The life and death of Joanne Lillecrapp was bizarre and surreal – a transgender pro-wrestling truck driver who invited two drug addicts into her home to get them clean. But the full story of her 2001 murder, as told by true crime author Sean Fewster, is even sadder than it is twisted.
MH370 was brought down in a “planned and deliberate action” by someone familiar with the operation of a 777 aircraft, the man heading the search now concedes, but he refuses to point the finger at the captain.
Nicole McGuinness committed one of Adelaide’s most heinous murders, but has now completed her minimum prison term. The victim’s brother wants her to stay in jail – “The life sentence she was given is not the same as the life sentence I have.”
The downing of MH370 was ruled a mass murder-suicide by the captain of the aircraft by the “very top levels of the Malaysian government” within days of the tragedy, former prime minister Tony Abbott has revealed. Read our full investigation.
After almost 14 years in prison, convicted drug smuggler Renae Lawrence has been ‘praised’ for her model behaviour. But it hasn’t always been smooth sailing.
Matthew Norman, who is serving a life sentence for his role in the Bali Nine operation, reveals his thoughts on the release of Renae Lawrence and his own bid for freedom.
Dressed in white and with a sash around her waist, Bali Nine heroin courier Renae Lawrence has been blessed with holy water at a Hindu ceremony just days before her release from jail.
Forty years ago, more than 900 people died in the mass murder-suicides in Jonestown, orchestrated by cult leader Jim Jones. Now, survivors have returned to the site to speak about the atrocity – and how they escaped.
He was Cleo magazine’s most eligible bachelor and dreamt of a career on TV — now for the first time we can reveal this Australian dad’s death on the battlefield as a “martyr” jihadist.
ASIO is denying frontline police and even some Australian Federal Police about potential jihad suspects, with the nation’s leading terror expert claiming there could be more than 1000 people being scrutinised for potential jihadist behaviour.
The ex-Adelaide mother facing the death penalty in Arizona over her stepdaughter’s murder has given her first detailed interview after a judge ordered her to face trial — despite errors from police investigating the case.
The strawberry sabotage scandal was cracked by Queensland detectives more accustomed to busting organised crime networks, drug rings and terrorists.
Juan “El Chapo” Guzman Loera’s appetite for revenge has been folklore for decades, with jurors selected for the alleged drug kingpin’s trial fearing for their lives despite attempts to protect their identity.
The hidden home of Bourke St terrorist Hassan Khalif Shire Ali, concealed behind a fence and black tarp in a suburban backyard, looks just like a normal family home with no clues to the evil that was plotted inside.
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