The Mannella brothers were shot dead in their respective Fitzroy driveways – a mere 400m from each other – nine months apart. Nobody has ever been charged, and it is unlikely anybody will be.
Will a triple murderer go free some day because the Andrews government “did a Bolte” and used a killer as a political pawn?
There’s a long history of crooks baiting police with cards, letters and — according to urban legend — postcards. An accused bank scammer has brought the tradition into the social media age.
When her son Jason was gunned down — just a few short years after her first son was shot dead — Judy Moran knew immediately who was behind the violence.
Twenty years ago, homicide detective Rowland Legg arrived at a blood-spattered van in an Essendon park and one of the most horrific murder scenes in his 30 years on the job.
As police confiscated run-of-the-mill Cartier bracelets and Rolex watches from this Melbourne crime gang, they were shocked to find paintings by some of the biggest names in Australian art.
A City of Dandenong health inspector has accused council staff of being manipulative and corrupt, alleging they cooked up a scheme to shut down a family business by planting a slug.
Late staffy cross Randy proved true an old adage in a recent Melbourne home invasion — if you want a loyal friend, get a dog.
It’s July 22, 1991 and a crook pinned to the roof of a bank by bulletproof shutters is slowly dying — it’s the day that symbolises the end of bank robbery’s golden era.
Ernie Sigley had just wound up a radio interview with Rolf Harris in the 1990s — he leaned back in his chair, stared at his producer and uttered one word: “paedophile”.
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