Murder faked as suicide: One slaying uncovers a web of brutality
Trevor King’s body was found floating in West Lakes. It looked like a suicide – but the truth was much more sinister.
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Blow torch torture: Three murders linked to drug-dealing thugs
Three brutal murders – one a faked suicide – were allegedly committed by the same group of offenders in Adelaide’s south, involving drug debts and extreme torture.
Coke benders and neck-slashing meltdowns: The new bad boys of Brisbane exposed
A violent, dangerous individual, Zivko Stojakovic is a man you hope like hell you don’t cross paths with. And now, he and a motley crew that includes two killers, a violent robber and a cocaine trafficker, are very much Brisbane’s new bad boys.
Meet the Insta-famous ‘influencer’ WAGs of Brisbane’s bad boys
With their designer clothes, brash tattoos and penchant for hanging out at some of the most luxurious venues in Brisbane, the city’s bad boys heavily curate their public images. But that’s nothing compared to the women who choose their company.
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How Comanchero became Australia’s most vicious bikies
MORE than just outlaws or gangsters, the Comanchero have climbed the ranks to become the country’s most powerful bikie gang. But it was a violation of their most sacred law that sparked Australia’s most infamous bikie battle — and the tit-for-tat-violence that followed.
Mass murderer in a Mack truck
THE truck hit the wall like a bomb going off; 25 tonnes of metal smashing into a pub at high speed. Five people would die, but the driver just smiled as he stepped over a survivor and ran into the night.
Footy star, strippers and the deadly bikie
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When a whole school was kidnapped — twice
IT was crazy enough the first time an ambitious but bumbling criminal kidnapped an entire Victorian school at gunpoint, only to be foiled by a teacher and her knee-high boots. But then he went back and did it again.
How Mr Stinky got his name
TWO bodies in the bush. A rapist terrorising the young mothers of Donvale. And the clue kept secret for 16 years that finally led to the man responsible for all of it.
Where underworld killers and mafia dons rest
THEY were among the most notorious gangsters in Melbourne’s history — but for all bar one, in death these underworld figures’ graves resemble those of saints. SEE THE PICTURES
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