Newcastle couple’s murder still unsolved 51 years on
Fifty-one years ago today young couple Ray Hill and Alex Rees were shot dead in a ‘lovers’ lane’ in South Newcastle Beach. Their murder remains NSW’s oldest cold case.
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Major Crime to review ‘Baby Deaths’ cold cases
SA Police has confirmed Major Crime detectives will review their files into the infamous deaths of three babies in the 1990s.
Still desperate for clues to bikie dad’s death
Fifteen years after the disappearance of her dad, notorious bikie Steve Williams, Blayze Williams speaks about the pain of still not knowing and how she’s helping other families of missing persons.
Mum charged with son’s murder in 1960s
An elderly Brisbane mother of 11 has been charged over the death of her young son in the 1960s, who police say was never reported missing.
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‘John Taylor’ key to murder mystery
The mystery man was supposed to take Gaye Baker to an ‘end-of-stocktake’ pool party. But all the details he gave – including the existence of the party itself – were later discovered to be false. Can you help crack this horrifying cold case?
Breakthrough looms over death in paradise
Officers say they are getting closer to solving the murder of wealthy 89-year-old Hugo Benscher, found bound, gagged and bashed in his Gold Coast canalfront home in 1992.
Found: The pathologist’s report in Somerton Man case
For 70 years, the report by the pathologist who examined the body of the Somerton Man – an unidentified man found dead on an Adelaide beach – lay hidden in a library. Now it’s been found.
Notorious ‘high-risk’ violent offender freed again
Nikola Novakovich, who was acquitted of an Outback schoolgirl murder despite a judge finding he had “some involvement in the death”, has been freed from jail under supervision.
Murder plot with a random victim
The woman who hired air force policewoman Gaye Baker as a part-time escort believes the killer carefully planned her murder and didn’t care who his victim was. PODCAST EPISODE 2
‘People out there know who killed him’
The sister of murdered horse trainer George Brown believes those who know who killed her brother 35 years ago are still too frightened to come forward. Controversial bookmaking giant Bill Waterhouse, who died a fortnight ago, has now been linked to the crime.
Mystery caller says Gaye is under ‘20 feet of water’
A transcript reveals a well-spoken man called police twice in 1973 with information about where the body of missing airforce policewoman Gay Baker’s body was hidden – but its location remains a mystery. LISTEN TO PART 1 OF OUR PODCAST.
Podcast: Missing policewoman warned off new job
An air force policewoman who went missing nearly 50 years aho had been warned of the dangers of taking a part-time job as a “hostess”. LISTEN NOW
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