Stark warning over Childers mass killer that can’t be ignored
Parole authorities were warned to give “careful consideration” before ever releasing Childers backpacker mass killer, Robert Paul Long, when he was sentenced.
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Childers backpacker mass killer in fresh bid for freedom
Childers backpacker mass killer Robert Paul Long has applied for parole again, with the revelation coming just weeks from the 25th anniversary of the horrific fire.
‘Deliberate’: Stolen car driver high, going 123km/h when nurse killed
On meth and behind the wheel of a Ford he’d stolen from a charity, an “extremely reckless” driver swerved into the path of a beloved Qld nurse as she drove to work. She never stood a chance.
‘Devastatingly lonely’: Family’s agony after speeding driver kills nurse
The heartbroken husband of a nurse and mother, killed by a speeding stolen car driver, has spoken about his daily tears and the moment he was faced with her “broken body”. *Distressing.
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Jury finds Qld landlord killed tenant
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Qld cop suspended after being charged with ‘serious assault’
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Dashcam vision requested in search for missing man
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Named: Email fail exposes pedophile’s 300+ ‘real children’ pics
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