Security fail lets crims lurk to steal taxpayers’ data
Australia’s government departments of Defence, Health and Home Affairs are risking their websites being hijacked by criminals, who want taxpayers’ private data. This is how it works.`
Behind The Scenes
How cop’s cheeky marijuana crop note solved a different crime
When Drug Squad detectives seized a thriving marijuana crop in the hills of Healesville in 1971, Graeme ‘Hondo’ Henderson left a note for the hapless crooks who’d grown it — and it would wind up in a bizarre location two years later.
Secret stockpile of super strength MDMA for Australia
Deadly super strength ecstasy pills will hit Australian shores once lockdowns end. We reveal how manufacturers in the Netherlands are doing it amid fresh global calls for local pill testing.
Cocaine dealers’ new move as prices skyrocket to $750 a gram
Coronavirus has forced criminals to rethink their supply channels, with global transport restrictions making the movement of illicit drugs harder, and driving up the price of cocaine and MDMA.
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True crime podcast: The valley of guns and threats
SOMEWHERE in the hinterland hides the answers to a dark secret. Now new evidence reveals that the manager of a farm where a worker died of a gunshot wound had earlier threatened to shoot a neighbour. EPISODE 3 AVAILABLE NOW
‘I’ve been shot’: Cop recounts life-and-death struggle
KIRWAN police boss Jason Brosnan recounts his life-and-death struggle with a jewel thief.
Who’s who inside the baddest bikie club
THE Comancheros are one of the most dangerous and volatile outlaw motorcycle clubs in Australia. Here are the major players and figures inside Comanchero Inc.
Gatto’s wardrobe a gangster’s paradise
MICK Gatto’s style always tells a story, with his wardrobe a veritable gangster’s paradise of dress-ups and colours. Here’s a look back at the many guises of Gatto.
How we caught a North Adelaide monster
FOR almost three years, the North Adelaide rapist eluded police. His crimes struck fear into residents and hospital workers. That was until an Australian-first DNA breakthrough unmasked the man responsible.
Texas prison leaves mark on Melbourne tattoo artist
WIELDING a sword as he stood over his bloodied victim, Chino Ly was about to complete his transformation from Melbourne thug to Texas prison gang member. But a DIY ink gun inside one of the US’s toughest jails set him on a new path. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST NOW
From Gasp fashion queen to international fugitive
AS A director at popular fashion label Gasp, Qiu Shan Lian rubbed shoulders with celebrities and lived in a swanky mansion on Melbourne’s bayside. Now she appears blank-faced and glamour-free on the Interpol website as an unlikely international fugitive.
Man behind the Chopper mask
LIKE most crooks, Chopper Read was a lying and manipulative egotist. He was also intelligent, funny and hadn’t been raised to be a criminal. This is the Chopper I knew, writes Andrew Rule.
What it’s really like to go to prison
WIL Patterson cried himself to sleep on his first night in prison after going from suburban Melbourne dad to living with murderers. But despite witnessing a brutal shiv stabbing, he says he wouldn’t be afraid to go back to jail.
Inside Sydney’s ‘escape-proof’ supermax prison
IT IS Sydney’s new hi-tech prison — a razor-wired “escape-proof” compound set to house Australia’s most dangerous terror suspects. The Sunday Telegraph was granted exclusive access to the soundproof prison, located within Long Bay jail.
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