Law & Order
Panton Hill Woman wounded in house shooting
A WOMAN is recovering from gunshot wounds after a person shot into a house in Panton Hill.
Civil case Oswals, ANZ may be close to settling
THE flamboyant Indian billionaires suing ANZ in the state’s biggest civil trial may be close to settling the case.
Exclusive ‘He doesn’t like Franco Cozzo... he’s jealous’
FURNITURE king Franco Cozzo says he is living in fear of his only son who has been charged with threatening to kill him over $400.
Terrifying ride Dad’s relief after girl’s car theft ordeal
UPDATE: A FIVE-year-old girl who endured a frightening 40km ride inside a car stolen from her family’s driveway, has been reunited with her parents, as a man is charged with kidnapping.
Court hearing Live-bait trainers seeking mercy
THREE Victorian greyhound trainers who pleaded guilty to using live bait to train dogs don’t think they should go to jail for their crimes.
Truckie trapped Head-on crash leaves woman dead
A WOMAN is dead and two men injured after a head-on smash between a car and a truck in the state’s northwest.
Student dead Call for pool safety body after drowning
A GOVERNMENT authority should be set up specifically to ensure safety at Victorian public pools following the tragic drowning of an Indian student, a coroner has said.
Raided Seven charged over gang-related thefts
POLICE have laid a series of charges against seven people who are allegedly members of a gang that has terrorised residents across Melbourne’s north.
Fake policeman in fuel heist
A PHONY federal police officer is scamming Melburnians to score freebies by flashing a fake police badge.
Peaceful plans for mass kidnap school
THE scene of Victoria’s most shocking mass kidnap of a group of young students for a $1m ransom is for sale, with agents pitching the old schoolhouse as a perfect bed and breakfast.
Investigation Twisted gigolo turned Lindt siege killer
LINDT siege killer Man Monis was a twisted womaniser who was cheating on his girlfriend even as he persuaded her to allegedly murder his ex-wife.
Supreme Court Guilty plea over schoolgirl’s murder
A MAN has pleaded guilty to the shocking sexual assault and murder of 11-year-old schoolgirl Zoe Buttigieg in her Wangaratta home.
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.
