
    The Rock Star & The Nanny – Episode 6

    The Rock Star & The Nanny – Episode 6

    In the final episode of the podcast, we take a look at the evidence against each suspect in the Penny Hill murder case. Joining us is Sunday Night reporter Alex Cullen, who has covered the story for Channel Seven program. And we reveal the new development in this case which could finally lead to a conviction.

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    • 39 min
    The Rock Star & The Nanny - Episode 5

    The Rock Star & The Nanny - Episode 5

    In this episode, we examine the evidence against Penny's boyfriend, Shane Williams. In a brand new interview, we put new facts to Shane… facts that take him by surprise. We also speak to one of the last people to see Penny alive. And they reveal their stern warning to the young nanny.

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    • 21 min

Customer Reviews

3.4 out of 5
27 Ratings

27 Ratings

Janet Straper (from the US) ,

Repetitive filler content

Too much filler content that is recycled from previous episode. Could have easily made fewer episodes with greater impact.

Mrsmrfab ,

Who the Heck is Billy Aztec?

Ok...he may be famous in Australia...but it isn’t even about him. It’s his drummer. It should be called “The Drummer in a Rock Band’s Nanny’s Murder”. Oi!

Ajbuda ,

About 12 min of new info each show

The first at least 7 min of each episode is review. Along with at least another 2-5 min during the show being replay of previous audio. Probably a total of 1 hour of information divided into the podcasts.

Also, it seems more of a report than an investigation. More reading and playing if previous people’s work instead of trying to rely on their on investigating. And the reporting they do Donos trash. ‘Such and such was accused of stalking by an ex’. Not charged or anything, no interview of the accuser, nothing. Trash. Holy crap. Episode five moves their reporting from trash to irresponsible. I hope these people aren’t really reporters in AUS. Wow. My rate went from 4 to 3 to 1. I’d really like to know more about this story, unfortunately, you won’t find it here.

Wow. Episode 6 they give key info they had the whole time that changes a bunch of what you thought you knew. Not sure what their point was to do this, unless it was to make the reporters look incredibly clueless. If that was the aim, the nailed it. And then later on it the episode they prove how daft they are. They want to focus on some one who wasn’t even a suspect until one of the CURRENT SUSPECT says she saw a car that doesn’t even really look like his. There is zero even circumstantial evidence. And they keep bringing up this stalking BS that sounds like his ex was a gfs house that didn’t like him, and when he tried to talk to her the gf called the cops. They didn't even talk to the ex. This was such a horribly researched and investigated True Crime podcast.

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