Aussie prison mum hires Corby’s bodyguard
Schapelle Corby’s bodyguard is in a race against time to travel to Bali to help escort fellow Australian prisoner Sara Connor to freedom.
Behind The Scenes
Why Falconio’s killer will take secrets to grave
Almost 20 years have passed but Bradley John Murdoch, the convicted murderer of British backpacker Peter Falconio, is still tormenting his victims.
Was Beechworth Bob’s death really an accident?
When the ultralight plane flown by drug cook Bob Slusarczyk crashed, it was both a tragic end to his birthday flight and a handy coincidence for the bent police he may have been minded to dob on. NEW PODCAST
Forensic psychiatrist may answer for tell-all book
A forensic psychiatrist whose revelations traumatised the mother of a murder victim may have a case of professional misconduct to answer, an investigation has found.
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Aussie reveals how he survived Cambodian jail cell hell
Australian James Ricketson refused to give up hope despite being crammed into a rat and cockroach-infested cell, his body covered in sores, but three months after securing freedom the painful consequences of his ordeal endure.
The downfall of Victoria’s most colourful crook
A bandit and a gunman with a joker’s streak, Christopher ‘Badness’ Binse robbed banks and money guards and has fired nearly as many gunshots as he has jibes towards police. The serial escape artist became one of Victoria’s most notorious career crims. NEW LIFE & CRIMES PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
Inside a slain mobster’s lairs
A clapped out garden shed in a North Fitzroy backyard and a city office with happy snaps pinned to a board were where mafia money man Mario Condello met with Melbourne’s biggest underworld players. Take a glimpse into his “war rooms”.
The downward spiral of an underworld widow
She was once one of Victoria’s most colourful ladies, but life has faded underworld widow Wendy Peirce, with a downward spiral seeing the formerly hardened gangland lioness jailed, widowed, destitute and grieving a lost daughter. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
Aussie jihadi’s death row hell hole
Ahmed Merhi’s filthy jail conditions have been revealed while on death row in Iraq, as the jihadi’s lawyers beg the Australian Government to save him.
Forget Minority Report — this is how to predict crime
Science fiction is becoming science fact as researchers use our app and social media data to predict when and where crimes will occur, with astounding implications for real-life policing.
How underworld figures and their families get hitched
When you’re a member of the underworld, or related to one, wedding day drama is a given — whether it’s an assassination attempt, a last-minute arrest or crashing your car into a photographer. Happily ever after is no guarantee.
Aussie fugitive taunts cops with new island jaunt
Australian fugitive Shaun Davidson has again taunted police on social media by reportedly posting his latest location as he remains on the run.
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