Nine’s 60 Minutes presents a two-part investigation this Sunday that pivots from a family’s ground-level fight for justice to a deep-sea tragedy fueled by ambition. The program, airing at 8:40 PM, first turns its attention to what one family calls a “Murder in Paradise.”
The segment follows the suspicious death of Australian man Jason Rigby, who was found stabbed in Nadi, Fiji. Dissatisfied with the official investigation, Rigby’s family has taken the unusual step of hiring a private detective to find answers. Reporter Christine Ahern travels to Fiji to document their search, digging into a case where local authorities’ conclusions have left a family demanding more. The piece, produced by Laura Sparkes and Toni Ambrogetti, examines the lengths a family will go to when they believe the truth has been buried.
In the second half of the hour, Amelia Adams revisits the Titan submersible disaster in a segment titled “Rush of Ego.” With the official U.S. Coast Guard report on the implosion forthcoming, 60 Minutes looks at how the quest for adventure may have overshadowed critical safety concerns. The report centers on Stockton Rush, the OceanGate boss who was among the five killed when the vessel imploded on its way to the Titanic wreck. The story, from producer Serge Negus, questions whether expertise took a backseat to hubris in the lead-up to the fatal dive.
Catch the full reports on 60 Minutes this Sunday, June 22, at 8:40 PM on Nine.
