Angel of Death
With movie star looks, Dulcie Markham seduced her way through the underworld of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, but as lover after lover was stabbed or gunned down, “Pretty Dulcie” was renamed the “Angel of Death”.
Book Extracts
How clueless jockey took centre stage in Fine Cotton affair
It was a darkly comic criminal conspiracy playing out all too openly against the menacing background of Sydney’s gangland and Queensland corruption. The one person not in on the crazy secret was the one closest to the action.
The Pretty Girl Killer
He tried to convince her she could be a model, but the pretty teen wasn’t falling for the charming stranger’s well-practised lines. Unfortunately for her, the Aussie-born serial killer had planned ahead and there was no way he was leaving without her.
Man’s Best Friend
‘Dog, dog, dog,’ the shout rang out as Luke Warburton set his police dog Chuck on fugitive Malcolm Naden. It was an extraordinary end to a killer’s seven years on the run — but just a small part of an incredible partnership between man and dog.
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Bigwig
“FAT Tony” left Australian police red faced when he pulled off an audacious international vanishing act to enjoy a life of luxury in a Mediterranean hideaway. When they finally caught up with the drug kingpin his reaction was priceless.
Stalked: The Human Target
“THE more she weakened, the stronger I felt,” says convicted stalker James of his victim. His relentless pursuit landed him in jail, but even now he admits, “I honestly don’t know” when asked what would happen if he saw the woman again.
Why Ned Kelly is no hero
RAISED in the shadow of his great-grandfather’s murder, Leo Kennedy witnessed the deep psychological wounds inflicted on successive generations of the families of the Kelly Gang’s victims, as the Ned Kelly myth grew.
How the Bra Boys became a notorious clan
THEY were just a band of surfing brothers but an unfortunate slip in an elevator changed the face of the group forever.
Eugenia
WHEN Harry Birkett discovered that his step-father was a woman, he saw the sudden disappearance of his mother in a new – and heinous – light. For Eugenia Falleni, who had lived for years as Harry Crawford, the biggest horror was being unmasked to an unsuspecting second wife.
Scared for your life: What it’s really like to be stalked
“MY life revolves around it. If it’s really bad, I will be scared 24 hours a day,” says Helen as she details a persistent stalking campaign over three years that has changed her life forever. “It’s like this big sick game.”
Gruesome sins of the strawberry patch killers
ADELAIDE has a deserved reputation for gruesome crimes but, at the heart of them all, are real people falling victim to unexpected cruelty, as chief court reporter SEAN FEWSTER reveals in this extract from his bestseller, City of Evil.
The Fatalist
WHEN Lindsey Rose walked into his local, a young Campbell McConachie welcomed the company of a man who was always good for a chat and a laugh — then a mugshot was shown on the TV news.
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