Deception
WHEN Hollywood star Russell Crowe agreed to discuss a film project with a top cop he had no idea the man was bent — or that their every move was being watched.
Book Extracts
Justice Denied
THE alcohol-fuelled love affair between a rich widow and her gardener drew comparisons to the risque exploits in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, but the real-life version had a fiery end.
Mugshots 3
MUSLIM terrorist Abdul Benbrika planned to bomb Australian targets such as the MCG, Crown Casino and the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor. New book Mugshots3 reveals how police stopped him.
Deal with the Devil
THEY were the tasks no parents should ever have to perform: Confront the man suspected of killing their son as they mounted a desperate search for his body. This is the reality Mark and Faye Leveson faced after their son Matt disappeared.
Australian Heist
‘AHHH!’ screamed Senior Constable Moran, the third shot tearing into his testicle. ‘Jesus save me! My balls — he hit me in the bloody balls!’ It was 1862 and buckshot was flying in Australia’s biggest-ever gold heist.
Loose Units
THEY were two rookie cops making their first big bust and determined that the police ‘Glory Boys’ wouldn’t edge them out — but in 1980s’ policing there was so much more to worry about.
The two female killers who left me stunned
MOST killers are men, but these two women showed that it’s possible for women to commit acts of true evil, writes Tim Watson-Munro in an extract from his new book.
Inside the minds of Australia’s worst criminals
TIM Watson-Munro has spent much of his career with murderers, sexual predators, hit men and those who kill in fits of rage, and the criminal psychologist admits he knows more than is good for him when it comes to the dark side of human nature.
Mick Hawi and the world of jailed bikie gangs
FROM sadistic initiation rites to the gang rape of women psychologist Tim Watson-Munro has heard it all from jailed bikies.
In pictures: What really happened to Jeffrey Brooks?
FOR the past year, The Courier-Mail has tracked down witnesses, statements and documents relating to the death of young scientist Jeffrey Brooks. These are the pictures that tell the story.
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