‘Mad scientist’ genius dreamt up divorce by dismemberment
Rory Jack Thompson, a MIT graduate who worked for the CSIRO, hacked his wife’s body into 91 pieces and flushed them down the toilet in one of the nation’s most gruesome crimes.
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Murdered dad’s family gagged by code of silence as potent as mafia
The strangest of many strange things in the murder of Salvatore Rotiroti — found beaten to death in his Geelong driveway — is that only one of the dead man’s extended family seems willing to find the killer.
Tragic tales of footballers turning bad
Aussie Rules attracts people from every level of society, so it’s hardly surprising that among the hundreds of players at the top level there have been some serious rogues.
The toll of a life spent fighting the mad, bad and deadly
The morning after Chris Glasl and his SOG crew shot a crook, they were losing the adrenaline buzz of the kill — so he racked up a line of cocaine to fill the void.
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The mysterious gangland murder that ended Sunshine Boys’ run
The Sunshine Boys were killers and drug dealers that liked Tarantino movies and had a taste for their own product. Andrew Rule explains why the murder that marked their downfall remains a mystery 20 years on.
Cold cases prove even stone cold killers drop hints
It is a rare offender who can keep a secret so tightly for decades that no one gets a whiff of it. And police are hoping for that whiff with the reward for information in the case of Thomas Cooper, the 18-year-old plumber shot by the “Cowboy killer” in 1980.
Inside murderer Matthew Wales’ lonely life in prison
‘Society Murders’ killer Matthew Wales cuts a lonely figure in prison, with guards labelling him a polite, model prisoner. But fellow inmates have a different view of the ‘poor little rich boy’ and his gardening companion, Russell St bomber Craig Minogue.
Unpicking the lingering bigotry against the Chamberlains
It’s been 40 years since terrified mum Lindy Chamberlain told the world a dingo stole her baby. Now a new documentary unpicks the grotesque perversion of justice the Chamberlains faced.
Racing rogue’s real world alliances brought rough trot in jail
Disgraced harness trainer-driver Rod Weightman started to associate with serious crooks after he was disqualified on doping charges in 2004. And he soon found out such alliances can make you a jailhouse target.
How families help suburban killers sneak through the cracks
When a wife or mum “goes missing” many children, having lost one parent, don’t want to lose the other. But how do they block out a truth too terrible to contemplate and accept a barely plausible story?
State’s new top cop has gangs, ice and pollies in his sights
As Graham Ashton retires as Victoria’s top cop, Deputy Chief Commissioner Shane Patton is stepping up to take over the reins. Crime reporter Andrew Rule looks at what it takes to lead the state’s police force and the challenges that lie ahead.
What happened when a Mad Dog criminal met a fearless cop
It has taken him more than 40 years to talk frankly about how an undercover operation went wrong but when police officer Rob Robertson befriended Australia’s most wanted man, it was quick thinking that saved his life.
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