The bushranger who came back from the dead
It was always believed bushranger Dan Kelly died in the 1880 police shootout at Glenrowan. That was until an ageing bushman turned up in Brisbane 53 years later with an incredible story.
Our Criminal History
Bikie breaks silence over infamous Port Gawler gang war
Two warring bikie gangs set just two rules before they set out to settle their scores – no guns and no knives. Now for the first time one combatant has revealed how the shooting started anyway.
The moment Mr Death’s mum decided to kill him
The horrific torture and brutal killings committed by Richmond’s Mr Death had to stop, so his mum decided to put an end to the violence her own way. But things didn’t go to plan.
The party boy who became Victoria’s police chief
His party boy lifestyle and taste for gambling, grog and brothels didn’t stop Charles Standish becoming one of the most powerful men in Victoria as chief of police and head of the Freemasons.
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We’re just suckers for importing bad people
Over the years we’ve welcomed the likes of granny serial killer John Wayne Glover, brutal gangster Nik ‘The Russian’ Radev and the monster who killed little Sheree Beasley. Australia really is a sucker for importing bad guys, writes Andrew Rule.
Six times Australian justice got it wrong
EVERYONE’S heard of Lindy Chamberlain, but what about the two men jailed over deaths a notorious serial killer had confessed to, or another hanged on faulty forensic evidence? When Australian courts mess up it can take years to right the wrong.
The little chat that started a bloody war
When the Moran brothers met up with an up-and-coming drug dealer in a Gladstone Park reserve to talk “business”, they made a mistake that would cost both of them — and many others — their lives.
Haunted: Former boyfriend of murdered nanny speaks out
The former boyfriend of a rock star’s murdered nanny hopes a new $1 million reward will help police solve the cold case — and insists he was not involved in her death.
Former premier: Corruption fight a work in progress
The Fitzgerald Inquiry sent its share of crooks, politicians and police to jail, but Queensland’s culture-changing former premier Mike Ahern says there is still much to be done and “we must never drop our guard”.
Paper’s persistence busted open Qld police corruption
In the days when the internet only existed in labs and the mobile phone was years away, a young reporter and good old-fashioned journalism exposed Brisbane’s “Sin Triangle” and led to the landmark Fitzergerald Inquiry, writes Greg Chamberlin.
Sydney’s murder houses – Are they near you?
While owning a suburban home is the Australian dream for many, you’d want to make sure you’re not buying into one of NSW’s most notorious murder houses. Find out what horrors occured in these abodes. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Did Fitzgerald Inquiry net miss some big fish?
Even 30 years on, you can’t look at the Fitzgerald Inquiry and what it achieved without bumping into some stunning statistics. But did it miss some big fish? Who, through fate or design, avoided getting tangled in those impressive stats?
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