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Molly's killer sang and filmed midnight drive to murder

Molly's killer sang and filmed midnight drive to murder

The father of a rural childcare educator murdered by her violent ex-boyfriend hopes the killer is always haunted by her screams.

'Heartbreaking': sons confront mum's remorseless killer

'Heartbreaking': sons confront mum's remorseless killer

'Heartbreaking': sons confront mum's remorseless killer

'Heartbreaking': sons confront mum's remorseless killer

The family of a woman who was killed in her beloved home have shared their grief as her killer faced court for a pre-sentence hearing.

Police probe potential second mistaken identity hit

Police probe potential second mistaken identity hit

Police probe potential second mistaken identity hit

Police probe potential second mistaken identity hit

A potentially innocent man has been killed at a home with links to organised crime in the second fatal shooting in Sydney in as many days.

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'No care': judge lashes driver who caused fatal crash

'No care': judge lashes driver who caused fatal crash

Grant Andrew Crawford had been out of prison for less than six months when he caused a crash that killed one tourist and badly injured another.

Top secret: orders made in Ben Roberts-Smith case

Top secret: orders made in Ben Roberts-Smith case

More than 200 court orders have been made to protect top secret material being handled in the criminal proceedings of veteran SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith.

'What I did was a mortal sin': jury hears secret audio

'What I did was a mortal sin': jury hears secret audio

A second alleged confession secretly recorded by police has been played to a jury as a woman denies murdering her parents with insulin.

Uni student killed in possible mistaken identity hit

Uni student killed in possible mistaken identity hit

Investigators are considering whether a fatal home invasion shooting was a case of mistaken identity after a man was gunned down in bed in his family home.

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'Justice is served': Family relief over killer's guilt

'Justice is served': Family relief over killer's guilt

'Justice is served': Family relief over killer's guilt

'Justice is served': Family relief over killer's guilt

A young teen who stabbed another boy to death to avenge a short-lived fling has been found guilty of murder.

Police under fire after murderer let loose for 20 years

Police under fire after murderer let loose for 20 years

Police under fire after murderer let loose for 20 years

Police under fire after murderer let loose for 20 years

A judge has questioned how police let a prime suspect in a brutal murder live freely in Australia for 15 years and overseas for another five before his arrest.

Molly Ticehurst's murderer will not face life in jail

Molly Ticehurst's murderer will not face life in jail

Molly Ticehurst's murderer will not face life in jail

Molly Ticehurst's murderer will not face life in jail

The man who murdered childcare educator Molly Ticehurst is set to face a sentencing hearing more than two years after her death made national headlines.

Man accused of killing elderly mother faces court

Man accused of killing elderly mother faces court

Man accused of killing elderly mother faces court

Man accused of killing elderly mother faces court

A 55-year-old man, who police allege was his elderly mother's carer, has been accused of murdering her in their home.

Wife 'had enough' before butchering and binning husband

Wife 'had enough' before butchering and binning husband

Wife 'had enough' before butchering and binning husband

Wife 'had enough' before butchering and binning husband

A woman says a lifetime of being spat at by her husband led her to kill him, dismember his body and dispose of it in bin bags which she scattered.

Man fatally stabbed, hit in head during home invasion

Man fatally stabbed, hit in head during home invasion

Man fatally stabbed, hit in head during home invasion

Man fatally stabbed, hit in head during home invasion

A 19-year-old woman has been accused alongside two boys of causing a man numerous injuries during a violent home invasion that resulted in a fatal stabbing.

Sunday dinner massacre, US man kills eight relatives

Sunday dinner massacre, US man kills eight relatives

Sunday dinner massacre, US man kills eight relatives

Sunday dinner massacre, US man kills eight relatives

Four generations of a US family have been gunned down as they gathered for Sunday dinner, just weeks after a man was asked to move out of the home.

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Murderer 'betrayed' close friend in brutal park bashing

The brother of a murder victim murdered by his best friend has spoken after a Supreme Court jury delivered verdict in the gruesome killing.

Convicted murderer's media 'gag order' lifted

A parole condition order prohibiting Susan Neill-Fraser from directly or indirectly contacting the media has been removed.

Accused stabbed teen to death to avenge girl, jury told

A boy has admitted he killed another teen but has denied he is guilty of murder as prosecutors laid out an alleged motive to jurors.

Fresh park search for gangland killing clues

A suburban park is being searched by homicide detectives for possible items left behind by a hit team.

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Man charged with murder of woman on city outskirts

Emergency personnel tried to revive an injured woman at a suburban home but she was announced dead at the scene, with a man charged with her murder.

Slain grocer's safety fear revealed as teen cleared

A high street shop owner raised public safety concerns months before his alleged homicide as a teen was cleared of involvement.

Israel may weigh reparations over aid worker's death

Reparations for the family of killed aid worker Zomi Frankcom could be pursued with Israel, the Middle Eastern nation's top diplomat in Australia says.

DNA sample warning after girl's alleged murder

A teenager must provide DNA to police or risk officers obtaining it by force after he was charged with the murder of a much-loved high school student.

Crown push for life without parole for mushroom killer

A top prosecutor appealing Erin Patterson's sentence has argued her trial judge made a mistake by giving the mushroom murderer a chance at parole.

Murderer found not guilty of raping underage girl

A violent man who strangled a young woman and then staged her death as a suicide has been acquitted of rape.

'Just punishment' for remorseless neighbour killer

A calculated killer who admitted to the manslaughter of an 85-year-old neighbour could spend a significant part of her remaining life on dialysis in prison.

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