The disappearance of Gaye Baker in 1972 is one of the state’s most baffling mysteries. As police launch a fresh appeal and reward, our new Person Of Interest podcast explores the events before she vanished without a trace. LISTEN TO EPISODE 1.
Their son went missing six years ago in Queensland’s southwest and his death was ruled as ‘likely misadventure’. But Jason Vance’s parents, and the police, say there is more to this cold case than meets the eye, and a huge reward is now on offer to catch a killer.
It is the case that continues to haunt all of Australia – especially the detective tasked with finding just what happened to William Tyrrell. Retired Detective Inspector Gary Jubelin, now an investigative reporter with The Sunday Telegraph, breaks his silence on the case.
A retired police detective remains convinced now-dead serial killer Ivan Milat was involved in the deaths of two North Queensland region girls nearly five decades ago, as he explains why now’s the time for an inquest.
THEY were bashed, electrocuted and pushed over a cliff in a scene staged to incriminate his wife should the bodies be found. One major oversight revealed the murderous dad’s crime — but there’d be no slip-ups as he fled justice.
A FORMER ambulance officer believes he will be charged over his wife’s disappearance and suspected murder but has declared “I did not kill her”.
NEW leads in the 1988 cold case killing of Italian extortion victim Salvatore Rotiroti further implicate a murder suspect in a Geelong death that could earn someone a $1 million reward.
A MELBOURNE millionaire was found dead in his garage in early 2006, up to four days after he was killed. His wife, his son and his daughter have all been suspects. Now, his son is breaking his silence, claiming to have astonishing new information about the violent crime. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
MELBOURNE teenager Prue Bird was held captive for up to a week before she was murdered, and it haunts those who loved her. But it took a convicted killer’s confession for her family to get some answers. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
IT’S not at all like an episode of CSI where the entire case is solved in 40 minutes, but new DNA technology is helping forensic biologist Dr David Bruce and his team solve some of our toughest crimes and cold cases.
TWO young policemen who gave their lives for the community in the shocking Walsh St shootings have been honoured for their courage, 30 years on. It comes as the father of one of the policemen continues his fight to find out what really happened.
THE body of an American singer who died in mysterious circumstances on a cruise ship just off Darwin will be exhumed five years after her unexplained death.
THE abduction and murder of Melbourne teenager Prue Bird was a mother’s worst nightmare. But as the sinister clues started to fall in place, the mystery was linked to one of Melbourne’s worst crimes. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
IT’S one of Australia’s most controversial missing persons’ cases. Now the family of an experienced hiker who vanished bushwalking near Healesville has been granted a vital breakthrough.
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