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Why no one has been held to account for the Nana Backpackers tragedy that claimed the lives of Victorian teenagers Holly Morton-Bowles and Bianca...
While he was not a police officer his name should be included in official Victoria Police records of those who died from doing their duty.
For 26 years, Brian Coghlan worked alongside serial killers and mass murderers. He tells John Silvester how he did it – and who were the worst of...
More than 24 hours before they confronted a double police killer, the Special Operations Group moved into their go positions and lay in wait, using...
Before the double police killer was urged to surrender, at least eight specialist snipers, trained to hit a target from more than a kilometre away,...
From secret tapes to the detectives who stood face-to-face with hitmen, a new documentary series hosted by John Silvester goes inside Melbourne’s...
Long before Erin Patterson used poisoned mushrooms to kill three family members with deadly beef Wellingtons, Lorraine Moss was lacing her husband’s...
Pound for pound, people from a Jewish background have done more to drive progress in modern Australia than any other minority.
There is a precedent. After all, Richie Benaud had a stint as a crime reporter.
There is a precedent. After all, Richie Benaud had a stint as a crime reporter.
There is a precedent. After all, Richie Benaud had a stint as a crime reporter.
There is a precedent. After all, Richie Benaud had a stint as a crime reporter.
From blowing holes in Hells Angels’ clubhouses to intercepting Carl Williams’ hitmen, retired Special Operations Group officer Bill Duncan reveals...
Neale Fursdon spent most of his career dealing with drug traffickers and international people smugglers. But he was one of the most affable people I...
In her award-winning 1939 essay, Jessie Clarey wrote: “For permanent results, it is not sufficient for us to ascertain, ‘Did the boy steal?’,...
Some relationships slowly disintegrate, others explode, but few turn into the running, public battle of Vic and Jacqui Ramchen.
The city’s nightlife has long been a magnet for the underworld, and some clubs have been the deadly battleground for gangsters and bikies.
How a tech overhaul – and help from the public – could end a million hours of wasted time and put 381 extra police on the street.
The reforms are ill-considered and are designed not to capture young offenders but votes in the ballot box.
From a triple murderer’s tears to a gang lord in exile, Naked City sets out its crime dictionary.
“That girl is waiting for you”: The $2 billion drug haul and John Silvester’s secret deal with police to get Tony Mokbel.
The court may have been tempted to punish police for their sneaky tactics, but we can’t forget Tony Mokbel was a professional, prodigious, and...
The critics say random searches concentrate on marginalised groups, but it is the marginalised who are overwhelmingly the victims. We are killing them...
By giving the mushroom murderer a chance of one day being released, Justice Christopher Beale may also be closing the door on her chances of appeal.
From suits to spouses and crocodile tears – what a jury sees is carefully orchestrated.
Chief Commissioner Mike Bush has repeatedly said he wants a peaceful arrest, but that is in Dezi Freeman’s hands.
Clearly police were wary about the Porepunkah job. This was a job they knew could go nasty, but no one thought it would turn deadly.
He was a master of manipulation, once claiming police had provided him with the address of a hit victim because he knew dobbing in corrupt cops would...
There are 12 reasons why police have honed in on a suspect. But they cannot proceed.
Former police officer Wayne Sherwell, a Valour Award recipient, was recently arrested, fingerprinted and formally interviewed. It was over a Facebook...
Police had their suspect, but they needed to turn up the heat. They wanted Greg Lynn under immense pressure. So they turned to the media.
Police with long memories keep an interest in the health of the guilty, hoping that their last breaths may include a confession. Murdoch is on a long...
Professional killers are known as hitmen, and just about every serious crook is male. This is one of the reasons that women who go bad are a source of...
The mushroom cook was asked a million questions during her grilling in the witness box – but these mysteries remain unsolved.
Despite the marathon legal arguments and the testimony of expert witnesses, the Morwell jury needed to use common sense rather than common law to...
From Vic Market murders to gangland hits and the Pentridge “Great Sausage War”, food and infamy have been close companions – and a collective...
A bomb squad legend has told the inside story of some of Victoria’s most dramatic police operations.
You might think that having lost a house to Tony Mokbel, Darren Hafner would have sought an alternative income stream. But he was nothing if not...
Every house is exposed to online attacks at any time. A computer is the modern-day version of a skeleton key that can open any lock.
He remembered to floss but forgot to duck. Here’s our list of 10 of the underworld’s biggest blunders.
It comes as no surprise that the average blade-wielding offender may be more inclined to steal a knife than provide a name, address and Frequent Flyer...
On the night of the planned abduction, the Dogs were watching from a flat overlooking the house. Police had moved the family and replaced them with...
It’s a lesson crooks rarely learn: shootings bring publicity, headlines make politicians act, and a rort works best if it remains in the dark.
Roger Wilson has been reduced to the passport photo used in police appeals for information when he disappeared, and he has become a bit player in his...
Police couldn’t be sure the pair were about to commit a crime, but they soon had a pretty good clue. They watched one burglar climb down a ladder...
The judicial process around Tony Mokbel makes the Suburban Rail Loop look like a frugal investment and the CFMEU a benevolent organisation.
The front-runner for the new chief commissioner role is a late scratching after he drew up a list of pros and cons for the job then walked out the...
There is this sense that the courts may be tempted to acquit the drug kingpin, to punish police for sneakily using barrister turned informer Nicola...
This wasn’t about snitching to police but telling the truth about the death of an innocent man, so the victim’s family could have some answers.
Craig made a fortune and then lost it. He was then sucked into investing hundreds of thousands with the wrong crowd. For a smart guy, he made a series...
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