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‘Suffering no more’: Details emerge of missing teen Isla Bell’s final days alive
The Brunswick teenager was murdered last month before her body was dumped at a Dandenong tip, police believe.
- by Erin Pearson, Cassandra Morgan, Lachlan Abbott and Brittany Busch
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Families watch on as Samantha Murphy’s accused killer opts to fast-track murder trial
Patrick Stephenson will have his trial fast-tracked to the Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to murdering the missing Ballarat mother.
- by Erin Pearson
‘We’re not helping them’: Inside the town of New Zealand’s fugitive father
The parents of Tom Phillips, who vanished with his children three years ago, say they are not aiding their son as he evades police.
Did a French backpacker fake his death and move to Queensland?
Antoine Herran’s sister is hopeful the decades-old mystery will be solved through DNA testing.
- by William Davis
Woman missing in Kosciuszko for two weeks found suffering snakebite
There were grave fears for photographer Lovisa Sjoberg when a multi-agency team failed to find her in the Snowy Mountains despite days of searching.
- by Angus Dalton
Katie O’Shea told her daughter she loved her, hugging her goodbye. Days later, she vanished
It’s been almost 18 years since the Melbourne mother was killed, and police are sifting through tip-offs following a $500,000 appeal.
- by Cloe Read
Coroner rules on how man missing on outback trip probably died
“Jayo” disappeared while he was travelling with six Victorian men, after they made their way through NSW and into Queensland.
- by Cloe Read
Easey Street breakthrough raises hopes in another cold case murder mystery
Julie Garciacelay was 19 when she vanished, presumed murdered, from her bloodied apartment in 1975. Her 92-year-old mother hopes to get answers before she dies.
- by Wendy Tuohy
What fugitive child said to pig hunters as three-year mystery takes dramatic twist
A father and his three children, clad in camouflage and carrying large backpacks, were spotted by a pair of teenage hunters on a remote New Zealand farm before their brief encounter.
- by Riley Walter and Jessica McSweeney
Fugitive father spotted with kids
Tom Phillips went on the run with his children in 2021. After fruitless police searches and appeals, they’ve been seen together for the first time since. Credit: TVNZ/1News
‘They’re all alive’: Fugitive father spotted with kids for first time in three years in New Zealand
Tom Phillips went on the run with his children in 2021. After fruitless police searches and appeals, they’ve been seen together for the first time since.
- by Riley Walter
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