Geelong’s most heinous unsolved murders
Geelong’s past is full of stories of high-profile suspicious deaths. Here’s some of the most infamous mysteries that remain unsolved to this day.
Cold Cases
Is Beaumont killer one of these four men?
In 1966 times were changing — but some things hadn’t, which meant an anonymous monster was able to steal away three children from a beach without trace. NEW PODCAST
‘I felt she’d never be coming home’
Mother-of-three Veronica Green vanished from her Ardeer home 44 years ago. Some family members hold out hope she is still alive after leaving to carve out a new life. Others are sure she was murdered and now police are reviewing the mystery.
Former person of interest’s latest claim to fame
A former police officer once a person of interest in the death of a teenager in far north Queensland has resurfaced in an online ad.
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REVEALED: Key suspect in Spear Creek triple murders
A father of two and former supermax prison unit commander has emerged as a key suspect in a 40-year-old Wolf Creek-style triple murder. LATEST PODCAST
Cops inundated with Spear Creek tip-offs
Detectives investigating the shocking triple murder of three friends in outback Queensland have been inundated with calls from the public who believe they know the killer.
Two rings linked to murdered mum
A former paramedic has claimed an engagement ring featured in a police appeal did not belong to his wife, who is suspected to have been murdered. A second distinctive ring has also been linked to the case.
Kombi couple may have seen triple murderer
Police investigating the Spear Creek murders are searching for a couple in a Kombi van who were described in early newspaper reports as having possibly spotted the killer. LISTEN TO EPISODE TWO OF THE TRUE CRIME PODCAST
Two South Australians murdered for being gay
Although David Saint and Robert Woodland never knew each other, they were brutally murdered for exactly the same reason — they were both gay.
Outback murder: Time running out for cold-blooded killer
Queensland’s “Wolf Creek” killer had got sloppy. He’d executed his victims in isolated bushland and stripped them of anything that may have helped identify them. But he made one mistake …
Who was the mystery man who joined murdered trio?
They were on the second day of their outback adventure of a lifetime when the mystery man appeared. A day later, Karen Edwards, Tim Thomson and Gordon Twaddle were lured into the bush at Spear Creek, north of Mount Isa, and shot dead. LISTEN TO EPISODE ONE OF THE TRUE CRIME PODCAST
Man expected to face murder charge over cold case
Queensland police will seek to extradite a man from NSW to face a murder charge over the disappearance of Jay Brogden more than a decade ago. It comes as police said they have “multiple suspects”.
Profiler lifts lid on Betty Shanks’ murder
Was it a cop, soldier or bogeyman? For almost 70 years theories have haunted Brisbane as to who killed Betty Shanks. Now an ex-criminal profiler trained by the original FBI ‘mindhunters’ reveals his thoughts on Queensland’s coldest case.
Bike may be key to triple murder
Police believe a motorbike owned by one of the Spear Creek murder victims was ridden around Mount Isa for weeks after their deaths.
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