Law & Order
Reckless conduct Court’s mercy for lying hoon
VIDEO: A YOUNG hoon who lied to police about taking part in “skid meets” has been allowed to keep his licence because he road-tests cars for a living.
‘Jailhouse gang’ Accused cop shooters giggle in court
TWO men accused of shooting a police officer in the face have joked and giggled through a pre-trial hearing.
Super venture Judges lash Melbourne theatre magnate
MELBOURNE theatre magnate David Marriner has been lashed by three judges for refusing to end his decade-old feud with an industry super fund over an ill-fated resort.
Witness claim Accused killer ‘boasted’ of crime
A WITNESS has told a court how a man accused of murdering an elderly war veteran in his home near Ballarat boasted about the bungled, violent burglary.
Attempted murder Man fronts court over ambush car shooting
ARMED Crime Squad detectives have charged a man with attempted murder over a shooting ambush of a gym operator in Melbourne’s northwest.
Nine victims Ex cop jailed for child sex crimes
A FORMER Victorian policeman who sexually abused children at his police station and in a divisional van will likely die behind bars.
Unprovoked attack Maccas a tragic marker for victim’s father
THE father of a university student murdered outside a Melbourne McDonald’s restaurant says the fast food chain is a constant reminder of his son’s death.
Terrifying carjacking Concerns over car theft ‘bumping’ trend
UPDATE: POLICE say they are concerned about a trend of car thieves causing minor traffic accidents to entice drivers out of cars after a terrifying carjacking in Melbourne’s southeast.
Men hunted over road rage bashing
POLICE are hunting five road rage cowards who ganged up against their victim in a service station bashing.
‘The lowest point in his life’
THE son of convicted mafia figure Francesco Madafferi says his time in custody over a botched home invasion, in which he was critically injured, was the worst period of his life.
Dismembered body Trio guilty of grisly murder
THREE men have been found guilty of murdering their housemate who they went on to dismember and dump in the Maribyrnong River.
Evil murder ‘Black Widow’ killer pays up
THE only daughter of a man killed by an evil widow who drugged him and left him to burn to death has been compensated with the killers’ cash 12 years after her father’s death.
Specials
Heavy hitters in the crime world
QUICK to solve problems with their fists, these are the Aussie hard men and global gangsters who started in the ring — before stepping into the world of crime.
Exclusive feature Dossier reveals seven Mr Cruel suspects
NEW evidence about the crimes of murdering child abductor Mr Cruel has emerged 25 years after he kidnapped his last known victim.
Bank heist Well-drilled gang’s $1.7m getaway
IN a sleepy country town in 1978, a well-drilled gang pulled of what was then Australia’s biggest bank heist, escaping with $1.7 million in untraceable bills. They were never caught.
Bikie linked to brutal cold case murder
A BIKIE with international links is a suspect in one of Victoria’s most brutal murders - the cold case killing of Spirit of Tasmania security guard Earl Mooring.
Sunshine attacks Cold case reopened 30 years later
A DISTINCTIVE face scar could be the key to catching a man responsible for twice sexually assaulting a teen girl in Melbourne’s west in 1986.
50 years on Australia’s greatest murder mystery
THE Beaumonts have waited 18,259 agonising days to find out what really happened to their children. Andrew Rule takes a hard look at a crime that grabbed the nation.
Crime fight How we’re smashing outlaw bikie power
IT is Australia’s largest bikie gang, behind murders, drug rings and extortion. So how do we stop bikie gangs like the Rebels? Immigration Minister Peter Dutton reveals the strategy.
Books
Smoke & mirrors Designer’s killer played an evil charade
STUART Rattle’s clients believed his partner’s claims that the interior designer was unwell when he hadn’t been seen for days. But a fire exposed the sinister truth.
