Twisted tale of elusive family annihilator
Elmer Crawford eerily asked his father-in-law if he believed in the afterlife a week before he annihilated his family – and got away with it.
Cold Cases
Slain in hail of bullets: Inside the downfall of bikie boss Shane Bowden
Shane Bowden was a powerful bikie until he was executed in a hail of 21 bullets – allegedly at the hands of his gang mates. Now an exclusive new doco lifts the lid on the crime. WATCH
Face of a murder suspect: Hi-tech breakthrough in 40-year cold case
Groundbreaking new technology never before used in Australia could be the key to solving the murder mystery of a Brisbane father and bringing closure to his family.
15 Qld cold cases: Chilling list of unsolved crimes
Murders, kidnappings, arsons, and assaults. We take a look at the cold cases haunting investigators — and the rewards on offer to help solve the crimes — some even decades on.
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Do you know him?: Man’s chilling new note holds DNA clue
A chilling note from a man found at Echo Point may be the clue police need to identify his body, which is one of hundreds of remains piling up at police, mortuary and forensic facilities.
Jury discharged in cold case murder trial
The jury in the Suzanne Poll cold-case murder trial has been discharged on the second day of hearings following a legal error.
SA’s unsolved cases with a $1m reward
Cleo Smith’s case had a happy ending, but many SA families are still longing for information on their loved ones. Can you help solve these cases?
Inside the mind of a child abductor
Police are yet to make a breakthrough in the search for missing four-year-old Cleo Smith but one expert has shed light on how child abductors think.
Son’s plea to find mum’s killer
Jaie Hosking believes he knows who killed his mum. Major Crime detectives think they know too. But there’s a “frustrating” reason her suspected murderer is still at large.
Cannabis crop clue in cold case murder
A cannabis crop in a state forest could be linked to the 2003 murder of a Brunswick man, with fresh hope a $1m reward will help catch his killers.
‘Creating gossip’: Visit to town aims to crack woman’s disappearance
A Crimestoppers team sent into far north Queensland communities to find out new information about a missing mother is hopeful of a breakthrough.
New lead in Cheryl’s haunting 51-year cold case
Retired detective Frank Sanvitale is tortured by the abduction of little Cheryl Grimmer 51 years ago, but now believes he has fresh evidence that could finally bring peace to her shattered family.
After 73 years, Somerton Man is finally exhumed
The unknown Somerton Man has been exhumed and placed into a new coffin to be transported for forensic testing. Police say his remains are in “reasonable” condition for DNA extraction.
New footage reveals how ‘life went out’ of Floyd’s body
A doctor revealed how a new video of George Floyd showed him dying as he tried to get air into his lungs. WARNING: Graphic
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