‘In love’: Mum hands X-rated snaps to deputy principal
A mum-of-two who stalked a Townsville deputy principal for three years gave him sexually-explicit pictures and even sent messages to his teenage son to get his attention, a court has heard.
Crime In Focus
Australia’s biggest drug lord to walk free in year
Drug kingpin Vaso Ulic, who was pursued by the AFP for more than a decade, will be a free man in just one year after securing a plea deal in Montenegro over two drug shipments to Australia.
How the high life came crashing down on Vlahos
Bill Vlahos was on top of the world and living the high life before it all came crashing down six years ago. He was one of the least likely characters to swindle millions, and hundreds of unsuspecting victims had no idea his punting club was a scam.
Uber easy: Dealers taxi cocaine to clients
Cocaine crime is now Uber easy with authorities warning that smartphones and speedy delivery services are enabling users and traffickers to connect quickly, with dangerous consequences.
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Dead eyes of jailhouse killer like looking into black hole
JAILHOUSE killer Matthew Johnson has the death stare to match his shocking rap sheet, with one prison source describing his glare in chilling terms: “It’s like you’re looking into a black hole.”
Dead Wrong: The Smoking Gun
EPISODE two of the Dead Wrong true crime podcast delves into some of the most crucial aspects of Jeffrey Brooks’ death, including the time of the fatal shot and who heard it.
Chilling call just hours before fatal blast
IN the hours before Jeffrey Brooks died from a shotgun wound, he made one final phone call. His words during that call have haunted a former colleague ever since.
Shooting cold case blown open by dodgy gun
AN EXPERIENCED shooter who was believed to have accidentally killed himself with a shotgun at work “flatly refused’’ to use the old firearm because it was so dangerous. Now, his parents are pushing for a new inquest. LISTEN TO PART 2 OF OUR PODCAST.
The gunshot that blows this case wide open
THE shotgun blast believed to have killed this man at a Queensland farm was heard by a neighbour 1km away — but not by a nearby co-worker who found his body. PODCAST
Carl’s deal that brought more harm than good
CARL Williams knew the power he held when he struck a deal to become a police informant, demanding money for his daughter and that his dad’s tax debt be waived. But when Carl died, the deal did too, leaving George Williams out in the cold with the taxman knocking.
‘He’s no monster’: Ellery’s sister speaks out
THE sister of Bronson Ellery has spoken out for the first time since his and Shelsea Schilling’s grisly deaths – on the ‘lil bro’ she knew, his downward spiral, her confrontation with a witness and why her suffering family wants an inquest too.
Cop killer mum and son’s twisted fortress
THE story of the delusional world of Fiona and Mitchell Barbieri can now be told after the close of the inquest into the murder of Detective Inspector Bryson Anderson — knifed when he walked into their bizarre suburban stronghold.
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