How Carl almost became Australia’s biggest snitch
Carl Williams pledged to give police information on up to 10 gangland hits, with secret files saying he’d start “from the beginning and give up everything”. Then he was killed.
Behind The Scenes
Murder in paradise: Execution that exposed Whitsundays’ seedy underbelly
A brutal execution-style murder has exposed Airlie Beach’s seedy underworld but it took 15 years before the shocking details could be publicly laid bare.
Shot, stabbed and skinned for dinner: Why women kill
Experts reveal the main motives behind some of Australia’s worst homicides – committed by women. WARNING: Graphic
‘Hidey holes’ exposed: Where Aussies are stashing loot
Australians stashing cash in “hidey holes” overseas will be exposed by a new plan to stop them mixing with terrorists, drug runners and kidnappers.
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Busted: How drug syndicate transported their secret stash
Ingle Farm man Allan Michael Speck was a bikie drug mule – until he unwittingly led police to a $350,000 stash of drug money being transported in an ingenious and hi-tech way.
Crime clear-up rate much worse than we think
It’s the true story behind crime statistics that police don’t want you to know. It’s even resulted in defendants being awarded thousands in compensation.
How stuntman’s crew stole a fortune from Holden
A $334,000 seizure order has been slapped on the luxury home of famous stuntman Robbie Bolger, ringleader of the syndicate that stole $2 million in parts from Holden’s Elizabeth factory. For the first time we tell the full extraordinary story behind the heist.
Fake lawyer the most bizarre case detective has ever seen
Sarah Grasso tricked family, friends, even legitimate lawyers, into believing she was a barrister by sneaking into uni lectures and faculty social events, and awarding herself fake degrees, leaving a manipulative trail of bounced cheques and debt in her wake.
Security fail lets crims lurk to steal taxpayers’ data
Australia’s government departments of Defence, Health and Home Affairs are risking their websites being hijacked by criminals, who want taxpayers’ private data. This is how it works.`
How cop’s cheeky marijuana crop note solved a different crime
When Drug Squad detectives seized a thriving marijuana crop in the hills of Healesville in 1971, Graeme ‘Hondo’ Henderson left a note for the hapless crooks who’d grown it — and it would wind up in a bizarre location two years later.
Secret stockpile of super strength MDMA for Australia
Deadly super strength ecstasy pills will hit Australian shores once lockdowns end. We reveal how manufacturers in the Netherlands are doing it amid fresh global calls for local pill testing.
Cocaine dealers’ new move as prices skyrocket to $750 a gram
Coronavirus has forced criminals to rethink their supply channels, with global transport restrictions making the movement of illicit drugs harder, and driving up the price of cocaine and MDMA.
‘Bomb making’: ISIS Bali terror suspect caught
Indonesian authorities have arrested a suspected terrorist on the paradise island of Bali, where his evil plot involved bomb making tutorials as well as sharing radical content and videos about ISIS.
COVID-19 fails to curb Aussie terror threat
The pandemic has not diminished the “probable” likelihood of a terror attack in Australia, security and law enforcement chiefs have revealed, as extremists continue to recruit vulnerable youths.
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