American jailed over Aussie ‘killing machine’ plan
A US gun manufacturer who faced 20 years jail for a sophisticated firearm export plan hatched with a Victorian man will spend just two years behind bars.
Crime In Focus
‘Ethics were f—ed’: Overland’s stunning admission
Former top cop Simon Overland has unravelled while being quizzed about the Lawyer X scandal and who bore responsibility for the chaos caused by Nicola Gobbo’s informing.
Bali Nine smuggler applies for life sentence cut
Bali Nine’s Scott Rush, a Queenslander lured into a plot to smuggle 8.3kg of heroin overseas, has applied to have his life sentence slashed to 20 years.
Doctors’ medical care plea for jailed Julian Assange
Julian Assange’s last court appearance confirmed doctors’ fears that chronic, prolonged, extreme stress is killing him. Now, more than 100 doctors are standing for his medical care.
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Bronson Ellery: Bikie or police informant?
HEAVILY-tattooed Bronson Ellery was living in fear, told people he was a police informant and wanted to leave town days before he was found dead with Shelsea Schilling, in explosive new claims.
Gunfight on the Birdsville Track
THREE desperados on the ground, cops with guns drawn and a terrified girl rescued from the back of a car. This is the moment a perilous outback manhunt ended in a police ambush and shootout.
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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