Police killer betrayed by his own tattoo
A hero police officer shot in cold blood by a drunk man he had arrested a day earlier is being remembered by a new and improved Glenelg memorial.
Our Criminal History
Baby-faced bushranger who went to the gallows
A 22-year-old on death row believed he would be spared the death sentence — but found himself on the end of the hangman’s noose.
Real story behind Claremont murders
Before the Claremont serial killings, the seemingly peaceful Perth suburb was hit by a spate of attacks on women, a new book examines. Read extract.
The sad tale of Colac’s missing shepherd
A skull found in a remote paddock near Colac was the beginning of the end to one of Victoria’s strangest mysteries.
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How Truganini became an outlaw after double murder
Truganini has often been called the last Aboriginal Tasmanian, but a new book details her little-known life on the run as an outlaw in Victoria after her husband shot and killed two men.
‘Disgraceful’: Site where Kelly killed three cops vandalised
Descendants of officers shot by Ned Kelly and his gang at Stringybark Creek Reserve near Mansfield are reeling after the site was disturbed.
The night Quiet Joe became a killer
The brutal stabbing of a Bourke St pub patron sparked a murder trial, and a mystery over why a man known as Quiet Joe became a killer.
How violent convict enforcer John Price wound up dead
He ran Norfolk Island with unforgiving violence and zero tolerance, and his iron-fisted approach continued when he moved to Melbourne to deal with the ballooning prison population. But Price’s death should be no surprise.
The bushranger who came back from the dead
It was always believed bushranger Dan Kelly died in the 1880 police shootout at Glenrowan. That was until an ageing bushman turned up in Brisbane 53 years later with an incredible story.
Bikie breaks silence over infamous Port Gawler gang war
Two warring bikie gangs set just two rules before they set out to settle their scores – no guns and no knives. Now for the first time one combatant has revealed how the shooting started anyway.
The moment Mr Death’s mum decided to kill him
The horrific torture and brutal killings committed by Richmond’s Mr Death had to stop, so his mum decided to put an end to the violence her own way. But things didn’t go to plan.
The party boy who became Victoria’s police chief
His party boy lifestyle and taste for gambling, grog and brothels didn’t stop Charles Standish becoming one of the most powerful men in Victoria as chief of police and head of the Freemasons.
Goldfields killer so crazy he berated own hangman
A stranger with a dead eye sent a shudder through anyone his glare fell upon as he swept through Victoria’s goldfields in the 1850s. So when he became fixated with a young widow, tragedy was in the offing.
Big Squizzy’s colourful life of crime
Older sibling to underworld king Leslie “Squizzy” Taylor, Claude “Big Squizzy” Taylor lived a colourful life of crime, was shot in the groin by his estranged wife and helped kick off a razor gang war. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.
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