The man who hunted humans
IN scenes eerily reminiscent of the movie Wolf Creek, German tourist Josef Schwab roamed the Kimberley, executing five strangers in cold blood before dying in a firefight with cops.
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The grandmother who just vanished
PODCAST: A loving grandmother went for a walk to the shops and was never seen again. The only sign of her, a handbag found in the bush. Her family said she fell in with ‘undesirables’ but haven’t given up hope after 15 years. Listen to Lost in Sydney podcast episode IV.
The mystery of Bradford Pholi’s disappearance
IT IS Boxing Day, 1982, a young indigenous boy jumps the back fence of his Dundas Valley home to scurry off to Eastwood station — he is on a mission to borrow money for his mother — minutes later his brother goes after him, but Bradford Pholi is never seen again.
Animal welfare concern over Sydney Zoo business model
A NEWS Corp investigation can reveal fresh concerns about the new Sydney Zoo’s industry impacts, and lift the lid on experts’ fears around its animal welfare preparations.
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’I stand by demanding teen rapists be named’
PODCAST: In August 2000, just weeks out from the Sydney Olympics, then-Premier Bob Carr received a phone call that would violently shake him to the core. These are his memories of 15 years ago.
‘I feared gang rapes would become a trend’
IN August 2000, just weeks out from the Sydney Olympics, then-Premier Bob Carr received a phone call that would violently shake him to the core. These are his memories of 15 years ago.
’He’ll still be a menace when he’s out’
BIG READ: THE judge who presided over the shocking Sydney gang rape trials reveals why he first considered a 77-year sentence for ringleader Bilal Skaf. Plus podcast.
RIP: How Wes Craven re-defined horror
Although he made his name as a horror film director, the late Wes Craven had much more to offer with his celluloid art
‘He didn’t look very old or very intimidating’
HE was the ringleader of a gang of serial rapists terrorising young women. But when he got to court Bilal Skaf looked more like scared teen than sexual monster.
Princess to longest-reigning monarch
ON September 9, the Queen will become the longest-reigning monarch in British history, breaking Queen Victoria’s 63-year, seven-month record. We take a look at her decades on the throne.
World’s most bizarre festivals
PEOPLE are crazy. Just look at some of the things we do to blow off steam – bog snorkelling, hurling tomatoes at each other, getting naked with thousands of others. Check out the world’s wackiest festivals.
Melbourne NFL trailblazer who met a bloody end
FIFTY years before Jarryd Hayne, a Carlton big man and Olympian was the first Australian to crack the NFL. But his colourful life ended in a gruesome ambush murder.
How Day emerged from the darkness
GOLF hauled newly-crowned PGA champion Jason Day back from the brink of juvenile delinquency, thanks to his mother’s love. SPECIAL REPORT
World War II’s last dogfight
YOU probably know it happened above Japan. But did you know the final aerial fight of World War II, which took place 70 years ago, involved the British and the famous Spitfire?
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