Law & Order
Tyler Thomas ‘I can’t deal with this pain’
THE mother of a little boy who died in a Melbourne house fire has paid tribute to the little “angel” his family says was the centre of their world.
Criminals Come on in, bro
NEW Zealand criminals are strolling into Australia without background checks as the number of Kiwi deportations swells.
Erratic driving Man seen waving gun at cars, court told
A MAN was seen wielding a gun at motorists out the window of an erratically driven car with fake number plates while on a freeway in Melbourne’s west, a court has heard.
Manager stoush Pickering must pay ex-partner $500k
AFL player-manager Liam Pickering must pay former business partner Jason Sourasis almost $500,000 following a high-profile court stoush between the pair.
Page 13 The crimes that shaped Melbourne
CRIMINAL barrister Colin Lovitt has represented the defendants in some of Melbourne’s most high-profile murders. Here, he sheds some light on several of them.
Arrest injury Police concocted arrest story: court
A GROUP of police officers falsified a story that a woman jumped on one of them as if “riding a horse” to justify badly injuring her in an overblown arrest, a court has heard.
Injury claim Melbourne chef serves up lawsuit
A MELBOURNE chef claims he had emergency surgery after his chiropractor allegedly used “high-velocity thrust manipulations” on his back.
Rapist jailed Jail term upsets ‘Ghost Rider’ rapist
A MELBOURNE rapist is upset his lengthy jail term is half of what gangland criminal Carl Williams received for murder.
Ram raiders left empty handed in ATM attack
THIEVES who drove a stolen car through a food court in Melbourne’s south to try and smash open an ATM have fled empty handed.
The crimes that shaped Melbourne
CRIMINAL barrister Colin Lovitt has represented the defendants in some of Melbourne’s most high-profile murders. Here, he sheds some light on several of them.
How could he? When love ends in a barrel
HE said he loved his wife so much that after he killed her, Fred Boyle kept her body in a barrel in the back yard for 23 years.
‘Sleeper agents’ Ice gangs prey on Chinese students
EXCLUSIVE: CHINESE students are being used as “sleeper agents” by organised crime syndicates to take delivery of ice shipments in Melbourne.
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.
