Australia Australia- Rachelle Childs, 23, car saleswoman, murdered, fingers removed & her body set alight, her car found @ the Bargo Hotel, NSW, 8 June 2001.

[drsleuth]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/dear-rachelle/rachelle-childs-murder-prime-suspect-in-cold-case-kevin-steven-correll-found-dead/news-story/37bd863300849e1ca82968ee4a084c23?amp

Rachelle Childs’ murder: Prime suspect in cold case Kevin Steven Correll found dead​

The prime suspect in the cold case murder of Rachelle Childs has been found dead in Thailand but local authorities are yet to reveal exactly when, where or how the alleged serial rapist died.

 

[Detective Willy]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/dear-rachelle/rachelle-childs-murder-prime-suspect-in-cold-case-kevin-steven-correll-found-dead/news-story/37bd863300849e1ca82968ee4a084c23?amp

Rachelle Childs’ murder: Prime suspect in cold case Kevin Steven Correll found dead​

The prime suspect in the cold case murder of Rachelle Childs has been found dead in Thailand but local authorities are yet to reveal exactly when, where or how the alleged serial rapist died.

Karma?

 

[dotr]

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‘I was warned not to poke the bear … his death is another blow’​

The death of the prime suspect in Rachelle Childs’ murder raises more questions than answers. Dear Rachelle podcast host Ashlea Hansen says it’s a blow to the family’s fight for justice.''

 

[drsleuth]

I've been listened to the podcast, binged it the last week & was up to the last 2 episodes when news broke of his death.

A great podcast, His daughter Jazz, what a remarkable strong woman who sounds like , had a tough life.

I liked the pod. Certainly, did not think it would end with him dead.

They were gathering sooooo much evidence against him thou.

What a voice the women in Kevin's like have been for Rochelle & her family.

Kevin was found in the bathroom of his room at The Expat Hotel in Patong, Phuket, at around 10am on Friday - wearing nothing but a pair of shorts.

He was last seen Wed at the hotel swimming pool last Wednesday, before he complained about tightness in his chest

He checked in on Monday, July 14, and was due to check out on August 20

Rachelle Childs’ murder: Inside the room where Kevin Steven Correll was found dead​

Photos have emerged of the hotel room in Thailand where the key suspect in the cold case murder of Rachelle Childs died, amid new details about the days leading up to his death

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/dear-rachelle/rachelle-childs-murder-prime-suspect-in-cold-case-kevin-steven-correll-found-dead/news-story/37bd863300849e1ca82968ee4a084c23?amp

 

[drsleuth]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/dear-rachelle/rachelle-childs-murder-mystery-woman-seen-before-suspect-kevin-corrells-death/news-story/1a42393b29053a011626f7613016d77e?amp

Rachelle Childs’ murder: Mystery woman seen before suspect Kevin Correll’s death​

The prime suspect in the cold case murder of Rachelle Childs went to a bar with an unidentified woman, before he was found dead in his three-star hotel room in Thailand.

 

[dotr]

Jul 27, 2025
Rachelle Childs was a 23-year-old woman whose 2001 murder remains unsolved. Her former boss and main suspect, Kevin Correll, was recently found dead in a hotel room in Thailand.Journalist Ashlea Hansen has been investigating the case for her podcast Dear Rachelle, which has uncovered new leads and raised fresh questions. She joins Australian True Crime from Thailand with the latest developments.

 

[dotr]

August 31 2025

Prime suspect in cold case murder is found dead as shock new evidence revealed

MORE than two decades after 23-year-old Rachelle Childs was murdered, her tragic death remains shrouded in mystery. Now, a new podcast is attempting to bring closure for her family at last. It was …

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''On Friday, July 18, at 10am local time in Phuket, Thailand, the body of Kevin Steven Correll was discovered inside his hotel room, after he had been visiting the city’s red-light district.

When Thai police realised he was a person of interest in a murder investigation in Australia, they expedited his autopsy and found that he had died of a cardiac arrest.

“I felt a mix of shock, disappointment and sadness,” says Ashlea.

“It was another unexpected turn of events in the story.”

The question is: did justice for Rachelle die with Correll?

Ashlea believes, even after his death, the podcast could finally expose Rachelle’s killer, as someone might now reveal crucial evidence they were too scared to share before.''