Channel 7’s flagship current affairs program, 7NEWS Spotlight, has snared a major exclusive: the first sit-down interview with Jessica Wongso, the Australian woman convicted of the infamous 2016 cyanide poisoning of her best friend’s iced coffee in Jakarta. The tell-all, fronted by award-winning correspondent Liam Bartlett, is set to air this Sunday at 8:00pm on Channel 7 and 7plus.
Wongso, who served just eight years of a 20-year sentence before a controversial Judicial Review in the Indonesian Supreme Court led to her release, is now a social influencer – a development that has sparked outrage. In the Spotlight special, Bartlett confronts Wongso directly on her motives, suspicious behavior during the trial—including her notorious smiling—and her attempts to reshape the narrative.
The program will also feature the first-ever television interview with Kristie Carter, Wongso’s former boss. Carter details Wongso’s “erratic” behavior leading up to the crime and speaks of the trauma she experienced.
The murder of Mirna Salihin became a global media sensation, and Wongso has consistently maintained her innocence. Bartlett’s interrogation aims to cut through the noise, probing whether Wongso is a calculated killer or a victim of circumstance, especially as Salihin’s family continues to grieve.
The 7NEWS Spotlight investigation, titled Iced Coffee Killer – Tell-all interview with murderer following her release from prison, positions itself as a critical examination of a case that continues to divide opinion, particularly given Wongso’s post-prison public persona.
