The devastated family of EastLink execution victim Paul Virgona has hit out at “hurtful” rumours surrounding his brutal death, making an emotional plea for justice. It comes as detectives unearthed a crucial clue in the cold-blooded shooting.
A man accused of killing his wife in 1973 and burying her under a concrete slab at their Maitland home will stand trial for murder after prosecutors rejected his offer to plead guilty to manslaughter.
There has been a major development in one of Geelong’s biggest cold case mysteries, the alleged murder of Annette Steward in 1992.
An extraordinary new photo has emerged of a killer who is still out on the streets after he assassinated a diplomat in Australia. Police have moved to question sources in Sydney and Melbourne.
It’s 25 years since Queensland schoolgirl Annette Mason was found bludgeoned to death in her bed. Today, on the anniversary of her death, her family is hoping for answers.
The sister of cold case murder victim Annette Mason is almost positive a new inquest into the notorious Toowoomba killing will produce crucial new evidence.
Major crime detectives have revealed the murder of Aboriginal woman Emily Wanganeen is likely to be connected to a group of drug dealers and users in the northern suburbs.
Lesley’s naked body was found lying in a pool of blood on her bed. She had been bludgeoned several times in the head. Now, for the first time, her grieving mother feels she’s close to getting answers over this Queensland cold case.
Stacey Tierney lay dead in a room at Melbourne’s Dreams strip club for more than a day before help was called. The place had a “clean up” before police arrived. But now the case has been closed, despite so many unanswered questions about her death.
It was a crime that shocked the Gold Coast, something out of a Hollywood film involving an ex-KGB Colonel, Russian money and a whodunit murder mystery. Now a $250,000 reward is on offer.
Homicide detectives will today announce a $1 million reward in relation to the 2006 murder of Sebastiano Formica, who died after being stabbed during a fight outside a Shepparton bar.
Police are relaunching their appeal for information on the 34-year anniversary of a Noosa woman’s murder after being provided with fresh information about the cold case, and there’s a six-figure reward on offer.
A child’s remains were found on a hiking trail 14 years ago. But it hasn’t stopped detectives from searching for clues to break this cold case.
A NEW development in the investigation of the unsolved 1984 murders of nurse Margaret Tapp and her nine-year-old daughter Seana has ended the chances of a key suspect ever facing charges over the crimes.
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