Plot to kill ex-wife from jail fails
A prisoner jailed for child porn possession has had his sentence extended after being found guilty of trying to hire a hitman to kill his ex-wife and tell her ‘f … you, you b …’ before she died.
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Murder victim’s mum: ‘We need to stop these men’
The mother of murder victim Tara Brown has demanded harsher laws to combat domestic violence offenders after revealing how the death of Hannah Clarke affected her.
Aussie dodges Bali jail time over meth
Melbourne man Ricky Rawson has dodged a second stint in Bali’s notorious Kerobokan Prison after an Indonesian judge sentenced him to one year of rehabilitation for using methamphetamine.
Monster dad’s ‘blubbering’ call night before killing family
The brother of Hannah Clarke has revealed the “blubbering” phone call Rowan Baxter made the night before killing his three children.
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‘Gun for hire’ linked to hit on Queenslander
The cold-blooded murder of a Queensland man in the Philippines has been linked to a local “gun for hire”.
Drugs yacht death mystery: The fish men are coming
The cocaine-packed boat was being tracked on its way to Australia and communications intercepted, but after a final panicked message contact was lost. What happened remains one of the most tightly held secrets in law enforcement.
‘If I can’t have her, no one else can’
When a Brisbane-based student expressed concerns about an arranged marriage her family had agreed to, she decided to start another relationship, but months later, she was stabbed to death in a frenzied and brutal knife attack. Her killer was sentenced today.
Bikie allegedly shot at, deliberately run off road
A horror car crash which left two bikies dead is now being treated as a possible double homicide after reports the car was shot at or deliberately run off the road in a chase likened to a scene from “The Fast and the Furious”.
Brothers’ quest leads to dark web of predators
Vivian Deboo’s victims knew from painful experience he was an evil predator. They did not know how far reaching his crimes were until they embarked on a quest that would reveal a church-linked network of child sex criminals.
‘Evil’ child killer joined search party
Chilling photos have emerged showing a young man joining the search for two girls he had raped and murdered. Thirty years on, he’s about to be sentenced. Warning: Graphic
Dangerous liaisons: Lawyer X’s sexual affairs in secret report
The “intimate relationships’’ between Lawyer X and those she informed on have been highlighted in a top secret report. The report also reveals Lawyer X handed police a shipping manifest for 15 million ecstasy pills — triggering the world’s biggest ecstasy bust.
Depraved serial killer’s sickening spree
Dubbed “the Werewolf” and the “Angarsk maniac”, he went on a sadistic rape and murder spree. But police noticed a trend which led to his downfall.
Tearful NZ PM apologises over backpacker’s killing
The man accused of murdering backpacker Grace Millane has been screamed at in court as New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern makes a tearful apology over the young woman’s death.
Roberta Williams demands probe into Carl’s murder convictions
Roberta Williams will demand access to confidential police files on Lawyer X’s dealings with her ex-husband Carl and says the royal commission must investigate his murder convictions and prison death.
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