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.
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
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.
Their son went missing six years ago in Queensland’s southwest and his death was ruled as ‘likely misadventure’. But Jason Vance’s parents, and the police, say there is more to this cold case than meets the eye, and a huge reward is now on offer to catch a killer.
NEW leads in the 1988 cold case killing of Italian extortion victim Salvatore Rotiroti further implicate a murder suspect in a Geelong death that could earn someone a $1 million reward.
A MELBOURNE millionaire was found dead in his garage in early 2006, up to four days after he was killed. His wife, his son and his daughter have all been suspects. Now, his son is breaking his silence, claiming to have astonishing new information about the violent crime. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
MELBOURNE teenager Prue Bird was held captive for up to a week before she was murdered, and it haunts those who loved her. But it took a convicted killer’s confession for her family to get some answers. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
IT’S not at all like an episode of CSI where the entire case is solved in 40 minutes, but new DNA technology is helping forensic biologist Dr David Bruce and his team solve some of our toughest crimes and cold cases.
TWO young policemen who gave their lives for the community in the shocking Walsh St shootings have been honoured for their courage, 30 years on. It comes as the father of one of the policemen continues his fight to find out what really happened.
THE body of an American singer who died in mysterious circumstances on a cruise ship just off Darwin will be exhumed five years after her unexplained death.
THE abduction and murder of Melbourne teenager Prue Bird was a mother’s worst nightmare. But as the sinister clues started to fall in place, the mystery was linked to one of Melbourne’s worst crimes. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
IT’S one of Australia’s most controversial missing persons’ cases. Now the family of an experienced hiker who vanished bushwalking near Healesville has been granted a vital breakthrough.
THE Ascot Vale shed where they locked Prue Bird before they killed her is gone. The 13-year-old was no runaway — but her case went unsolved for years. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
TONY Jones was hitchhiking around Australia when he vanished. Despite a creepy tip-off, the case remains unsolved.
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