Daphne Karawana-Galacia was a household name for her fearless reporting on government corruption in the Panama Papers.

Nothing got in the way of her search for the truth, until she was more suddenly murdered by a car bomb explosion right outside of her home.

Disturbed by police in action, her son Matthew turns to the international journalism community to find answers.

And what they find is a shocking trail of government corruption covered up crimes and deception that rises all the way up to the top.

From Wondry, who killed Daphne as a new six-part podcast series hosted by investigative reporter Stephen Gray about the mysterious assassination of a blogger and investigative journalist that exposed some of the most scandalous secrets of the rich and powerful.

As the investigation unfolds answers become more complex, revealing immense scandals, offshore companies, and corrupt politicians.

What was Daphne going to expose? Why was she murdered? Her family is determined to find answers and get justice for Daphne, no matter who stands in their way.

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On the morning of October 16th, 2017, Matthew worked up and looked at the time. It was late, after nine.

It was Monday, so my inbox was flooded. There were a million things to do. I didn't have time for breakfast.

He could hear footsteps in the dining room. It was his mother. He got up, pulled on some clothes, and came out of his room.

My mother was already working. She was making phone calls and answering messages. I was completely focused on what I was doing.

It was just very quiet. The air was solid, and there was this very bright light streaming through the house.

His mum seemed preoccupied. She was in the middle of a legal battle. A few months before, she'd written that Malta's economy minister had visited a brothel while on state business in Germany.

The minister was seeing her for libel, and now the court had frozen her bank account. Her phone rang. It was the bank.

She said, look, I'll just come into the office and we'll talk about it. And she made an appointment for three o'clock.

But before that, she had a lot to do. They sat near each other, Matthew catching up on emails. His mother typing up a post for her website.

Normally, my mother and I would have lunch together, but there was no time for it. She was constantly on the phone talking to sources and other people.

But she still found time to cut up some tomato and mozzarella and place it next to him.

She called the bank to tell them that she was late, typed out her last blog post, published it, approved some comments, replied to some others on her blog.

And she told me, I'm going out to the bank now. I'll be back between 4 and 5 pm. She walked out of the house. I said bye.

Maybe 15 seconds later, I heard her walking up to the house again and she came to the house. I kind of flustered and said, I forgot my checkbook.

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