Roger Rogerson
Two legendary crime reporters sit down at a notorious pub. The chat quickly turned to Roger Rogerson
Sent to talk to the father of the victim of a police shooting, Neil Mercer came back with a story that would change his life.
- by Kate McClymont
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Growing up, he didn’t know what a lawyer was. Now he’s celebrating 50 years as a partner
Peter Bartlett has notched up a milestone unlikely to be surpassed.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
‘He was not born bad’: How Roger Rogerson became Australia’s most corrupt cop
Roger Rogerson started out as a “brilliant cadet”, but the system he joined was riddled with corruption.
- by Patrick Begley and Carrie Fellner
Opinion
Crime
Did Roger Rogerson poison my dog? Dunno, but I did ask him curly questions
A colleague warned me not to ask Roger Rogerson about his killing of Warren Lanfranchi, but I could hardly dwell on his new stand-up comedy career.
- by Julia Baird
Getting away with murder: Kate McClymont on her run-in with Australia’s most corrupt cop
Samantha Selinger-Morris, the host of Please Explain, sits down with the Herald’s chief investigative reporter Kate McClymont to discuss the life and times of corrupt cop Roger Rogerson.
‘It looked like suicide, but it wasn’t’: How many killings did ‘Artful Dodger’ cop Rogerson actually get away with?
One of Australia’s most crooked cops left a trail of bloodshed in his wake. But how many people did Roger Rogerson actually kill?
- by Carrie Fellner
Playing Roger Rogerson on screen, Richard Roxburgh found a way to master his steely gaze
Roxburgh won enormous praise for his portrayal of the corrupt policeman in the 1995 miniseries Blue Murder and its 2017 sequel. Here’s how he found his character’s greatest weapon.
- by Karl Quinn
Revered then reviled, Roger Rogerson’s extraordinary life laid bare
He will be remembered as the man who epitomised corruption and all that was wrong in NSW Police.
- by Neil Mercer
Corrupt former police officer Roger Rogerson dead at 83
Roger Rogerson, arguably the most corrupt police officer the nation has ever known, has died during his fourth stint behind bars.
- by Kate McClymont and Jessica McSweeney
An alleged bomb plot, a suspected spy, and a likely miscarriage of justice
Six men were convicted and jailed in 1981 over an alleged plot to bomb a string of Sydney locations and water supply sites. But did they do it?
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Analysis
Naked City
A serious gangster who’d ordered a hit on an undercover cop wanted a meeting. Who was I to argue?
The million-dollar reward could be handy superannuation for someone who has kept their mouth shut for four decades.
- by John Silvester
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