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.
Our Criminal History
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.
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The slum ‘boss’ and the footy great
She lived in the lawless shanty town where Docklands is today. He was a Richmond football great dubbed “Captain Blood”. But they forged an unlikely friendship. NEW PODCAST SERIES
Minutes after the massacre
Former Herald Sun journalist and author Geoff Wilkinson describes Hoddle St minutes after Julian Knight’s murderous spree.
Tricky Ricky and the royal racing scandal
The Queen loves horse racing, but the sport of kings has always attracted its share of scoundrels and scallywags. This is the infamous racing scandal which embroiled a couple of regal figures, writes Andrew Rule.
Eight crime scenes: Darwin’s unanswered questions
Up to 100 police are combing eight active crime scenes as they frantically seek answers as to why alleged shooter Ben Hoffmann went on his rampage with an illegal firearm.
How I found an Aussie mafia supergrass
After Gianfranco Tizzoni turned on the mafia, he fled Australia and laid low in fear. But it wasn’t a mob hitman that tracked down one of the country’s biggests supergrasses, it was journalist Keith Moor.
The bandits behind our biggest heists
Criminals long ago moved on from big armed robberies, but there was a time when violent heists on banks, armoured vans and payroll deliveries were a constant occurrence. Here are some of the most notorious bandits from that era.
Surf Coast the destination for North Korean drug ship
The story of the Pong Su could be a Hollywood movie, but the attempt to smuggle 150kg of heroin ashore from a North Korean freighter was all to real — and it happened on the Surf Coast.
Secret past of murdered woman
Her neighbours knew her as Sarah Willoughby, but the woman they found brutally beaten to death in Geelong in 1852 had a secret past none could have imagined.
Life and crimes of Jockey Smith
For a time, James Edward ‘Jockey’ Smith was one of Australia’s most wanted criminals. How did a boy from Colac reach such a level of infamy?
The Suicide Bride
Three desperate children run to a neighbour with horrific news: “Mammy and Daddy are dead.” It’s 1904 and an all-too-common case of murder-suicide, but there’s a wider family story, raising stark questions about criminality and the notion of nature versus nurture. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
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