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'He was ruthless': daughter apologises for killer dad

'He was ruthless': daughter apologises for killer dad

The daughter of a gunman who murdered two women while searching for his estranged wife before taking his own life has apologised for her "ruthless" father.

'No way': cop's post-killing chainsaw not for bodies

'No way': cop's post-killing chainsaw not for bodies

'No way': cop's post-killing chainsaw not for bodies

'No way': cop's post-killing chainsaw not for bodies

A former officer who purchased a chainsaw after allegedly murdering a love interest and his new partner says he did not plan on using it to cut up their bodies.

Double-murder emergency calls not given top priority

Double-murder emergency calls not given top priority

Double-murder emergency calls not given top priority

Double-murder emergency calls not given top priority

A triple-zero call about a gunman who murdered two women while searching for his estranged wife was not given top priority, an inquest has been told.

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Killer cop denies cancer claim was sign of desperation

Killer cop denies cancer claim was sign of desperation

Accused double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon has admitted lying in a long message claiming he had cancer but says it did not show desperation to get his ex back.

Detectives stumped by torso find in quiet neighbourhood

Detectives stumped by torso find in quiet neighbourhood

Police are searching for human remains in a major city's leafy suburbs after passers-by made a haunting discovery.

Trial for four men over teen's alleged shooting murder

Trial for four men over teen's alleged shooting murder

Four men have denied involvement in the alleged gang-related shooting murder of a teenager walking down a street and have been ordered to stand trial.

Man accused of killing elderly woman over pool payment

Man accused of killing elderly woman over pool payment

An accused killer has denied he fatally attacked an elderly woman in her home after she did not pay him for works he completed at a regional pool.

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Brothers plead not guilty to school pick-up murder

Brothers plead not guilty to school pick-up murder

Brothers plead not guilty to school pick-up murder

Brothers plead not guilty to school pick-up murder

Two men have denied they fatally attacked another man outside a suburban primary school.

Invited in: killer cop denies break-in at ex's home

Invited in: killer cop denies break-in at ex's home

Invited in: killer cop denies break-in at ex's home

Invited in: killer cop denies break-in at ex's home

Alleged double murderer Beau Lamarre-Condon is standing by his claim he was invited to his ex's house when he snuck in to look at the other man's phone.

Historical suspected murder draws million-dollar reward

Historical suspected murder draws million-dollar reward

Historical suspected murder draws million-dollar reward

Historical suspected murder draws million-dollar reward

Investigators have upped the stakes in a decades-old old suspected murder probe surrounding the disappearance of a young father.

Alleged murder victim due for 'favourable' divorce cash

Alleged murder victim due for 'favourable' divorce cash

Alleged murder victim due for 'favourable' divorce cash

Alleged murder victim due for 'favourable' divorce cash

A woman who was allegedly murdered and her death staged as a lawnmower accident was worried her husband was cheating on her for a decade, a jury has heard.

'Not sus at all': killer cop denies tracking ex-partner

'Not sus at all': killer cop denies tracking ex-partner

'Not sus at all': killer cop denies tracking ex-partner

'Not sus at all': killer cop denies tracking ex-partner

Beau Lamarre-Condon has denied surreptitiously going through his ex's phone and using it to track him months before shooting him with his police-issue gun.

Mental health call after stepson jailed for dad's death

Mental health call after stepson jailed for dad's death

Mental health call after stepson jailed for dad's death

Mental health call after stepson jailed for dad's death

The siblings of a cancer-surviving family man have called for a mental health "fine tune" after their brother's stepson was jailed for his stabbing death.

Man who strangled childhood friend guilty of murder

Man who strangled childhood friend guilty of murder

Man who strangled childhood friend guilty of murder

Man who strangled childhood friend guilty of murder

A jury has rejected a man's claims that he is not a murderer despite admitting he strangled his longtime friend.

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Food rider's alleged murder sparks calls for shake-up

A state’s overrun mental health system is again in the spotlight following the alleged murder of a delivery rider in a city alleyway.

Safety vow as food rider’s alleged murderer faces court

Police and civic leaders are adamant Melbourne's city centre remains safe and residents shouldn't be alarmed after a food delivery rider's stabbing death.

'Doesn't suit your case:' killer cop slams murder probe

Beau Lamarre-Condon has accused prosecutors of hiding evidence from jurors that does not support allegations he murdered two men in a plan borne of obsession.

'Unimaginable tragedy': slain delivery rider identified

A delivery rider allegedly stabbed to death has been remembered as a kind-hearted and generous man, as money is raised to bring his family to Australia.

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Killer cop insists shooting his ex was the ‘right call’

An ex-police officer is defending his decision to shoot his ex-boyfriend in what he claimed was self-defence during two days of emotionally-charged testimony.

Father accused of murdering son claims self-defence

A man has maintained he did not intend to kill his son when he stabbed him to death in the family home after an argument escalated into a physical altercation.

Killer cop blames panic for not handing himself in

A former police officer claims he passed out on his ex's couch for up to 40 minutes after killing him and his new partner with his service firearm.

'Nervous' Lamarre-Condon faces murder trial questioning

Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has wrapped up his first day of evidence outlining critical events with a romantic interest he later shot and killed.

'No leverage' by AFP as accused crime boss deported

A senior AFP officer has denied wanting to leverage or influence Turkish police in deporting a high-profile gangster to face double murder charges in Australia.

Alleged murder victim weighed pros and cons of marriage

Intimate notebook entries have been shown to a jury in the trial of a man accused of staging his wife's death to make it appear she had fallen from a lawnmower.

'Not a bad person': cop's claim before bodies found

An emotional Beau Lamarre-Condon said he did not want to be judged as he helped police locate the bodies of his alleged murder victims near a rural monastery.

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