Shotgun killer’s nine-year prison term to stand
He shot a man, went on the run for 20 years, was caught due only to DNA and received a nine-year prison term. Prosecutors said that was “manifestly inadequate” – today, a court disagreed.
Cold Cases
Desperate parents’ cry for help in 25yo cold case
The parents of Shari Davison have penned a heartfelt letter, 25 years after the Melbourne mum’s disappearance. A $1 million reward has been posted for information on the dancer, who has links to black widow killer stripper Robyn Jane Lindholm.
How Golden State Killer could ‘cheat death’
US prosecutors are reportedly making a plea deal with the alleged Golden State Killer – the serial killer who carried out at least 13 murders and 50 sexual assaults in the 1970s and 1980s – and it could see him avoid the death penalty.
Australia’s oldest cold case to make waves in Hollywood
The man who confessed to abducting and murdering a three-year-old girl in Wollongong 50 years ago walked free from court on a technicality. Now, a Hollywood film might achieve what police could not — solve the Cheryl Grimmer cold case.
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Wealthy uncle’s ‘skin and guts’ thrown in river, court told
A Queensland man accused of killing his wealthy uncle with a hammer 20 years ago “enjoyed” recounting the grisly details of the alleged murder, a court has heard.
Family’s tears for suspected murder victim
The family of a missing man remains hopeful as the search continues for the “loving dad” two months after his disappearance. But police do not share their optimism for the suspected murder victim.
Lorne rapist threatened by other prisoners
A Bannockburn man found guilty of a cold case rape in Lorne had to be moved to a protection unit in jail after a group of four men confronted and threatened him in his cell, a court has heard.
Room 40: ‘People went in and came out psycho’
An innocuous-looking, clean and comfortable motel room in Brisbane’s inner suburbs has developed a reputation for dark scenes that played out during the city’s era of infamy.
Cabbie reveals brothel madam’s last ride
The disappearance of a Brisbane brothel madam has been shrouded in mystery for over four decades. Now a taxi driver has filled in the blanks.
Did Mr Cruel keep on killing?
Mr Cruel terrorised Melbourne, progressing from frightening child abductions to murder. Then he disappeared without a trace. Could a calculating killer like this really just stop?
Did pair end up in O’Dempsey’s graveyard?
Convicted killer Vincent O’Dempsey has been linked to a series of unsolved murders in the ’60s and ’70s, none more infamous than the disappearances of a criminal associate and a young prostitute.EXCLUSIVE BOOK EXTRACT
‘Ivan Milat was involved in NQ girls’ murders’
A retired police detective is more convinced than ever that convicted serial killer Ivan Milat is linked to the disappearance and murder of two women west of Charters Towers in 1972.
$1m reward over murdered 16-year-old buried on beach
A $1 million reward is being offered for information about the murder of a teenage girl on the NSW north coast more than 20 years ago.
‘Cold case killer confessed to me’
A new witness in the cold case investigation into the disappearance of Townsville man Leslie Ralph Ball has dropped a bombshell, saying the killer confessed to him.
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