murder

A $1 million reward has been posted for information into the murder of Melissa Hunt, more than 26 years ago. The body of Melissa Hunt, then aged 22, was found near the weir wall of Burrenjim Dam, Bluegum Creek via Stockrington, on Monday 25 April 1994. A post mortem examination revealed she...

Drugs? https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/daughter-25-arrested-over-death-of-her-mother/news-story/b5a1dfc43d20ac8e1feab3287c6b2bb9

This unsolved cold case has been getting quite a lot of press recently. On an open beach, in broad daylight, 20-year-old Italian tourist Victoria Cafasso lay dying. Victoria was visiting from Italy and only been there a few days. Fifty people visited Beaumaris Beach on the idyllic...

OPEN CASES Cold Cases HOMICIDE – MARSHA CAROLINE JOHNSON – WARNBRO CASE DATE: MONDAY 1 APRIL 1996 LOCATION: WARNBRO DESCRIPTION: 25 years of age. Fair skinned. 160 cm tall. Slim build. Shoulder length dark hair. Wearing a red coloured short sleeved t-shirt and dark denim shorts with a belt...

JAMES CROCKER: Last seen May 27, 1994. There may be similarities between his disappearance and that of Daniel Shepherd in the early hours of New Years Day 1995. Some are also seeing similarities to The Family Murders through the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Caucasian appearance, 175cm...

Was it ethical? Was it criminal? Was it worth it? Lawyer Nicola Gobbo represented some of Australia's most dangerous criminals, all the while secretly working as a police informer. Why did she do it, and how was it allowed to happen? When her cover was blown, the story garnered media...

At about 5.15 p.m. on Sunday 4 December 2005, the badly beaten and burned body of Emma Pawelski, aged 30 years, was discovered in the Mount Crawford Forrest by a bushwalker. This location was approximately 8km south east of Williamstown and off Chalks Road Mount Crawford. The area was a sealed...

The recent Royal Commission into Police Informants put some focus on these murders. The Hodson's were shot dead just months before Terence Hodson was due to give evidence in a criminal trial against former Victorian drug squad detective Paul Dale. Melbourne underworld figure Carl Williams...

Police believe Ricardo Barbaro could be travelling in his white 2009 Toyota Hiace van with the registration 1OZ 8PC Mr Barbaro is about 185 centimetres tall with a solid build, black hair and olive complexion Police have warned anyone harbouring or assisting Mr Barbaro could face criminal...

A new Netflix docuseries on Luka Magnotta who came to the attention of a few thoroughly disgusted cat loving amateur keyboard detectives when he posted a series of very sick online videos killing kittens. They predicted there would be an escalation from there and there was. Magnotta's last...

Police fear revenge attacks. Underworld enforcer and considered a Melbourne crime figure Nabil Maghnie may have been bashing a standover victim just moments before he was shot and killed. Maghnie was seen lying dead next to his Mercedes utility vehicle in a suburban street in Melbourne after he...

26 years after Suzanne Poll was brutally stabbed to death in her workplace a man has been arrested through the use of Familial DNA testing https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-20/man-arrested-over-murder-of-suzanne-poll/11534196 She was counting takings at the end of her shift at a stationery...

Has anyone heard about the case of 19-year-old girl Annette Deverell who disappeared from Mandurah in 1980 after going out to buy some smokes? Pretty interesting. New podcast is out here, 4-part series.

* Identified as 29 year old Danielle Easey Serial killer, organised crime or gang activity maybe. The police don't generally raise a taskforce over one body. A body has been found wrapped in plastic and floating in a creek near Newcastle. Members of the public made the grisly discovery at...

Abducted 2001, never seen again. Presumed murdered. Interesting case that's been quite controversial given one of the police officers assigned to the investigation was suspected of, on record as stalking Janine and the work diary containing notes with details apparently disappeared. 31...

Courtney Herron's body was found yesterday by dog walkers in a park near the Royal Melbourne Zoo and the Royal Children's Hospital. Only about two kilometres from where Eurydice was murdered. Detective Inspector Andrew Stamper of the homicide squad said police believed Ms Herron had been...

Israel Keyes, in jail for the killing of an Alaska barista, gradually began confessing to US investigators that he had killed others: a couple in Vermont, four people in Washington state, someone in New York. But he was slow to come forward with details, warning investigators he would stop...

The notorious murderer and serial rapist nicknamed Mr Stinky will face court tomorrow charged with 31 historic sex and other offences dating back to 1971. The notorious serial rapist and killer dubbed ‘Mr Stinky’ is facing 31 new charges including eight counts of rape. The 74-year-old is...

How an Australian helped identify America's 'worst serial killer' Samuel Little It was a confession of pure evil, a stunning moment, and Bundaberg-born forensics specialist Angela Williamson was thrilled. Key points: Samuel Little confessed to more than 90 murders The killings took place...

In the Bunker we can more safely discuss the history of the investigation, the rumours and the scandal, former suspects, persons of interest, Claremont murders inspired books, Mystery Man in the Rimmer cctv who it appears will irritatingly remain a mystery and is the place where bad theories go...

AVO's that allow the parties to live together and threats to "cave your head in" that can't afford to be ignored. If someone threatens you with violence expect they may actually follow through. A woman allegedly bashed to death by her boyfriend in a Sydney apartment block was living in fear of...

Mexico's most notorious criminal Joaquin Guzman, the 'most dangerous and feared man on the planet' whose nickname means "Shorty" in Spanish, was extradited to the United States in January 2017 after breaking out of a high security prison (again) in central Mexico through a 1.5 kilometre tunnel...

The night before 15-year-old Brayden Dillon died, he messaged his mates, trying to organise a group trip to the Sydney Royal Easter Show on Good Friday. It was to his friends he had also expressed concern that someone was after him over his older brother's alleged wrong doings. By the next...

* Formerly on the run Rajwinder Singh, has been arrested by Delhi Police. A murder investigation is underway after the body of a 24-year-old woman was found at Wangetti Beach, north of Cairns, in far north Queensland. Key points: Toyah Cordingley went missing on Sunday with her large dog A...

The golden girl of the BBC was returning home when she reached the door of her home in Fulham on April 26, 1999. But before Jill could get her keys in the door, she was shot once in the head with a 9mm bullet. There was no sign of a struggle and the killing was said to have taken place at...

Don't know if to put current or not on this prefix. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/lane-appeals-murder-conviction-20121221-2bqzp.html It appears however there playing multiple lotto on finding grounds on which to appeal, Which includes the judge allowed the prosecution to switch the burden of...

Juarez is a border crossing town only eleven miles from Al Paso Texas. Since 1993 when corrupt authorities some of whom are accused of being involved in the killings began the record of counting bodies (counting bodies not the missing) 200 women and young girls have been found dumped in...

A man has been sentenced to prison for "spitting." Meanwhile we have police too squeamish to shoot dead a terrorist or call in a Counter Terroism Unit at the least until 18 hours after the fact (circa 2014 Lyndt siege) and a Cardinal (one of the most powerful men in the world) in one of the most...

Overwhelmingly, it's women. Women are the main consumers of true crime, from podcasts, books, documentaries to browsing crime forums. Why? It teaches women survival skills. (Ted Bundy killed at least 30 of us) It allows women to tap into their revenge and anger fantasies without actually...

This is what festers in a culture of secrecy, shame, a fear of speaking out, a lack of transparency and when the powerful are left to take control of a narrative that does NOT belong to them. Stamp a foot and the rats scurry to hide behind suppression orders. Frank Arkell: How a vicious...