Cop destroyed crucial murder clue: Court
Bombshell new court evidence reveals how key pieces of evidence in the murder investigation of Thornbury mum Maria James went missing.
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Priest’s alibi for brutal murder questioned
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Chilling sightings on day of murder
On the day Maria James was murdered behind a Melbourne bookshop, one witness recalls seeing a priest covered in blood.
Wife of murdered woman’s lover ‘never knew’
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Family’s plea after horror stabbing
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Doctor traumatised by fatal home birth
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‘Frightening’ shooting at suburban Macca’s
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Caravan park murder accused ‘distressed’
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