Details of footballer’s cold case execution revealed
Police are one step closer to solving the 1984 murder of a casanova footy player, but are still on the hunt for another suspect.
Cold Cases
Untangling fact from fiction in Mafia’s brutal past
Al Capone didn’t wake up one day with a machine gun and barrels full of prohibition whisky. So where does the story of the Mafia begin?
But what really happened to Mario?
The mystery of Mario Della Torre’s final resting place has been solved. But his case continues to baffle.
Secrets in mafia hit buried with cunning gun dealer
Like a doctor or priest, George Joseph knew a lot of secrets. And to the end, he feared that one of them might get him killed.
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Husband not guilty of 1973 cold case murder
Nearly 47 years after he killed his wife and buried her body in the backyard of their Maitland home, a jury has found Geoffrey Adams not guilty of her murder.
Brothel madam’s murder stays a mystery
An inquest into the death of Perth brothel madam Shirley Finn in 1975 has failed to solve the mystery.
The first and last place to look for a body
As a crook, Rocky Iaria made a good fruit picker. And had he been jailed over a brazen crime against a rich tomato grower, he’d probably be alive today. Instead, years after he vanished, Rocky’s body was found somewhere completely unexpected.
Baffling Pyjama Girl mystery is case closed – or is it?
In 1944 a man was jailed for the horrific murder of the “Pyjama Girl”. But startling evidence suggests police got it wildly wrong, and now the woman’s identity – and her killer – may never be known.
‘Gift’ key to hunt for cold case killer
A mysterious “gift” and an anonymous letter could be key to solving one of Queensland’s most enduring cold case murders, the mysterious disappearance of Brisbane air force policewoman Gaye Baker.
Murder plot with a random victim
The woman who hired air force policewoman Gaye Baker as a part-time escort believes the killer carefully planned her murder and didn’t care who his victim was. PODCAST EPISODE 2
Mystery caller says Gaye is under ‘20 feet of water’
A transcript reveals a well-spoken man called police twice in 1973 with information about where the body of missing airforce policewoman Gay Baker’s body was hidden – but its location remains a mystery. LISTEN TO PART 1 OF OUR PODCAST.
Podcast: Missing policewoman warned off new job
An air force policewoman who went missing nearly 50 years aho had been warned of the dangers of taking a part-time job as a “hostess”. LISTEN NOW
New podcast dives into mysterious cold case murder
The disappearance of Gaye Baker in 1972 is one of the state’s most baffling mysteries. As police launch a fresh appeal and reward, our new Person Of Interest podcast explores the events before she vanished without a trace. LISTEN TO EPISODE 1.
Coroner to seek answers after true crime podcast
The disappearance of road worker Des Carr 40 years ago this week will finally go before a coroner after his family’s true crime podcast unearthed startling new evidence.
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