David Eastman
Date set down in Eastman compensation case for wrongful imprisonment
David Eastman spent 6860 days in jail for the murder of Colin Winchester, a crime for which he's since been found not guilty.
- by Elliot Williams
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If David Eastman didn't murder Colin Winchester, then who did?
We trawled the archives to explore the most common Winchester conspiracy theory, the professional Mafia "hit".
- by Peter Brewer
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AFP
Eastman's innocuous blue Mazda gathers dust in police warehouse
Gathering dust in a police warehouse in Mitchell is an old blue Mazda, a key exhibit in the murder trial of Assistant Commissioner Colin Winchester.
- by Peter Brewer
David Eastman's human rights case for wrongful conviction is back
David Eastman served 6860 days of a life sentence for murdering Colin Winchester, but now he has been acquitted, his case against the government will resume.
- by Alexandra Back
Opinion
Courts
The weaknesses of a complacent justice system
One of the weaknesses of the Australian criminal justice system is that it did not recognise a fundamental mistake and a serious injustice.
- by Jack Waterford
Updated
Eastman trial
Investigators did not 'exhaust' mafia theory: former police chief
Investigators did not “exhaust to the point of negation” the theory that Colin Winchester’s assassination had been the work of the Calabrian Mafia, a former Canberra top cop said Friday.
- by Michael Inman & Alexandra Back
Opinion
Editorial
Eastman saga ends. Now to learn from it
It's time for the police, and prosecutors, to examine and admit to the flaws in their handling of this case.
- by The Canberra Times
Canberra Now: Eastman not guilty; and the push for legalised weed
Also: Canberra could have 50,000 residents in a decade and how Canberra Calvary's new starting pitcher is faring in the capital.
- by Finbar O'Mallon
Analysis
Eastman trial
'Nagging doubt' proved a reasonable doubt in Eastman case
The assassination of Colin Winchester on January 10, 1989, was and is the most sensational crime ever to occur in the ACT.
- by Jack Waterford
David Eastman case a boon for legal eagles
The case of David Eastman will give generations of lawyers and law students something to pore over.
- by Sally Pryor
The inside story of David Eastman's murder trial
The behind-the-scenes story of the retrial that led to David Eastman's acquittal - and the big changes compared with the first time he faced a jury.
- by Alexandra Back
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