Revealed: Pregnant teen’s murderer had killed before
Over 40 years before Rodney Wayne Williams was found guilty of the murder of pregnant teen Tiffany Taylor, he was involved in another unspeakable crime interstate.
Crime In Focus
‘I’m not a gangster, I just like money’: High-society coke dealer
High-society cocaine kingpin Matthew Doyle was caught on tape boasting he had been selling 50kg of the drug a week — but he would not call himself a gangster.
Cocaine, MDMA supply hit as coronavirus busts drug cartels
Coronavirus has smashed drug smuggling supply chains to Australia, potentially leaving organised crime groups in debt and vulnerable — and is also set to spark desperate toilet roll-style demand among users of cocaine and MDMA.
The callous crims in the cops’ crosshairs
A surge in crime has prompted a major police operation targeting a dozen “crime clusters’’ across Adelaide’s suburbs.
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Push for ‘lifetime warning’ on child sex offenders
Child protection group Bravehearts is calling for Australia to adopt UK-style legislation to allow police greater levels of disclosure to protect against child sex abuse.
How botched ransom plot ended beside backyard grave
Unemployed loser Darren Saltmarsh should’ve stuck to gambling at his local Melbourne TAB. But he thought he could land a bigger payday by pulling off an international ransom plot. He was wrong.
Wife-killer’s evil depths of deception
Julie Louise Hutchinson was a loving mother-of-two who was slain at the hands of her husband. Her killer’s elaborate web of lies in the weeks after Julie’s death shocked the North Queensland community. Despite his deception unravelling before his eyes, the wife- killer never gave up the location of Julie’s body.
Tragic tale of love, loss and a bag of stolen coins
Having pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his wife of three months, former Queensland businessman Lewis Bennett now awaits sentencing in the US. But many questions remain in this mysterious case.
How bikie gangs recruit their ‘one percenters’
They are the one-percenters, the hardcore bikie outlaws striking terror as they roll across the country. But what drives them to sign up to a motorcycle gang? Insider detail reveals why many joined, and some of the tactics used to recruit members.
A babysitter’s lethal betrayal
Months away from the possible release of Hemi Goodwin-Burke’s killer, the Bulletin speaks to the detective who led the horrific investigation and the toddler’s grieving parents as they continue to fight for justice.
Dutton won’t back down on Prakash citizenship call
Peter Dutton is standing firm on the decision to strip Neil Prakash of his Australian citizenship, despite claims that doing so is in breach of Australian law.
The workplace feud that may have killed a Townsville skipper
A simmering workplace feud may have cost beloved Townsville skipper Ronald ‘Ron’ David his life.
Sisters’ killer the one that got away
Almost 50 years ago Townsville was the scene of one of the most heinous crimes in Australian history when two innocent girls were taken from a bus stop, raped and murdered. This is their story.
Rake attacker unmasked as killer
It is the 1979 case so evil the details still can’t be reported — but the killer was allowed out and struck again in a horrifying attack.
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