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Police and emergency services on the Eastern freeway investigate a white van which is possibly involved in a shooting. Saturday, November 9, 2019. Picture: David Crosling Eastlink shooting victim Paul Virgona
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The questions remaining over EastLink shooting

The execution-style killing of Croydon man Paul Virgona on the EastLink freeway shook Victoria. More than a month has passed since the shock shooting, but these are the questions that still need answering, Charlie Bezzina says.

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Rogerson quizzed over Whiskey Au Go Go fire

Rogerson quizzed over Whiskey Au Go Go fire

CONVICTED murderer and corrupt cop Roger Rogerson has written from behind bars to deny any wrongdoing after assisting Queensland police in the reinvestigation of the 1973 Whiskey Au Go Go firebombing.

Shooting victim’s family demand new inquest

Shooting victim’s family demand new inquest

PARENTS of a young scientist killed in a farm shooting will ask the Attorney-General to help deliver justice after “one of the worst police investigations in Queensland history’’.

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Sharon Reynolds was murdered in her own home by Shane Cameron Clarke (inset).

Church-going housewife burned alive

A BRISBANE mum was preparing a Bible reading in the kitchen of her home with her three year-old daughter beside her when a man burst in and set her on fire. Neighbours came running when they heard the screams but they were too late.

How book plot inspired outback slayings

How book plot inspired outback slayings

CELEBRATED mystery writer Arthur Upfield was looking for the recipe for a perfect murder. Little did he know a mate would try it and hang for his heinous crimes.

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Murder victims Teresa Smith (front) and Paula Peters.

Sex killings or something else entirely?

A TAXI driver who’d had his throat cut; a mum-of-three whose body was burned beyond recognition; and a church-going preschool teacher who’d been viciously killed in her own home. What was the link between these three horrific murders?

Conman, fugitive, playboy says life of crime is over

Conman, fugitive, playboy says life of crime is over

HE’S out of jail. Again. But for Queensland conman Peter Clarence Foster, there is an eerie sense of deja vu that has plagued him for most of his adult life. But this time, he says in an exclusive interview with The Courier-Mail, it’s different.

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