Law & Order
Fatal revenge Police probe shooting love triangle theory
A MAN killed in a shocking drive-by shooting while at a video games night with friends may have been the innocent victim in a deadly love triangle.
Claim dismissed Waterloo for tram inspector’s lawsuit
A TICKET inspector’s claim that Yarra Trams falsely imprisoned him during a probe into how a poster of Napoleon Bonaparte was pinned to a staffroom wall has been dismissed.
Ice addicts Trio jailed after gunpoint car jacking
AN ice-fuelled trio who robbed a woman at gun point have been jailed by a frustrated judge who said they should be locked away for longer.
Sawn-off rifle Teen armed robber shoots himself in foot
A TEEN armed robber who held up a milk bar with a sawn-off rifle was caught minutes later after he shot himself in the foot — literally.
Welfare concerns Police appeal for missing teenage girl
POLICE are searching for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing from her home in Melton South for almost a fortnight.
Savagely beaten Mum already dead, murder accused says
AN ACCUSED murderer who admits he shot a mother five times in the head before dumping her body in a mine shaft is not her killer, his lawyer says.
Shooting Gunshot was ‘like a balloon popping’
UPDATE: Bystanders have described the moment a man at a North Geelong garage allegedly tried to grab a police officer’s gun, causing it to fire in its holster.
Butt out crims Illegal tobacco burns $1.61bn tax hole
ILLEGAL tobacco is now costing the Australian government $1.61 billion in lost taxes, a report to be published today will reveal.
Home robbed while owner marched
THIEVES have stolen thousands of dollars of jewellery from a navy officer’s Doncaster East home while she marched at an Anzac Day service.
Worst of the worst: Our most evil predators
LIFE with no parole is a sentence handed to Victoria’s most depraved criminals. In the first part of a two-part feature, meet the monsters doomed to die in jail.
Child murderer Killer’s glare haunted forgotten victim
SHANE Spiller was never the same after paedophile killer Derek Percy snatched his friend Yvonne Tuohy. The predator’s withering glare haunted him until his own bizarre disappearance in 2002.
Shattered family Fling fuelled mum’s brutal murder
ANETA Pochopien died in the arms of her husband in the driveway of their Chadstone home as her young son watched on. She paid the ultimate price for a workplace affair gone wrong.
Specials
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.
Hard men 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.
Police close in on 40-year mystery
POLICE are closing in on a 40-year murder mystery using DNA to cut the number of suspects in the infamous Easey St murders to a small field.
20 year pain Mystery driver still haunts family tragedy
TWENTY years on from the horror crash that saw two young lovers die in front of scores of onlookers, the driver of a mystery four wheel drive remains a ghost haunting two families splintered by a holiday tragedy.
Missing persons What happened to Bendigo teens?
THE sister of a Bendigo girl missing for nearly 50 years says a $1 million reward for information about her disappearance is fantastic news.
Echo taskforce Bikie gangs refuse to break feud
OUTLAW bikies from the feuding Comancheros and Rebels have refused to hold peace talks to ease tensions between the clubs.
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.
