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.
It was a case of the Battle of the Long Sesh at a western suburbs bowls club on Anzac Day, when allegations of unearned medals and plenty of cool ones led to biffo.
Thirty years ago this month, savage serial killer John Wayne Gacy was executed. Now, the lawyer who represented him through his final appeals has told why — and how it felt to look evil in the eye.
What’s the best way to beat the cost-of-living squeeze hitting hip pockets across Australia? Live it up abroad like this gangland couple.
A flood of stolen abalone trafficked to organised crime outfits — with outlaw bikies riding shotgun — is being enabled by jittery prosecutors and politicians wary of volatile Indigenous politics.
Two of Victoria’s most loathed killers share a passion in prison — but it isn’t as depraved as you might imagine.
The law is clumsy at weighing the damage done by someone in a position of trust who sexually assaults someone vulnerable — which is exactly what sleazy dentist George Koudos did.
He’s a smooth-talking, ambitious fellow whose annual get-together in Melbourne’s northern suburbs lets political, business and media guests mingle in what might be called a stimulating environment.
Supporters of Robin James Taylor — whose Moonee Ponds clinic was raided in a steroid-trafficking investigation — can take comfort in the fact he’s escaped unscathed from tight scrapes before.
Original URL: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/journalists/andrew-rule/page/9