Rap can be a dangerous game – even in Melbourne
Not every rapper is a wannabe gangster but a lot of wannabe gangsters tap into rap’s “street” culture of violence, sex, guns, drugs and prison.
Andrew Rule
Why characters are the real kings of the Cup
The race that stops the nation is also the race that has broken many a champion’s heart. But who needs champions when you have great characters?
What put champion jockey Brent Thomson back in the saddle
He was a Cox Plate king who rode the doomed Dulcify to a historic win. Now, 45 years later, he’s taking to the turf again.
Kah back on track to face the music at The Everest
Jamie Kah’s career has not been without controversy but the talented jockey is back on track and racing in The Everest today. Andrew Rule looks at what makes her a force to be reckoned with.
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You’ve probably never heard this suburban horror story. But the killer is still out there
The murders of Margaret Tapp and her young daughter in their Ferntree Gully home never caught public attention the way the Easey St killings did. But 40 years on, the monster who killed them has never been held to account.
How the little boy who saw too much escaped a life of crime
A mum and son wake to muffled voices in the corridor outside the hotel room and know death could be moments away. Welcome to the terrifying childhood of Larry Blair, who somehow found an escape hatch from life in a criminal family.
Rule: Evil deeds or self-defence? Sad tales of women who killed
From a shot in the dark to a daily diet of arsenic, three Victorian women resorted to their own DIY methods to make their husbands vanish.
How Melbourne’s long night of fear and loathing came to an end
It was a big day for crime news when serial self-mutilator Garry David died, sadistic sex offender Ian Melrose Pattison succumbed to cancer and the man dubbed “the Ascot Vale rapist” was finally arrested.
How Lynn could pull off the legal escape of the century
If Greg Lynn appeals, which he almost certainly will, the wife-bashing, pet-killing, car-painting, camouflage-wearing gun crank could soon be back on the street.
‘Terrifying beyond words’: Violent gang rape still unsolved
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.
Why baby-faced potential killer should have known better
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.
Were the right tracker dogs used in Samantha Murphy search?
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.
Why a ‘rookie’ lawyer defended one of America’s most notorious serial killers
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.
How a broken system is set to wipe out an Aussie delicacy
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.
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