Sex drug clue found in double death mystery
A spur of the moment decision by a respected forensic toxicologist may have solved one of Australia’s biggest mysteries, shining fresh light on illicit sexual desires, open marriages and drug taking.
Cold Cases
Tough new laws give new hope for cold case justice
The parents of Jeffrey Brooks, whose death was featured in the seven-part Dead Wrong podcast by The Courier-Mail, have expressed hope that new powers granted to the Coroner may help blow his cold case wide open. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.
‘Guilty’: 1995 murder solved as killer comes clean
It was the murder that rocked the Central Coast a quarter of a century ago. Police may never have found the body of Ronald Penn but the case has finally been solved after a killer’s shocking admissions in court.
Six gripping subscriber-only crime stories
From unsolved murders to manhunts and crimes that shocked the state and the nation, here are six gripping Queensland crime stories for our subscribers.
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$1m reward over murdered 16-year-old buried on beach
A $1 million reward is being offered for information about the murder of a teenage girl on the NSW north coast more than 20 years ago.
‘Cold case killer confessed to me’
A new witness in the cold case investigation into the disappearance of Townsville man Leslie Ralph Ball has dropped a bombshell, saying the killer confessed to him.
Massive reward to catch mum’s killer
The hunt to catch a killer who has walked free for decades after the horror execution of Melbourne mum Antje Jones in 1981 has prompted police to offer a $1 million reward to help crack the case.
Inquest into death of woman with 100 injuries
The family of a woman who died with more than 100 injuries has finally been granted an inquest, five years after police decided not to charge anyone.
Was cabbie Andy slain at random — or a marked man?
Taxi driver Andrew Mordowicz was gunned down in Klemzig driveway 26 years ago — but was he the unluckiest of robbery victims, or was targeted for execution?
Son gets dad jailed in 20-year-old cold case
A man has been jailed for life after his 29-year-old son dug up his mum’s remains in the backyard more than 20 years after he witnessed her death at age three.
Closing in on Lorne’s New Year’s Day rapist
For 30 years Lorne’s New Year’s Day rapist got away with his brutal crime. But the police — and the weight of evidence — eventually caught up with Gregory John Challenger.
Jury decides on Lorne cold case rape
A Geelong County Court jury has delivered its verdict on the Lorne 1986 cold case rape.
Victoria adopts Golden State Killer-inspired forensics
This unique method was used to finally nab America’s notorious Golden State Killer. And now, it will be used to help identify dozens of Victorian John and Jane Does, hopefully nabbing their killers.
Accused rapist takes witness stand
A man accused of brutally raping a woman on a Lorne beach more than three decades ago claims he was at a men’s club in Geelong at the time of the incident.
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