How The Punisher became latest casualty in deadly fight game
Kickboxer Sam Abdulrahim has joined a long list of nasties who reached the lethal end of the crime caper via the boxing scene, Andrew Rule writes.
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How Joey and Shirley Hamilton fought the law, and the law mostly won
The annals of Australian true crime history aren’t filled with too many romantic tales. But one of the most sweet – and violent – is the ballad of Joey and Shirley Hamilton.
How a simple twist of fate led Deb Gray to become a rebel with a cause
Deb Gray was born with no arms and tiny deformed legs amid suspicions her mum — and many others — were medical guinea pigs. But she has been determined to live a life of courage.
How a Lambo led cops to mistake this average Joe for an ace crook
Joe Taranto was a respectable, hardworking young man with a good job and an exotic Italian car. Little did he know selling the lambo for some extra cash would see him mixed up with Michael Sullivan.
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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.
Dirty dentist another creep who should have known better
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.
If Lewis Moran didn’t want to live, final seconds didn’t show it
Just days after hit man “Benji” Veniamin was shot in Carlton, Lewis Moran took a disturbing phone call as he sat at the bar of the Brunswick Club — moments later he was dead.
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