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The cop, the career and the cold case that exonerated a mother
The original investigators believed they knew the killer of six-year-old Bonnie Clarke, but lacked sufficient evidence. They were horribly wrong.
- by John Silvester
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Police setting up global net to catch child abusers
Law enforcement agencies around the world came to Melbourne this week to discuss ways to prevent abuse and pursue those responsible.
- by John Silvester
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Bodyguards for billionaires: Inside the secret world
The super rich are spending big on super security, including elite protection teams with counter-surveillance skills to thwart kidnappings, and panic rooms marketed as nuclear and germ-warfare resistant.
- by John Silvester
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Attention Australian criminals, you need to learn from this bloke
“John, there is a bloke here who would kill for the phone. And I mean that literally.” Ringing international drug smuggler Howard Marks in a Florida prison, John Silvester had his world scoop, and a lesson for the underworld.
- by John Silvester
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The street doctor no one wants to farewell
Andrew Taylor is well versed in trauma. The GP has survived being shot five times, and has treated the most vulnerable patients with complex addiction problems for many years.
- by John Silvester
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‘We’re owed the truth’: Russell Hill’s daughter plans to sue killer Greg Lynn
The daughter of the dead high country camper says the case will be about much more than just money.
- by John Silvester
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Celebrity crooks existed long before Carl Williams. The method’s different, but the aim is the same
Gangsters, massive protests, drug busts and police corruption have been around as long as The Age. Here’s a look back at Melbourne’s underbelly decades before the Underbelly war.
- by John Silvester
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Tales of the sting: The traps cops set to nab their targets
From bugging the collar of a crim’s little pooch to dressing up as shrubbery, there have been some ingenious and outlandish sting operations.
- by John Silvester
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Greg Lynn is about to face the music, and he won’t like the tune
Not one character witness took the stand for the High Country killer, who will be sentenced on Friday.
- by John Silvester
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The bullet that started the underworld war
The rule for the meeting was no guns, but crooks make a living by breaking the rules.
- by John Silvester
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Scot free: How Scotland emptied its jails of youths
Consider this. After years of work there are no inmates under 18 in jail in Scotland.
- by John Silvester
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