While theories swirled about the whereabouts of two elderly campers, police were quietly closing in on a suspected killer with a ghastly secret in his head and a repainted Nissan Patrol in his driveway.
More than 70 smoke shops and other businesses have gone up in flames across Victoria in 16 months, but could recent developments mean the fiery tobacco wars are fizzling at last?
For veteran crime writer Andrew Rule, unsolved cases stand out long after others fade. The horrific pack rape of two innocent girls on Melbourne Cup Day 1976 continues to haunt him.
Melbourne gangsters once kept life simple by just blasting their enemies with bullets but AI has now become a big factor in the battle for big money.
Only dumb luck stopped innocent workers from being incinerated when a fire bomb exploded at Thornbury venue the Furlan Club. At least one of the teens arrested was raised to know much better.
Melburnians are hooked on cheap smokes, with an estimated 1200 shops selling illegal tobacco — and with a bootleg pack costing about $25 less than the heavily-taxed variety, it’s no surprise.
He’s fallen foul of many of Victoria’s laws, but Tony Mokbel’s apparent environmental offending has only just come to light.
Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim is playing the ultimate game of survivor in Melbourne’s underworld, winning boxing bouts and dodging assassination attempts.
Were the right dogs used in the search for missing Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy? Does Sydney have a worse gang problem than Melbourne? Seasoned crime writer Andrew Rule addresses questions on cases and colourful crims that have crossed his path.
Fast-food boss Hash Tayeh has challenged Avi Yemini to jump in the boxing ring to settle their beef, but the media figure has questioned why a peace activist wants to go the biff.
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