Coronavirus breeds new generation of crims
The global pandemic threatens to create a new generation of coronavirus crooks as long-term unemployed youth turn to a life of crime, with three offences most likely to rise.
Crime In Focus
Gunman pleads guilty to Christchurch mosque attacks
Brenton Tarrant, the Australian man behind Christchurch’s deadly terror attacks, which killed 51 people, has changed his plea to guilty.
Former tennis star child rapist ‘to be freed early’
A former Aussie tennis star will walk free from jail after serving just half his sentence for child rape charges, after psychologists ruled that he had learnt his lesson.
Macris murder: Brothers ‘too careless’ to be killers
The father of Sydney underworld figure John Macris, who was gunned down in Athens, has told of his pain as the alleged hitman’s defence has been revealed.
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Aiia’s sisters share tragic final picture
The devastated family of murdered Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe make a heartbreaking appeal to Victoria Police as they release their final image of the beloved 21-year-old.
Why the Bali bombing mastermind will walk free
He’s the spiritual leader of the group that killed 88 Aussies in the 2002 Bali bombing. But despite his refusal to renounce his beliefs, Abu Bakar Bashir will be free within days.
Was ‘Jockey’ Smith Australia’s best or worst armed robber?
Some say James Edward ‘Jockey’ Smith was Australia’s best armed robber. The only problem was when confronted or cornered, he almost always lost his head, which meant he spent more time in prison than out of it. NEW LIFE & CRIMES PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
El Chapo’s wife laughs at crying ex-lover
Mexican drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s wife has cackled as one of his mistresses sobbed and told a court she thought they were in love.
Exposed: Brutal rules of secret Queensland bikie gang
You will be ruled with brutality; if you don’t answer your phone, you’ll cop a beating. These, it can be revealed, are among a series of strict rules set by a secret gang that allegedly formed on the Gold Coast to take over a chapter of the Rebels bikie club.
FBI exposes global prostitution ring in Australia
An FBI sting operation has led to six arrests and the shutdown of a global prostitution ring operating brothels in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and cities across the US and Canada.
‘Wouldn’t shut up about what he would do next’
Prisoners and correctional staff who spent time with serial sex offender Robert Fardon have described him as ‘putrid,’ and ‘sick’ after he bragged about what he intended to do to women and children once out of jail.
Aiia’s family mourns ‘bright, gentle, charming girl’
Aiia Maasarwe’s grieving family has told how their charming and beautiful niece chose to study in Melbourne instead of New York because she thought it would be more cultured — a decision the family now deeply regrets.
Twice the horror: Killers who strike in pairs
Australia has a sad history of deadly duos — evil partnerships perpetrating some of the nation’s most sickening crimes. These are some of the worst. WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT
El Chapo bribed el presidente: court claim
El Chapo’s right-hand man has testified in a US federal court that the Mexican drug lord’s bribes went all the way to the top.
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