A Narelle Fraser Special: Why The Fallen? Part 2

Australian True Crime

Meshel Laurie

True Crime

4.6 • 979 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In 2017, 21 year old Zac Jones was drunk, on drugs, and driving recklessly in a car with four other passengers. Unable to control the vehicle, they horrifically crashed, but all remarkably survived.

This is part two of a two part series hosted by our dear friend, Narelle Fraser about the lives of Zac and his mother Jane. We will hear a side-by-side account from both Zac and Jane about how an educated, intelligent teenager from a loving family ended up falling so badly, and the astonishing ways in which both of their lives have changed since.

Zac and Jane have co-authored the book "Why The Fallen?", which can be purchased at: https://www.whythefallen.com/

To hear more from Narelle, you can listen to her podcast "Narelle Fraser Interviews" wherever you get your podcasts.

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Host: Narelle Fraser

Guests: Zac Jones

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0:00.0	We're bringing Australian True Crime live to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this July,
0:04.3	and I have to tell you that Brisbane sold out already.
0:07.4	Good for you, Brisbane, so we've quickly added a second show.
0:10.3	Now we can't keep adding more shows, so please make sure you get your tickets. Our special guests,
0:15.2	our forensic criminologist Santee Mallet in Brisbane and Sydney and the one and only Charlie Bazzina in
0:19.9	Melbourne. There'll be a Q&A of course so you can ask your own burning questions on the night but you have to book quickly. The producers of this podcast recognize the traditional owners of the land on which it's recorded.
0:37.0	They pay respect to the Aboriginal elders past, present and those emerging.
0:45.0	The following podcast contains content of a graphic violent nature and is not suitable for children.
0:53.0	You know I got a knock on the door at 1.30 in the morning from the police saying
0:59.0	that Zach was in a really horrific car accident.
1:04.0	They don't know how anyone survived.
1:07.1	They've all sustained serious injuries
1:09.2	and gone to the hospital and Jeff had to catch me. Like I, my knees gave away. I, you know, I've had police turn up on my doorstep a lot while
1:21.3	Zach was a teenager because he kept getting in trouble and and
1:26.2	but I just knew this was really really bad. Hello again, it's Emily here and we're released two episodes this week.
1:39.2	As a big thrill for all the listeners, Norel Fraser, is behind the microphone for these interviews.
1:46.6	Now these are the last episodes from us for 2022 and on behalf of the ATC team, we want to wish you a safe Christmas and a
1:56.1	happy new year. We'll see you in 2023. In 2021 I spoke with Jane Jones about her son Zach who'd gone off the rails due to drugs and alcohol abuse culminating at 21 in
2:17.8	him crashing his car whilst drug and alcohol affected. Miraculously,
2:23.0	Zach and his four passengers survived, but all had varying injuries.
2:28.0	Zach was sentenced to just under five years jail,
2:31.0	and when I spoke to Jane
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