How Shepparton’s 30-year-old murder mystery was solved
Michelle Buckingham’s violent and senseless death was a macabre mystery and a stain on the Shepparton area for more than 30 years – until a journalist and cop started asking questions.
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From power to a prison cell: Inside the fall of Geoff Clark
Geoff Clark stole so much for so long, victimising such a small group of people — most of them related by blood or marriage — that it was a form of extended-family abuse. You could call his victims the Stolen From generation.
Inside the dope camp of ‘Nick the Riverman’
Gelu Pucea shocked police when they found his detailed video guide on growing commercial quantities of cannabis. But his helpful how-to was only the first part of an extraordinary story.
How a parent’s worst nightmare became a beacon of hope for struggling kids
When a group of young people took their own lives in a suicide cluster in the Macedon Ranges, local parents vowed to give kids the language to cope with the once-taboo subject of mental health.
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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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