Tony Mokbel has dodged serious convictions for a long time, paying patsies to be crime middlemen as he paid jockeys to rig races, and 20 years after the brutal murder of Mick Marshall — as the gangland king prays in church — questions linger.
No one in the police or underworld spheres seriously believes the slaying of someone of Mohammed “Afghan Ali” Keshtiar’s standing could allegedly be done by one young bloke all on his own initiative.
There was life-and-death drama off Point Lonsdale on Saturday when 17 lucky ocean swimmers caught in a treacherous rip were rescued by surf lifesavers who happened to be training nearby.
The rapist and killer known as “Mr Stinky” terrorised Victoria for two decades, eluding an inept investigation before brilliant police work finally caught up with him.
Tony Mokbel is much more than the punchline to a bad wig joke. He’s been a cold-blooded crime boss and a corrupter of everything from jockeys to the judiciary.
All hail magistrate Gail Hubble, or ‘Go To Jail Gail’, for adopting the old-fashioned idea of the punishment fitting the crime.
Jailed mafia boss Rocco Arico was a high-roller not afraid to plonk six-figure sums on a hand of cards at Crown Casino. Does he have one final legal ace up his sleeve?
June Nolte wanted the depraved men who brutally tortured and killed her 15-year-old daughter in western Victoria to be hanged. She died before political and legal dishonesty robbed her of her wish. WARNING: Graphic details.
Just like a butterfly flapping its wings and causing a tornado on the other side of the world, here’s how a machete-wielding teenager in Brighton can affect the price of car insurance in Dandenong.
Ten years have passed since Sean Price murdered 17-year-old Masa Vukotic in a crime that chilled Melbourne. Andrew Rule probes his violent past — and the forces that may have shaped him into a brutal killer.
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