The short-lived spree of Pavel Marinof came to an end on a lonely road on the outskirts of Melbourne. Andrew Rule goes through those last moments of the man they called Mad Max, and the fateful decision officers had to make in taking him down.
In the absence of the jury, many discussions took place. But with the trial over, we can lift the lid on the revelations we could not report and the rulebreakers that have landed themselves in hot water as we reflect on the past 11 weeks.
Chris Webster was the country doctor who first alerted police to triple murderer Erin Patterson in a critical triple-0 call. After taking the stand, Dr Webster has been interviewed countless times — but there’s one interview that has everyone talking.
The mushroom trial is not the first example of a woman doing harm to a loved one through toxins. Andrew Rule checks in while on assignment in the UK to give other examples.
Police have taken two men into custody after illicit drugs, firearms, and more than $160,000 was seized in Tasmania’s North last week. THE LATEST >>>
The family of Sydney businesswoman Cecilia Haddad who was brutally murdered by Mario Marcelo Santoro in 2018, are determined to ensure the “monster” remains behind bars.
Cutting-edge SA research has zeroed-in on Erin Patterson’s fateful trip to the death cap mushroom field where she picked the poison for her crimes.
Four ATO staffers have now been convicted of fraud in a GST scam that has cost $2 billion — and the ATO is demanding employee Baby Dee Zearwie also spend time behind bars.
Erin Patterson is set to appeal her convictions after being returned to prison, and a legal expert says the families involved could potentially claim compensation against the wealthy killer.
Who killed Rachelle Childs? Innocent people, silenced by fear for decades, are breaking their silence. For Rachelle. Listen to the final episode of the podcast now.
It’s the Australian cold case murder that has captivated more than three million people. And loved ones aren’t giving up on their bid to find the killer.
The former detective who helped crack the Teacher’s Pet case has revealed what keeps him awake at night when it comes to Australia’s biggest cold cases.
Rachelle Childs was brutally killed and her body set alight but her killer has never been found. These are the unanswered questions into her unsolved murder.
A study using lab rats and cocaine is helping scientists understand why certain people develop drug use disorders while others do not. And one finding was not what they expected.
Australian Jordan Curry, who worked with conspirators to keep drug prices high and bring cocaine and meth to Sydney and Melbourne, has pleaded guilty after being caught in a global sting.
Police are scrambling to remove a drug 100 times more powerful than heroin off our streets after a Melbourne couple died taking what they thought was cocaine.
A surge in supply has supercharged Australia’s cocaine use despite the cost of living crisis. This is what drug users pay and who’s buying it.
Erin Patterson had a plan for her children to grow up in her $1.2m dollar “forever” home — but now she’s been found guilty of murder, that has drastically changed.
Criminal lawyers have weighed in on Erin Patterson’s jail term as the triple killer could join the likes of Australia’s most heinous killers behind bars.
In what Erin Patterson told her friends was a “silver lining” to her mother’s death, money that followed allowed her to build her dream home on a “bush block”. It would become the scene of her chilling murder plot.
New details have emerged about Erin Patterson’s estranged husband, her parents and her mum’s former home as neighbours react to her being sent to prison. SEE THE VIDEO.
Celebrated homicide detective Gary Jubelin says shocking evidence given at inquest over a mum’s horrific death shows Australia’s cops still have a problem – and families are suffering for it.
The ex-partner of a mother whose decomposed body was found in her family’s backyard had been accused of assaulting her, an inquest has heard.
An almost three-year federal probe has found Indigenous women and children are being murdered at shocking rates, with its harrowing findings finally released.
The Advertiser’s Walkley Award-winning podcast has taken home another top gong against some of the country’s best audio productions.
The Sinaloa cartel boss and El Chapo’s son, who play a huge role in the illicit drug trade on our streets, are now in custody.
Criminals using the “secret” AN0M app have been sentenced to three centuries of jail time, with dozens of cases still to hit court. See some of them who’ve been convicted.
The Hells Angels are preparing to take over Australia’s wholesale international drug trade after the arrest of Comanchero kingpin Hakan Ayik in Turkey. This is what’s afoot.
An Australian fugitive on the run for a decade in Mexico, who is a key drug broker for bikie gangs, is suspected of taking a dramatic step to avoid capture.
A new book to be released next week features a chat with the former detective on the notorious Rhianna Barreau disappearance. And he’s aired a chilling theory and issued a final plea.
While Ivan Milat was convicted of seven murders, leading figures in the investigation have revealed there may have been many more victims dating back to the 1970s. Listen to the podcast.
Ivan Milat wrote sprawling letters to a criminologist, where he accidentally revealed a detail that was not part of the Crown’s case against him. Listen to the podcast.
A former police officer uncovers stories never heard before from key figures involved in the Ivan Milat task force. Listen to the podcast and catch all the episodes here.
The crippling finances have been exposed in new financial documents, with the Christian megachurch losing an eye-watering $5 million in just one year.
The megachurch is making a major change to its complaints process amid a tax office investigation into whistleblower documents that was examined in Faith on Trial podcast.
The Christian megachurch is being investigated by the Australian Taxation Office’s private wealth team over leaked financial records.
Award-winning journalist Marc Fennell has revealed his mixed — and deeply personal — feelings on the controversial Hillsong, and how he found a photo that he thought never existed.
Scarily, we now live in an era where a new level of stranger danger lurks, writes Madeleine West. See what you can do to protect your child.
After she found out a young girl was being followed on TikTok by a man, Madeleine West discovered something shocking that led her straight to the federal police.
Former Neighbours star Madeleine West has revealed what she told the “monster” who sexually abused her for years. Read her victim impact statement.
Vital clues that could lead to young sexual abuse victims are being overlooked – but an unlikely source could help bring paedophiles to justice. See how.
In a sneak peek of a TV documentary, Kathleen Folbigg is happy, relaxed and surrounded by love. But, while she enjoys freedom after 20 years behind bars, it’s clear she still has a long way to go.
Kathleen Folbigg and Lindy Chamberlain have shared a rare connection of murder convictions and acquittals that have captured, reviled and divided the nation.
Kathleen Folbigg’s diaries belonged to a ‘grieving, depressed mother’, a chief justice has found, as she was granted an unconditional pardon and released from prison.
Kathleen Folbigg’s ex-husband Craig, who gave evidence against her, was “absolutely dismayed and devastated” that there was a further inquiry, according to his lawyer.
Gordon Drage was the first person to discover barrels filled with bodies in what became known as the gruesome Snowtown Murders. Horrifically, 11 victims were brutally murdered by some of Australia’s worst serial killers. From uncovering mummified body parts to finding handcuffs, knives and saws in the bank’s vault nearby, the retired Crime Scene Investigator reveals what exactly happened when the bodies in the barrels were discovered.
Gordon Drage has been shot at during police chases, had people die in his arms, chased bank robbers and helped solve murders using sticky tape. As a crime scene investigator, Gordon was the real life CSI. He collected blood, fingerprints, shoe marks – anything to help solve crimes. On this episode, Gordon takes Gary Jubelin through some of his biggest crime scenes including the murder of a grandmother, the death of a sex worker and how he accidentally started growing drugs.
Ian Roberts’ life changed when his friend, Arron Light, was killed. The 17-year-old disappeared days before he was due to give evidence at a trial. Years later, Arron was found in a shallow grave with several stab wounds. From paying tribute to Arron at a coronial inquest to later pivoting to an acting career, Ian candidly opens up about his life, his ongoing health battles and how he’s using theatre to create awareness around social issues.
Ian Roberts was one of the toughest men in the NRL. Behind the footy world’s brutal culture of macho masculinity, Ian was struggling to deal with his sexuality. In 1995, he bravely became the first footy player to come out as gay, breaking down barriers along the way. On this episode, Ian joins Gary Jubelin to reflect on his painful journey, share how he dealt with his family’s reaction and the headlines, and how he learned to embrace his true self.
As Erin Patterson returns to the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre having been found guilty of murder, veteran crime reporter Anthony Dowsly joins the show to talk about her life inside.
The estranged husband of triple murderer Erin Patterson has been inundated with lucrative media offers.
The mushroom cook who killed her in-laws with a beef wellington expressed little emotion as she was condemned in the courtroom.
The homicide squad trawled over every facet of Erin Patterson’s life and her home. Detectives collected and reviewed CCTV, phone data, messages, medical and bank records and more.
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murder. The Mushroom Cook team breaks down what this means.
He’s been a prosecution witness, a 20-year state secret and a movie character – now an infamous killer’s decades behind bars may be coming to an end.
The devastated mum of a child who was allegedly preyed upon by childcare worker Joshua Brown says she has “lost trust in the system that was meant to protect the most vulnerable”.
A popular nightclub in the section of Bali now known as “Little Moscow” won’t serve anyone with neck tattoos — it’s the easiest way to keep out undesirables and potentially violent criminals.
The notorious Postcard Bandit’s bid for freedom has hit an unexpected snag that threatens to extend his prison term. Read the book extract before it hits screens.
A mum says alleged pedophile Joshua Brown often helped out in the childcare kitchen baking cakes and making Rocky Road, which has raised alarm bells after the revelation he allegedly used bodily fluid to tamper with food.
A Victorian childcare worker accused of grooming children was free to work for more than a year while under investigation. An industry expert says similar cases will keep happening due to a “massive flaw” placing children at serious risk.
A grief-stricken mother has faced off with the state’s top coroner as she calls for answers over what happened to her daughter who disappeared from her Ringwood home 31 years ago.
Disturbing parallels have emerged between Joshua Brown’s alleged crimes and a Queensland childcare rapist who abused 73 victims.
The force is usually more conservative and bound by only revealing an accused person’s age and the suburb they live in. In this case police took the extra step of having Joshua Brown’s suppression order lifted.
Intimate details into St Clair mother killer Jessica Camilleri’s life behind bars have been revealed, including how she is “constantly” segregated from other inmates.
The fate of accused triple murderer Erin Patterson now rests in the hands of twelve jurors. But before deliberations could commence, there was a ballot to bring the jury down to a dozen.
A worrying knife-crime trend in South Australia has prompted the introduction of strict new laws from July 1. See what the laws are in your state.
Justice Christopher Beale is set to complete his “charge” or his instructions to the Supreme Court jury on Monday before they begin their deliberations.
Domestic violence abusers are using a new method to torment their victims. The crime has led to at least one Australian woman taking her own life because of it. SEE EXPERT TIPS.
Aussies are being warned about criminals ensnaring them in a terrifying new dating honeytrap, where victims lose memory for more than 24 hours. SEE THE VIDEO
When a group of young people took their own lives in a suicide cluster in the Macedon Ranges, local parents vowed to give kids the language to cope with the once-taboo subject of mental health.
Mushroom cook Erin Patterson has been accused of telling many lies, some she admits and some she denies. Today, Justice Christopher Beale told the jury how they can use these lies when it comes time to deliberate.
One of the teens sentenced over the stabbing death of Dr Ash Gordon in Doncaster posted a video online of him celebrating his new-found freedom.
Justice Christopher Beale spent today summarising the evidence and the arguments in the trial of Erin Patterson, but he also had specific instructions for the jury when it came to two points put forward by the prosecution.
It was a short day for the jury in the trial of Erin Patterson, but Justice Christopher Beale was able to make his way through a roll call of “incriminating conduct” allegedly committed by the accused.
NSW organised crime squad detectives will allege three would-be cocaine collectors stood to earn $3.4 million between them for their roles in conspiring to grab 1½ tonnes of the drug off the coast using a fishing boat bought with cash.
Justice Christopher Beale has told a jury when he expects to finish his “charge” in the Erin Patterson murder trial.
A former reality TV star, international model and adult content creator can be revealed as the woman who allegedly killed a man and set fire to his remains. Here’s all we know about her.
From senior Mafia figures to outlaw bikies, meet the hard men pulling the strings in Australia’s underworld.
The first person charged under a law named for road crash victim Sophia Naismith – who was struck and killed by a Lamborghini – has admitted to causing the death of a motorcyclist.
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