Crime
Zoe’s killer: ‘I wanted her all for myself’
FAMILY of murdered 11-year-old Zoe Buttigieg speak out about their devastation as Bowe Maddigan is sentenced.
Overseas travel ban for paedophiles
CHILD sex offenders will be banned from travelling overseas under new government measures developed in partnership with Senator Derryn Hinch.
Most dangerous 24 hours of your life
WHEN a devoted partner turns into a violent controller and a woman threatens to leave him, her life can be in immediate and terrible danger.
Psychopathic Tinder stalker’s sick past
PAUL Lambert was shot dead after attempting to murder a woman he was obsessed with, but she wasn’t his first online obsession.
Eerie footage of psycho in a suit
PAUL Lambert is shown as a smooth-talking salesman, raising money for sick kids. We now know he became a psychotic stalker.
‘He was excited he met someone’
THE shocked flatmate of Paul Lambert said the finance worker was excited to have met someone “and that he really liked her”.
Dark web dealer speaks
IN THIS exclusive interview, a drug dealer making a fortune selling ice and heroin on the dark net tells news.com.au he’s a businessman like any other.
Torture fugitive in Bangkok bar
INTERNATIONAL fugitive Guido Eglitis - who is wanted on kidnapping and torture charges - may be extradited to Queensland after he was seen in a Bangkok bar.
Man shot dead after petrol attack
POLICE have killed a man who repeatedly stabbed a woman, believed to be his partner, and then doused her in petrol.
Dad’s chilling blackmail text
A VICTORIAN man has been jailed over a “chilling” blackmail campaign against his friend’s daughter, sending a text with a photo of two bullets.
Horror scene outside Flat 43
TO OUTSIDERS they looked like any other suburban couple, but the terrible events of that Sunday afternoon proved they weren’t.
‘A hot-blooded and frenzied murder’
AMIRAH Droudis has been found guilty of murdering her lover Man Monis’s first wife and then setting the victim alight.
Psychopath priest tore town apart
FIVE paedophile priests were sent to Doveton, but it was the fifth, Peter Searson, that locals begged the church to remove.
‘He’s a very dangerous man’
WOMEN are being warned not to meet a fugitive — considered “dangerous” by police — who has been using dating sites to meet potential lovers.
Slain bus driver a local Punjabi singer
THE Brisbane bus driver killed in a fire at Moorooka has been identified as a beloved Indian singer well known in the Punjabi community.
Coffee killer says verdict was ‘unfair’
JUDGES dubbed her “sadistic”. But Australian resident Jessica Wongso is appealing her 20-year jail term for putting cyanide in her friend’s coffee.
Father who raped daughter sentenced
A “SADISTIC” father who raped, tortured and imprisoned his young daughter for years has been sentenced in a Sydney court. .
‘It was like he was possessed’
ANGELA’S son is so violent and intimidating she used to hide from him in a wardrobe. She’s one of thousands of Australians who fear their children.
Man king hit trying to stop fight
A GOLD Coast man is in a critical condition after being king hit when he tried to break up a fight outside a Surfers Paradise nightclub this morning.
Gran’s hilarious note to thieves
FED up with dope smokers stealing sections of garden hose for their bongs, Sydney grandmother Julia McCall took action.
Man fed ‘hillbilly heroin’ to baby
A MAN who nearly killed his newborn daughter by feeding her a powerful painkiller has been released on probation after serving only 17 days behind bars.
Doctor ‘killed his wife’ to be with lover
SYDNEY GP Brian Crickitt is on trial over his wife’s death, whose body he then showed to his mistress as they “held hands” on a trip to the morgue.
Creepy dance teacher’s sick double life
PAEDOPHILE dance teacher Grant Davies took thousands of photos of young girls he “adored”. Those photos exposed his sick world.
Paedophile jailed in ‘toughest’ sentence
AN Australian man has been found guilty of multiple paedophile crimes against young girls in one of the heaviest sentences ever handed down in Bali for this type of offence.
Heavily-tattooed man on the run
THIS man has distinctive tattoos across his face, neck and arms — but police haven’t been able to catch him since October 19.
Australia’s king of sleaze
GUNS, cocaine and the night the girls “forgot to put their G-strings back on” — the steamy world of our most outrageous strip club baron.
Sex assault by man ‘smelling of raw meat’
A MAN “smelling of raw meat” has allegedly sexually assaulted a woman on a Melbourne tram
Murder accused dad identified
JASON Headland, 35, has been charged with murdering his two children, aged three and five, and is under police guard in hospital.
Inside tragic family’s final weeks
SHE was a beloved volunteer, her son was a gifted artist — but there was a hidden struggle that ended in the most tragic way.
Roxy Jacenko spotted with mystery man
DAYS before she was a “no show” at husband Oliver Curtis’ appeal, Roxy Jacenko was enjoying drinks with a male friend.
Law catches up to vain teenage fugitive
TEENAGE Facebook escapee Amy Sharp was on the run when she made a bizarre request of police on Facebook. Now she’s behind bars.
Citizens arrest ‘machete wielding’ woman
A WOMAN who allegedly threatened supermarket staff with a machete was stopped from escaping by members of the public.
What the Gable Tostee jury wasn’t told
SEX, crime and women: Here’s what the jury who acquitted Gable Tostee wasn’t told about his past during his murder trial.
Fatal fire: Cops question man
A MAN is being spoken to by police after the body of a 30-year-old woman was found in a burning home.
Paedophile says he should avoid jail
A VICTORIAN man described as Bali’s worst paedophile says molesting children was “not serious” because he paid them and should avoid jail.
Eight more felled by ‘Zombie’ drug
UPDATE: Another eight people feared to have overdosed on the hallucinogenic ‘zombie’ drug have been rushed to hospital on the Gold Coast overnight. It comes a day after eight people were hospitalised and adds to police fears ahead of Schoolies.
Terror attacks we just escaped
BEHEADINGS, bombings and mass shootings. These are just some of the “imminent” terror attacks that almost happened on home soil.
Ship of death: What happened on board?
THE first man to die was the cook, but he wasn’t the last. As the Sage Sagittarius voyaged down the coast of Australia, it became a ship of death.
Schoolboys’ ‘beheading plot’
TWO radical schoolboys were allegedly on their way to behead an innocent victim with bayonets when police swooped in.
Bashed to death: ‘We will never know why’
DAVID “John” Saint was described as your everyday, ordinary guy. But in April 1991, his body was found bloodied and bashed in a ditch.
Drive-by thugs’ savage attacks
THE thugs pile into a car and go on the prowl, looking for someone. We’re all targets. WARNING: Graphic images.
Childhood friends turn serial killers
IT’S been 30 years since Australia’s sickest serial killers claimed their first victim. They almost committed perfect murders. WARNING: Disturbing content.
‘It was not just an ordinary scream’
CHILLING audio played in court has left no question that Warriena Wright was in fear for her life during her final moments at Gable Tostee’s apartment.
Killer’s sick online search for ‘bride rape’
KILLER Vincent Stanford searched online about violent assaults, “bride rape” and “bride kidnapping” weeks before he attacked Stephanie Scott, court documents reveal.
Trouble in our toughest Supermax
IN AUSTRALIA’S toughest jail, inmates are supposed to be isolated and denied influence. The plan is backfiring big time.
Aussie’s Bali drugs charges get murky
AN Australian man arrested on drugs charges in Bali has allegedly told police he had used drugs for eight years after getting cancer.
‘In a split second, my life was gone’
EXPAT Aussie Damian Berg has spoken about the nightmare that unfolded when police in The Philippines accused him of a drug crime he did not commit.
Hunt for coward punch attacker
POLICE have released footage of a man as they investigate a one punch attack in Brisbane that has left a man fighting for his life.
Aussie ‘beaten and raped’ in Rome
AN AUSTRALIAN woman in Rome on a study trip has been raped, beaten and robbed in what is the second attack on a foreign woman in just a few days.
Heartache for bombing tragedy survivor
AT THIS time of the year, every year, a feeling of dread starts to build in the pit of Maria Kotronakis’s stomach. A family tragedy is haunting her.
Candyman targeted by thieves
TRAVERS “the Candyman” Beynon has reportedly been the target of thieves who stole thousands of dollars worth of his products over the weekend.
Man kills 17 to cover up killing parents
A “SOCIALLY awkward” 27-year-old gambling addict has slaughtered 19 people including a three-year-old girl in a remote Chinese mountain village.
Road rage murder: Gran ‘followed home’
POLICE are hunting two tradies they suspect savagely bashed to death an Adelaide grandmother in her own home after a road rage attack.
‘He shot an innocent man. Twice’
HUNTED like an animal for 20 minutes, Robert Strange watched his mate and colleague gunned down by a farmer hellbent on killing.
Bad news, bar fans — lockouts do work
ALCOHOL lockout laws may have been blamed for sucking the soul out of city night-life, but they do reduce levels of violence, a new global study shows.
Stabber pays for ‘cowardly’ random attack
STEEN Locke was minding his own business when he was almost fatally stabbed by another man in a horrible random attack.
Blond man’s body found in freezer
A BODY found in a freezer has been linked to an Australian illegal immigration scam. WARNING: Graphic images.
Struggle St: Where are they now?
EXCLUSIVE: Struggle Street’s Billie Jo Wilkie reveals her ice addiction and her year in prison with Harriet Wran when she beat drugs.
What Aussie did after Bali cop’s death
HOURS after the death of a Bali cop, Sara Connor showered, blocked her lost Visa card, cut up the dead officer’s ID cards and bought cigarettes, police allege.
Why we should lock more people up
WE SHOULD send more people to prison, but it’s not for the reasons we have traditionally associated with locking people up.
Police set to dig for Tia evidence
POLICE will today begin digging up the garden of Tiahleigh Palmer’s accused killer in an “intensive forensic search”.
Toxic relationship before death
A CLAIMED incestuous relationship that allegedly led to Tia’s death started with a crush, the schoolgirl’s grandmother says.
‘He screamed for his mum to save him’
EVERY day, Lisa Flynn is put in a position that leaves her utterly bewildered by how “vile and evil” some people are.
Man detained after four-hour stand-off
A VIOLENT siege at an Adelaide motel has ended after four hours, with a man detained under the Mental Health Act.
Strange history of Tia Palmer’s family
THEY buried her only 10 months ago in a moving tribute, now they’re at the centre of allegations into her death. Who are they?
Baby-faced drug mule freed
CHHAY Reaksmey, Cambodia’s 14-year-old drug mule, is to be released from notorious Prey Sar prison after a judge ruled her jailing was “unjust”.
Paedophile’s creepy prison notes
A CONVICTED paedophile has been caught scrawling notes on his cell wall about missing children William Tyrrell and Madeleine McCann.
Prisoner ‘threatened to behead staff’
COUNTER-terrorism police have charged a prisoner at Goulburn jail with terror-related offences.
Not everyone’s worth $1 million
POLICE offered up a $1 million reward to help find William Tyrrell yesterday. But there are other missing kids who aren’t worth nearly as much.
Minto terror: ‘I’m ready to die’
THIS is the horrifying moment terror suspect Ihsas Khan tries to force his way into a western Sydney hair salon.
Man in custody over teen stabbing
FAMILY and friends of murdered teenager Hayden Coleman are desperate for answers over who stabbed the aspiring rapper.
Axe murder accused ‘found with drugs’
A FORMER Perth student accused of the triple axe murder of his family has been arrested this week for drug possession.
Man charged over attack
A MAN has been charged over an the alleged ISIS-inspired stabbing in Sydney’s west, as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks out.
Secret meanings of convict tattoos
AUSTRALIA was one of the world’s most tattooed nations when convicts were inked with symbols which carried secret meanings.
The sex monsters living in your street
THIS is the list of the paedophiles Senator Derryn Hinch wants to be put on a national register so every family can know where molesters live.
Young boys forced to play sick sex games
A SURVIVOR of abuse has told how he was forced to sodomise other children. He was so young he thought it was a game. WARNING: Disturbing content.
How did artist end up in suitcase?
DETECTIVES investigating what was until Monday an unidentified murder victim hope strange items will lead them to the killer.
Scary new drug hits Australia
A DANGEROUS new drug described as “10,000 more potent than heroin” has hit Aussie shores. Here are the facts.
‘Kill them at MCG, Opera House’
ISLAMIC State has made a chilling threat to Australia, vowing to “kill them on the streets in Brunswick, Bankstown and Bondi”.
What killed these women?
MAJOR Crime detectives have been called in to try and explain the deaths of two young women in the same SA unit complex.
Night Elsa met ‘psychotic’ blind date killer
IT WAS a blind date set up by a friend. But all it did was lead Elsa Corp into the arms of her murderer. WARNING: Disturbing content.
‘Child predator’ headed to Oz busted
AN INTERNATIONAL manhunt has led to the capture of an alleged American child predator just before he boarded a flight to Australia.
Man found hiding in shed after crash
A DRAMATIC search sparked by a chaotic car crash ended with a man accused of fleeing found cowering in tears holed away in a shed.
Meth lessons for kids slammed
THE debate over ex-ice addicts teaching children about the dangers of drugs is heating up after a leading body weighed in.
Death caused ‘powder keg’ town to erupt
THE West Australian town of Kalgoorlie is in mourning over the death of killed 14-year-old Elijah Doughty, but not in shock.
Victims force paedophile arrest
AN accused paedophile who fled Australia and went on to abuse eight children has been tracked down by his alleged victims.
The world’s wimpiest terrorist?
HAMDI Alqudsi helped IS recruit jihadists from Australia. Now that he’s been caught, he’s feeling pretty sorry for himself.
Powerful image amid racial violence
A WOMAN who stood between police and protesters at a riot over the death of her teenage relative has been praised for the brave and peaceful act.
Search for clues in Tassie murder mystery
SHANE Barker was a creature of habit. He had a daily routine when it came to parking his car in the garage. But one day, he was murdered.
‘I should have been dead today’
EX-ICE addicts are taking their stories to schools to share with children as young as 11. And what they’re hearing from the kids is even scarier. WARNING: Graphic images
Teen hands himself in after stabbing
A TEEN allegedly attacked a man after he was caught relieving himself on a train station ticket machine in Sydney’s south.
Fingers cut off in machete attack
A WOMAN had her fingers and toes off in a machete attack in southwest Sydney late Monday night.
Schoolgirl porn ring back online
THE pornography ring targeting Australian schools has re-emerged online just 10 days after police managed to have it taken down.
Mum’s heartbreaking tribute to Mia
LESS than a week after a French man allegedly stabbed her daughter to death, Rosie Ayliffe says she wants to forgive.
Teen arrested over grandpa’s murder
UPDATED: A teenage girl arrested over the murder of her grandfather asked a neighbour to collect his mail just days after his body was found.
Shirley’s 50-year search for a killer
SHIRLEY Eldridge was working in Rockhampton when her colleague Mima was murdered. Fifty years on, she believes she has found Mima’s killer.
Final ordeal for Stephanie Scott’s home
MURDERED teacher Stephanie Scott’s hometown has already gone through enough, but the next three weeks will be incredibly testing.
Stab victim’s cruel twist of fate
MIA Ayliffe-Chung, who was killed in the Queensland hostel rampage, was only there because of a last-minute decision.
Knifeman’s drastic transformation
THE Frenchman accused of stabbing a backpacker to death wrote a bizarre Facebook post minutes before the attack.
Backpacker tells of lucky escape
A YOUNG hospitality worker jumped out of a window, fracturing both heels, during the frenzied fatal stabbing at a Queensland hostel.
