Elite squad to track elusive murderer and cold case fugitive
It’s been almost a year since a confirmed sighting of one of Queensland’s most wanted men, cold case fugitive and convicted murderer Keith Lees, and police are stepping up the hunt.
It’s been almost a year since a confirmed sighting of one of Queensland’s most wanted men, cold case fugitive and convicted murderer Keith Lees, and police are stepping up the hunt.
The family of a young scientist shot dead while working at a crayfish farm say they lost their “last ray of hope” after an inquest failed to result in charges against two people named by a coroner.
For four decades it has been one of Queensland’s most enduring cold case murder mysteries but today the state coroner hands down the findings into the 1986 disappearance of Sharron Phillips.
It’s one of Australia’s most infamous cases but serial killer Ivan Milat still has more skeletons yet to emerge.
Police have announced a $500,000 reward for information which could help them crack a 30-year cold case, where a father disappeared without a trace in North Queensland.
A $500,000 reward has been announced for information which could lead police to the killer of a woman whose bones were found in a wall in Brisbane’s north.
An altercation at a North Queensland pub before a 20-year-old man vanished will form part of investigations into one of the nation’s most baffling cold cases.
It’s the missing person mystery that’s gripped a small Central Queensland town for almost 15 years. But the cold case puzzle of what happened to Francis “Frank” Foley is finally being pieced together.
The family of a victim of the infamous 45-year-old Spear Creek murders has called for an inquest after murder charges against the former suspect were dropped at the last minute.
It is one of the most intriguing ‘missing persons’ cases in Queensland’s history and 20 years since a Cape York father and son disappeared, questions remain about their fate.
The vanishing of little Eloise Worledge is still shrouded in mystery – and the white lie told by her parents wasn’t the family’s only untruth.
US police have reignited one of the country’s longest missing kid mysteries, with images of what she might look like now.
Elmer Crawford eerily asked his father-in-law if he believed in the afterlife a week before he annihilated his family – and got away with it.
Shane Bowden was a powerful bikie until he was executed in a hail of 21 bullets – allegedly at the hands of his gang mates. Now an exclusive new doco lifts the lid on the crime. WATCH
Groundbreaking new technology never before used in Australia could be the key to solving the murder mystery of a Brisbane father and bringing closure to his family.
Murders, kidnappings, arsons, and assaults. We take a look at the cold cases haunting investigators — and the rewards on offer to help solve the crimes — some even decades on.
Betty Shanks was brutally murdered, with her bloodied body found in a Brisbane garden three blocks from her home. Now, cold case investigator Mike King has a new theory about what happened.
NCA bomber Domenic Perre remains at the RAH after he fainted following his conviction on Thursday. See how the victims reacted to the stunning verdict.
Winning the lotto is every blue collar family’s dream but for Bazil Thorne it quickly turned into a nightmare when his son Graeme was snatched off the streets of Bondi.
A brutal execution-style murder has exposed Airlie Beach’s seedy underworld but it took 15 years before the shocking details could be publicly laid bare.
Police have launched a new appeal for information into separate disappearances of two men in NSW, with one of the cases being treated as suspicious.
A former person of interest in William Tyrrell’s disappearance will argue in court ex-Detective Gary Jubelin “had it in for him”.
Lynette Mullane’s murder has taken a new twist, with a psychic leading to a new theory after the grandmother was found dead in her home with blood dripping from her mouth.
A witness to one of Sydney’s oldest cold cases, madam May Smith, was later arrested by our first female detective. She was jailed and then disappeared from public records — and from memory.
A white Commodore could be the missing piece in the tragic puzzle of a 13-year-old’s firebombing death, which has left devastated mum Julie Szabo still waiting for justice 24 years later.
From unsolved murders to manhunts and crimes that shocked the state and the nation, here are six gripping Queensland crime stories for our subscribers.
A woman murdered in a brutal home invasion, another attacked on a sunny beach and a mild mannered man who walked from his home and was never seen alive again. Police say the killers in these Victorian cold cases can still be brought to justice.
A businessman killed by a sniper’s bullet, a young man betrayed by those he thought were friends and women murdered in the most brutal fashion. They are cold case murders where police are tantalisingly close to bringing their killers to justice.
From a mum gunned down in her Niddrie driveway to a mechanic blown up in a suspected Mafia car bomb, these are the crimes that rocked Melbourne’s northwest. And in all cases the killer remains on the loose.
From Boronia schoolgirl Bung Siriboon to former owner of the Cuckoo Wilhelm “Willi” Koeppen, there has been no shortage of high-profile disappearances in the east over the years. We take a look at some of the most baffling cases.
Geelong’s past is full of stories of high-profile suspicious deaths. Here’s some of the most infamous mysteries that remain unsolved to this day.
In 1966 times were changing — but some things hadn’t, which meant an anonymous monster was able to steal away three children from a beach without trace. NEW PODCAST
Mother-of-three Veronica Green vanished from her Ardeer home 44 years ago. Some family members hold out hope she is still alive after leaving to carve out a new life. Others are sure she was murdered and now police are reviewing the mystery.
A former police officer once a person of interest in the death of a teenager in far north Queensland has resurfaced in an online ad.
As a crook, Rocky Iaria made a good fruit picker. And had he been jailed over a brazen crime against a rich tomato grower, he’d probably be alive today. Instead, years after he vanished, Rocky’s body was found somewhere completely unexpected.
Notorious gangster Neddy Smith’s killing fields have yielded another victim after confirmation remains found in the Kurnell sand dunes are those of male model Mark Johnston.
Colin Woodhouse was driving home from his shift as a food and beverage manager at Myer Pacific Fair, when he stopped to help a man standing next to a ‘broken down’ car.
In 1944 a man was jailed for the horrific murder of the “Pyjama Girl”. But startling evidence suggests police got it wildly wrong, and now the woman’s identity – and her killer – may never be known.
Janita McNaughton was only 23 when she was shot between the eyes while on board a boat with four other people almost three decades ago. Now police are offering a huge reward to solve her mysterious death.
A man from the US has stumped up $1 million of his own money in a bid to solve the gay-hate murder of his brother in Sydney 30 years ago. Matched with NSW Police’s own contribution the reward now totals $2 million.
The angry families of three children murdered by a suspected serial killer have accused the NSW government of putting up a $1 million reward to shut them up after rejecting moves that could have put the suspect back before a court.
It was the murder that shocked the Gold Coast almost 30 years ago. But now, the victim’s son believes he has received his “last chance” at justice.
Detectives are closer to charging a man over the cold-case alleged murder of Geelong West woman Annette Steward.
The grief-stricken mother of suspected Geelong murder victim Trevor Tascas wants police to offer a reward for information to help catch her son’s killer.
A mysterious “gift” and an anonymous letter could be key to solving one of Queensland’s most enduring cold case murders, the mysterious disappearance of Brisbane air force policewoman Gaye Baker.
Crime Stoppers SA received hundreds of phone calls in 2019 – including information on the unsolved suspected murders of Rhianna Barreau, Peter Seaford, Corinna Marr and Gail King.
It’s the mystery that has haunted a retired detective for years. Now Ann Gumley wants a specialist cold case homicide squad to take up the search for answers, writes Kate Kyriacou.
Lawyers for a man accused of the 1978 Spear Creek triple murders have argued he should be released on bail because of what a police officer wrote in a report 40 years ago.
Allison Baden-Clay’s sister has issued a heartfelt plea for an inquest into what happened to the “other Allison” – a missing woman who vanished after a night at the pub.
Queensland police have launched a new push to find information about the death of Gold Coast mum Tina Greer – but has her killer taken the secret to the grave?
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