Coroner intervenes after podcast unearths new evidence
A distraught dad was left with haunting unanswered questions after his daughter’s body was found being eaten by dogs – but now he has fresh hope for answers.
Dying Rose
Found being eaten by dogs – is there more to her death than police believe?
Police believe Lasonya Dutton took her own life and her body lay just metres from her home for four days before anyone noticed. But her family has a much more sinister theory.
‘Don’t hurt my son’: Mum’s desperate plea in shocking footage
A desperate mum called triple-0 to save her daughter – instead, cops stormed her home in a “traumatising” ordeal, with the young woman’s body just metres away. See the video.
Dead in a tree: What really happened to Charlene?
That Charlene Warrior’s body was found 100m from where she was last seen still haunts her family. Then their own investigations revealed something even more baffling.
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Mystery over 15 days before mum’s death
A young mum sent a haunting last message to her sister before she disappeared – but family pleas for help from police fell on deaf ears.
500 messages, 45 calls: Teen’s turbulent final hours
Rose’s shocking death was discovered hours after an extended and volatile argument with a male friend. Her mum turned detective to try and uncover the truth.
Neighbour heard man ‘arguing’ with teen before her shock death
Neighbours say police never questioned anyone at a tightly-packed unit block after a “bright, bubbly” teen’s death in a backyard shed – but they might have heard her final words.
Charlene twist: Cops said farmer was sick – but he’d been dead for weeks
In stunning revelations, a Bute farmer police described as “in hospital” was in fact already dead – raising more questions over search efforts for Charlene Warrior.
Missing Charlene ‘treated disgracefully’ after her body was found
An “appalling” search for mum Charlene Warrior has haunted her family for two years. Who was Charlene – and how was she left missing in plain sight?
Police blame big dogs for Charlene’s search failure
Documents reveal a tiny town launched into action after an anonymous caller feared for Charlene’s welfare – but police missed a chance to find her due to dogs in a neighbour’s yard.
Teen’s shocking death and final pleas revealed
Bright, bubbly and fiercely independent – until she was found dead in a backyard shed. Who was Rose and why has she grabbed the nation’s attention?
Bombshell police report unveils how Charlene went unseen
For the first time, police have broken their silence on how Charlene Warrior could have been missing in plain sight – and revealed the startling reason she wasn’t found earlier.
‘How I knew something was wrong’: Charlene’s final call
Charlene Warrior’s family say they filed a missing persons report with police – but it fell on deaf ears. Thirteen days later, she was found dead.
‘It’s a systemic issue of racial bias’: Mum pushes for deaths inquiry
The mother of a teenager found dead in a backyard shed has called for an inquiry into the way police handle the unexplained deaths of Aboriginal women.
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