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Johnson case detective stands by police investigation

Johnson case detective stands by police investigation

A former detective who re-investigated the death of gay mathematician Scott Johnson has been grilled over police resistance to the possibility he was murdered.

Murder accused says brothers' stabbing in self-defence

Murder accused says brothers' stabbing in self-defence

Murder accused says brothers' stabbing in self-defence

Murder accused says brothers' stabbing in self-defence

A Geelong man who fatally stabbed a 26-year-old and injured his brother was angry his girlfriend was talking to one of the victims, prosecutors say.

Men acquitted of Vic murder talk up early plea offers

Men acquitted of Vic murder talk up early plea offers

Men acquitted of Vic murder talk up early plea offers

Men acquitted of Vic murder talk up early plea offers

Lawyers for two men acquitted of murdering a man found tortured and buried in a shallow grave have argued for lesser sentences because of early offers to plead.

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Psychic helped Chris Dawson's daughter accept his guilt

Psychic helped Chris Dawson's daughter accept his guilt

The daughter of convicted wife-killer Chris Dawson says visiting a psychic and undergoing hypnotism helped to remember the moment he killed her mother.

Guilty verdict for murder of ex-army drug dealer

Guilty verdict for murder of ex-army drug dealer

A jury has found a man guilty of murder in the stabbing death of an army veteran turned drug dealer in a caravan park despite his claim it was self-defence.

Cops blame gay hate probe for unsolved homicide delays

Cops blame gay hate probe for unsolved homicide delays

Family members awaiting progress in their loved-ones' unsolved homicide cases have been "misled by omission" by police, an inquiry has been told.

No regrets for police in discounting gay man's killing

No regrets for police in discounting gay man's killing

A controversial interview by an ex-senior cop has become a point of contention at an inquiry into gay hate crimes as it examines the case of Scott Johnson.

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Man allegedly killed mother, cat while on bail

Man allegedly killed mother, cat while on bail

Man allegedly killed mother, cat while on bail

Man allegedly killed mother, cat while on bail

Police allege a man murdered his mother only one day after being bailed on charges of assaulting and choking her.

Mum behind lover's plot to kill ex gets 26 years' jail

Mum behind lover's plot to kill ex gets 26 years' jail

Mum behind lover's plot to kill ex gets 26 years' jail

Mum behind lover's plot to kill ex gets 26 years' jail

Biannca Edmunds will spend at least 20 years in prison after a plot to murder her ex-partner ended in his death as well as the death of her husband.

Going to slap the devil, says dad before brutal death

Going to slap the devil, says dad before brutal death

Going to slap the devil, says dad before brutal death

Going to slap the devil, says dad before brutal death

A former Kenyan presidential candidate has admitted killing his three-year-old son after grabbing a Bible and saying he was going to slap the devil.

Man acquitted after confessing he slit victim's throat

Man acquitted after confessing he slit victim's throat

Man acquitted after confessing he slit victim's throat

Man acquitted after confessing he slit victim's throat

A man who admitted slitting the throat of murder victim William Chaplin has been deemed a compulsive liar or fantasist, and had his conviction overturned.

'Reflexes' led to stabbing death of army veteran

'Reflexes' led to stabbing death of army veteran

'Reflexes' led to stabbing death of army veteran

'Reflexes' led to stabbing death of army veteran

An armed robber says his life was threatened in the moments before he fatally stabbed a drug-dealing ex-serviceman at a NSW caravan park.

Gay hate killer from the 1980s a 'soulless monster'

Gay hate killer from the 1980s a 'soulless monster'

Gay hate killer from the 1980s a 'soulless monster'

Gay hate killer from the 1980s a 'soulless monster'

A 77-year-old man convicted over the 1987 murder of Raymond Keam during a gay hate crime, accepts he will likely die in jail.

NSW top cop accepts issues with cold case evidence

NSW top cop accepts issues with cold case evidence

NSW top cop accepts issues with cold case evidence

NSW top cop accepts issues with cold case evidence

Issues storing and locating evidence hindered investigations of unsolved homicides, NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has acknowledged.

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Staunching ex-army drug dealer 'not a smart play'

A man who waited in the car as another man was stabbed at a caravan park says he was not going to argue when an alleged murderer asked him to clean the knife.

You stole from me, mum says after home invasion murder

Three men have been convicted of murdering Michael Zanco who died in hospital after being shot in the back of the head at a rural property in 2020.

Police accused of choosing to ignore gay hate motives

A senior police investigator denies his detectives assumed levels of gay hate crime were exaggerated as they examined a number of deaths.

Memorial for third suspected mushroom poisoning victim

A public memorial will be held for Victorian woman Heather Wilkinson who died from suspected death cap mushroom poisoning.

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Ex-army drug dealer fatally knifed in 'self- defence'

An armed robber has claimed the fatal stabbing of an army veteran dealing meth from a NSW south coast caravan park was actually self-defence.

Man accused of murder over wife's sledgehammer death

A Queensland man accused of hitting his estranged wife on the head with a sledgehammer has pleaded not guilty to murder at the start of a Supreme Court trial.

Police rated Sydney gay killing case 'nil priority'

A detective says she doesn't know why the death of US mathematician Scott Johnson was classed as unsolvable despite her recommending further investigation.

We're already labelled: group accused over girl's death

Members of a religious group charged over the death of a girl by withholding diabetes medication say they've already been labelled so "won't seek a jury trial".

Retrial in Father's Day stabbing murder case

A man jailed for life for murder over the stabbing death of a dad on Father's Day is to face a retrial after the Appeal Court set aside a jury's verdict.

Family of slain woman urges offender to come forward

After a man accused of murdering Irma Palasics two decades ago faced court, her family has called for a second offender to come forward.

Woman jailed for 'web of lies' over flatmate's killing

A court has heard a woman told her flatmate's daughter that her mother had gone overseas while knowing she had been killed and her body hidden in bushland.

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