Janita McNaughton was only 23 when she was shot between the eyes while on board a boat with four other people almost three decades ago. Now police are offering a huge reward to solve her mysterious death.
A man from the US has stumped up $1 million of his own money in a bid to solve the gay-hate murder of his brother in Sydney 30 years ago. Matched with NSW Police’s own contribution the reward now totals $2 million.
The angry families of three children murdered by a suspected serial killer have accused the NSW government of putting up a $1 million reward to shut them up after rejecting moves that could have put the suspect back before a court.
It was the murder that shocked the Gold Coast almost 30 years ago. But now, the victim’s son believes he has received his “last chance” at justice.
A DNA bungle has put a paedophile priest and other suspects back in the frame over the 1980 murder of Thornbury bookshop owner Maria James. Take a look at the evidence and possible killers in a case that’s haunted our top detective for decades.
Fresh information has convinced police that Queensland man Jay Brogden was murdered more than a decade ago, with detectives “very confident” of now solving the case.
Detectives are zeroing in on a suspect in the slaying of gangland figure Willie Thompson — a lifelong friend of Tony Mokbel who was connected with a who’s who of Melbourne’s crime fraternity — at Chadstone 15 years ago, releasing a police image of the man.
Police have relaunched an investigation into the death of schoolgirl Rachel Antonio, which may determine whether her secret boyfriend Robert Hytch could be charged.
Fifty years after Lucille Butterworth disappeared from a Claremont bus stop, her brother has dived into the River Derwent and is “confident of finding something.”
A young woman was found dead lying on a makeshift bench press with a barbel over her neck in the garage of her Preston home in 2010. Police have now revealed a possible reason behind her murder.
Decorated former soldier Jeffrey Tun Tin and wife Julie pleaded with their son James to stop growing cannabis in his garden shed. They feared not only for his health, but also that the illegal practice would place him in danger. Tragically, they were right.
Two Australian women — both much-loved mothers — gunned down at their own homes, just weeks apart. If that wasn’t shocking enough, neither was the intended victim.
The man said to be America’s worst serial killer sketched his victims. Now the FBI has released his drawings to identify them.
Franco Murat was an invalid pensioner who was fatally set on fire by three people who broke into his Adelaide home — they were never caught. However, a cache of opals may be the key to solving his callous murder.
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