Tragic case of the ‘Longreach Cinderella’
The Outback town synonymous with Qantas and the Stockman’s Hall of Fame also had a dark side – including the appalling case of the little girl murdered by her influential parents.
Our Criminal History
Mob murders that shocked Melbourne
From ugly jail bashings to ruthlessly being taken out in their own homes, these mobsters chose a life of crime and met violent ends that shocked Melbourne and became the stuff of legend.
Secrets of deadly 1979 Luna Park fire to be revealed
Alan Saffron, the son of the original King of the Cross, Abe Saffron, has died and now his last wish may help families find closure. He has left behind documents containing facts about his father’s involvement in the 1979 Luna Park fire that killed seven people and the presumed murder of activist Juanita Nielsen.
The man who served the world’s longest jail term
Charles Foussard was just 21 when he was locked up. He ended up serving the world’s longest period of incarceration, inside Ararat’s notorious J Ward – Victoria’s asylum for the criminally insane. But how did he end up there?
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‘Haunting history of my vintage FJ Holden ute’
When Sunday Telegraph picture editor Jeff Darmanin bought a 1955 Holden FJ ute to restore, he was shocked to discover a teen boy had been shot dead in the vehicle in 1965. The ute was then buried deep in a Gundagai barn for decades before being resold.
Ultimate sacrifice: ‘He died trying to save lives’
BREVET Sergeant Glen Huitson was manning a roadblock when he was shot dead by a man known as ‘Crocodile Dundee’. He was the last police officer to be killed in the line of duty and today marks 20 years since his death
How Melbourne’s one-legged gang ruled the streets
They were feared on the streets of North Melbourne, turning to violence in pubs and outside footy matches. But they weren’t any ordinary gang — here’s how they turned their missing limbs into an advantage. NEW PODCAST LISTEN NOW
Plot to dig up John Dillinger’s grave
The body of notorious gangster John Dillinger will be exhumed 85 years after he was killed by FBI agents, but the grave escape plot will be an incredibly tough job.
‘They grabbed her, threw her over a fence and left’
WHEN police took a frantic triple-0 call from inside a Darwin women’s shelter saying someone was being abducted, gunfire was ringing out in the background. Superintendent Shaun Gill knew then it was a high risk, life or death situation
How to get away with outback murder
An author’s bid to devise the perfect murder provided the real-life technique for disposing of three slain Australian men in the 1920s and 1930s, and perhaps a fourth ten years later — but the killers missed a crucial step.
We’re just suckers for importing bad people
Over the years we’ve welcomed the likes of granny serial killer John Wayne Glover, brutal gangster Nik ‘The Russian’ Radev and the monster who killed little Sheree Beasley. Australia really is a sucker for importing bad guys, writes Andrew Rule.
Six times Australian justice got it wrong
EVERYONE’S heard of Lindy Chamberlain, but what about the two men jailed over deaths a notorious serial killer had confessed to, or another hanged on faulty forensic evidence? When Australian courts mess up it can take years to right the wrong.
The little chat that started a bloody war
When the Moran brothers met up with an up-and-coming drug dealer in a Gladstone Park reserve to talk “business”, they made a mistake that would cost both of them — and many others — their lives.
Haunted: Former boyfriend of murdered nanny speaks out
The former boyfriend of a rock star’s murdered nanny hopes a new $1 million reward will help police solve the cold case — and insists he was not involved in her death.
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