Law & Order
Deaths soar Victoria’s horror road toll continues to climb
DRIVERS have continued to take extraordinary risks on the road despite Victoria’s dire road toll.
Shocking incident Man charged with urinating on woman
A MAN has been charged after a woman was urinated on at a Spiderbait gig in the city in February.
Charged at Man on the run after shooting at cops
A DRIVER is on the run after shooting at police and attempting to ram two police officers in their car in Melbourne’s southeast.
The victims Bank fire puts hospitals on emergency footing
SURVIVORS of the terrifying Springvale bank blast will be counselled over the horrific incident, as stories of witnesses rushing to help emerge.
Dead Fellas Mafia men weren’t invincible
THEY may have been made men in the mafia, but that didn’t make them invincible. Retribution is always served, writes Keith Moor.
Riots cost Doors close at Parkville centre
MORE than half of the Melbourne Youth Justice Centre will be closed for six months as the State Government counts the cost of last weekend’s riots.
Bridging visa Who is the bank horror suspect?
THE man who allegedly set himself on fire in a suburban Melbourne bank is believed to be a refugee from Myanmar, also known as Burma, living in Australia on a bridging visa.
Racehorse bid Conman jockeys with underworld for a sale
AUSTRALIA’S most notorious conman, Peter Foster, has met Melbourne underworld figures in a desperate mission to sell a star racehorse.
Maccas robbed twice in two weeks
STAFF at a McDonald’s restaurant in Melbourne’s south have been the targets of a terrifying robbery for the second time in a fortnight.
Mafia men weren’t invincible
THEY may have been made men in the mafia, but that didn’t make them invincible. Retribution is always served, writes Keith Moor.
Gangland war You didn’t say no to a man like Barbaro
IT’S New Year’s Eve 2014 and if you’re “connected”, it’s the only party in town — it was a literal who’s who of the Sydney criminal underworld. This was the world of Pasquale Barbaro.
Melbourne connections Curse of the Pasquale Barbaro name
GANGSTER Pasquale Barbaro’s murder this week highlights the fact it isn’t the first time a mafioso with that name was murdered or connected with big-time crime, writes Keith Moor.
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.
