Gangland: This Unsporting Life
As gangland figure Squizzy Taylor made (crime)waves in Melbourne, a host of Aussie conmen preferred to swindle and rob gullible Englishmen — and what better way than at the races.
Book Extracts
The Audacious Kidd
When notorious safe breaker Bertie Kidd orchestrated a lucrative betting plunge at the races, he didn’t count on a deadly prison escape putting paid to Plan A. Plan B involved stolen diamonds.
The Expert Witness
In his first book, forensic toxicologist William Allender looks back at some of the most remarkable cases of his career including the shocking cruise ship death of mum Dianne Brimble. READ THE EXTRACT
The Lost Boys of Mr Dickens
It was “the most dangerous life” for a person, and at the British Empire’s first juvenile jail in Australia, it ended in murder.
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How a sharp-eyed friend helped crack murder case
The murders of Karlie Pearce-Stevenson and her toddler Khandalyce haunted the nation. In her book The Lost Girls, The Sunday Telegraph’s crime reporter Ava Benny-Morrison reveals for the first time how police eventually cracked the case.
‘Look after them’: Friend’s last words to a killer
She was occasionally dubbed ‘Mouse’, due to her tiny frame, but Karlie Pearce-Stevenson never liked it. She may have been little, but she was vivacious and adventurous. With a new baby and new partner life was good. Until she met Daniel Holdom.
Why cleanskin twins became the After Dark Bandit
The After Dark Bandit terrorised banks and TABs for two years. Except, there wasn’t just one person playing the role. So what would lead a pair of cleanskins like the Morgan twins, both family men and talented builders, to suddenly resort to a life of crime?
AFL star’s dad on the day he joined the Rebels
In an extract from his new book, exiled Rebel bikie Shane ‘Kiwi’ Martin — the father of AFL superstar Dustin Martin — tells how he became a member of the infamous motorcycle gang in Sydney.
The Snapshot Killer
He was an Aussie serial killer on a murderous road-trip across the US. She was a 16-year-old girl abducted from a mall. Against all odds, her bravery and Brownie skills saved her life — and set in train the killer’s final reckoning. WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT
Great true crime reads you can’t put down
Discover the world of true crime from every perspective — the daughter of a serial killer, the desperate parents digging for their son’s body, the victims and the police, and the journalists who witnessed some of our most shocking cases unfold.
On the Inside
Armed robber John Killick was famously busted out of jail in a hijacked helicopter by girlfriend Lucy Dudko in 1999, but in the early ’80s there was another girlfriend drawn into his life of crime — and another dramatic escape.
Undaunted: The Irish in Australia
WHEN wanted posters started appearing for Matthew Brady’s gang, the “Gentleman Bushranger” knew how to keep the public on side — cheekily creating his own wanted posters for Governor George Arthur and offering 20 gallons of rum.
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