Horrific crimes that shocked Australia in 2019
A woman’s body set on fire after being raped and murdered, and another found in a chest freezer in an apartment. These are some of the horrific crimes that shocked the nation in 2019.
Crime In Focus
Cop’s solemn vow to Novy’s family
Her husband might be behind bars for her manslaughter, but Gold Coast mother Novy Chardon has never been found. And the lead investigator on her case has a message for her grieving family.
‘Shameful impact’: Bali Nine smuggler’s desperate plea
He has spent 14 years behind bars for his role in the doomed Bali Nine drug-smuggling plot. This is the letter that Scott Rush hopes will deliver his freedom.
Aussie mum gets Bali jail term reduced
NSW woman Sara Connor, who is serving five years for her role in the death of a Balinese police officer, could be released within months under an annual Christmas remission program.
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Serial child killer’s evil acts taunt from grave
DEPRAVED sex monster Derek Percy is suspected of murdering as many as nine children. And his crimes continue to torment the innocent years after his death.
Why shooting death has experts stumped
A PROMINENT forensic pathologist has raised more serious questions about the “accidental’’ gunshot death of young scientist Jeffrey Brooks.
Black Widow’s ex: Woman I loved shot me in the head
PATRICIA Margaret Byers — the ‘Black Widow’ killer — could be free in months. The body of her murdered de facto has never been found. Now, her surviving victim claims he knows where it is.
Russian mafia after conman who duped $15m from families
A CONMAN accused of duping Victorian families out of up to $15 million has gone into hiding from ruthless Russian mafia figures.
Dead Wrong: The explosive fifth episode
AN explosive finding that has been a tightly-held secret for more than two decades is revealed for the first time in the latest episode of the gripping true crime podcast, Dead Wrong. LISTEN NOW
Melbourne brothers who turned their family to IS
EZZIT and Ahmed Raad grew up in a stable, happy house in Brunswick where they wanted for nothing and had drifted away from the Islamic religion. Which is why the leap from docile Melbourne schoolboys to homegrown terrorists was so frightening.
Gangster link to Maryborough murders
MORE than 40 years on, police are still investigating the slayings of Bill and Edith Moffat. Could there have been a southern crime connection?
Underbelly boss in bid for freedom
A CAGED alleged crime boss suspected to have united Australia’s criminal underbelly has launched a fresh bail bid to prove his innocence.
‘Five reasons Milat is innocent’
A KEY supporter of Ivan Milat has challenged the top cop in the case to a TV test of the evidence as he vows to keep fighting for the backpacker killer’s freedom, despite a damning DNA result.
How Australia’s most famous fugitives were caught
THE fugitive life — with its isolation and constant fear of arrest — can be a tough existence, but Australia has a long list of high-profile runaways who made headlines for their elusiveness. Here are some of the most famous.
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