Child abuse victim: ‘I felt dirty every time’
In a rare move, one of five victims that confronted the man that abused them as children has come forward to tell his story.
Crime In Focus
Bikie meth cook killer gets reduced sentence
A meth cook for the Hells Angels, who ordered his son to shoot his former boss dead, has seen his murder charge downgraded and his sentence reduced.
Data guru at centre of child sex claims tracked to Belgium
A high-profile privacy expert wanted on an international arrest warrant over sex claims involving homeless children in Australia is thought to be in Belgium — but a legal twist could hinder extradition attempts.
Child rapist avoids sentencing after cancer diagnosis
The man who abducted and raped a seven-year-old girl at knifepoint in a Kogarah dance studio bathroom, Anthony Sampieri, has had his sentencing delayed due to health reasons.
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Cop killer mum and son’s twisted fortress
THE story of the delusional world of Fiona and Mitchell Barbieri can now be told after the close of the inquest into the murder of Detective Inspector Bryson Anderson — knifed when he walked into their bizarre suburban stronghold.
Mass murderer in a Mack truck
THE truck hit the wall like a bomb going off; 25 tonnes of metal smashing into a pub at high speed. Five people would die, but the driver just smiled as he stepped over a survivor and ran into the night.
Stunning letter after worker shot dead
THE former boss of a man shot dead while working on a farm south of Brisbane wrote a letter pleading with authorities to look further into the case, which police determined was an accident.
Rise of the Insta-Gangster
GONE are the days of the handlebar moustache, ripped jeans and leather jackets and men who fought over the patch you wore on your vest. Now cash is king, loyalty is dead and business is conducted between historically bitter enemies. Welcome to our bikie scene in 2018.
Response to death ‘left me stunned’
A FORMER co-owner of the farm where a young man died in a workplace shooting told an inquest of the moment he phoned the site after hearing of the shocking death, only to be left “flabbergasted” by the response at the other end of the line.
Dead Wrong: Farm of fear and loathing
JEFFREY Brooks told of fears he’d be killed at the farm where he worked, saying hostilities had turned his dream job into a nightmare. His former employer told him he’d been “watching too much TV” but the next he heard of Mr Brooks, he was dead.
Asked for gun as ‘protection’, now he’s dead
A MAN who police believed died in a shooting accident on a Queensland farm had borrowed a shotgun from his brother, saying he may need it to defend himself against hostile co-workers.
What really happened to Jeffrey Brooks?
JEFFREY Brooks feared for his life. The young scientist believed he was going to be murdered at his Brisbane workplace – and that those involved would try and make it look like an accident.
10 reasons to reopen death investigation
THE Courier-Mail today launches Dead Wrong, a special investigation into a shooting death where everything pointed to murder, but the investigating officers couldn’t see it. The victim’s family wants the case reopened so justice can finally be delivered.
How the Karen Ristevski case gripped Australia
THE twists, heartbreak and intrigue of the Karen Ristevski case gripped us from the moment we heard the 47-year-old Melbourne mum had vanished without a trace.
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