Death plans for Ivan Milat, Neddy Smith
Serial killer Ivan Milat and gangster Neddy Smith will almost certainly die in jail. But what will happen to their bodies after they pass away?
Our Criminal History
Ex-Labor MP pedophile closer to parole
Former NSW Labor MP and convicted pedophile Milton Orkopoulos, who was sentenced for dozens of offences including rape, is one step closer to parole after he was arrested in 2006. And he’s not the only politician to have spent time behind bars.
Mugshots: Faces of South Australia’s criminal past
These are the haunting faces of South Australia’s rich criminal history. From murder and theft to the “crime” of fortune-telling, delve into these fascinating records of our villainous past.
The man who gave us Buckley’s chance
His escape from the penal colony, which saw one convict shot and others turn back in despair, was itself against the odds. His survival for 30 years in the bush before re-emerging as the “Wild White Man”, defied them completely.
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Gangland hard man’s grisly end in ‘torture room’
Police issued a warning to the underworld on the number of bodies being dumped on Melbourne’s streets. So Carl Williams’ next victim would not be left on the street, but beneath it — in a bin stuffed down a stormwater drain.
Gangland player’s deadly meal with Carl Williams
Underworld figure Mark Mallia wanted answers after his drug-lord boss was gunned down. But when he spoke out at a meal with Carl Williams he condemned himself to one of the gangland war’s most brutal endings.
In pictures: Policing in the ’60s
IT was the decade of the Beaumont children mystery, the Wanda Beach murders, ‘The Mutilator’ and the disappearance of Harold Holt — plus perhaps the strangest siege in Australian history.
Dead hitman had a heart of gold … if you were a dog
JAMES Bazley, the hitman suspected of killing Griffith anti-drugs campaigner Donald McKay, was a dog lover who refused to execute a victim’s dog when ordered by a mob boss. He had no such issue with people.
Justice and jail through the eyes of a serial crook
THE inmates probably expected another bleeding heart, exhorting them to repent their sins and choose life in the straight lane. But that’s never been Joe Tognolini’s style.
Year of infamy when state lost its innocence
TWO shocking crimes within a 12-month period jolted Queensland out of its comfortable complacency and made residents realise that yes, bad things could happen here.
No mercy from our ‘hanging premier’
AS support grew for the end of the death penalty in Victoria in the 1960s, premier Henry Bolte tightened his grip on the state’s right to send killers to their death.
Story behind Australia’s only pirate
AUSTRALIA’S only real pirate was a physically imposing African-American from Massachusetts who terrorised shipping off the West Australian coast for a decade before he met a grisly end.
’How my mates cut me free from Yatala’
WITH his mate Fritz, Joe Tognolini sat atop Australia’s most wanted list in the 70s and 80s. Today, he recalls shootouts with cops, honour among thieves and his fifth and final breakout
Confessions of a legendary Australian safebreaker
He did time with the last man hanged in Australia, was locked up with Chopper Read and escaped from prison as many times as he was shot – and he was shot a lot. Now in his 70s, former notorious safebreaker Joe Tognolini is now enjoying a seaside retirement south of Adelaide, where The Advertiser tracked him down.
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