Author of Misery: How SA’s elite detectives brought down ‘Waka’
He was among the world’s most wanted for 20 years, escaping even US authorities. This is the inside story of how SA’s elite detectives caught the originator of online child abuse.
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Aussies get mum’s wedding ring back after 9/11
The family of an Australian woman killed in the 9/11 terror attacks have told of an extraordinary discovery after the tragedy.
Live-stream crash driver learns fate for killing two friends
A driver who killed two of his friends after rolling during a road trip that had been live-streamed to social media has learnt his fate.
Accused wife killer dies in Silverwater prison cell
Adam Cureton was accused by police of murdering his wife Sabah Hafiz, but it can be revealed he has died in his prison cell at Silverwater.
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Lawyer X: ‘She won’t be able to hide’
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‘Oh s**t, I’ve taken a life’: Inside a police shooting
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Jihadi wife’s twisted jail letters to Bassam Hamzy
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Bikie breaks silence over infamous Port Gawler gang war
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