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Accused ACT murderer admits burglary but not killing

Accused ACT murderer admits burglary but not killing

A Melbourne man will be extradited to the ACT in policy custody to face justice over the murder of Irma Palasics almost 24 years ago.

CCTV footage 'not proof' Olympic hopeful a murderer

CCTV footage 'not proof' Olympic hopeful a murderer

CCTV footage 'not proof' Olympic hopeful a murderer

CCTV footage 'not proof' Olympic hopeful a murderer

A lawyer for a former boxer says his client was not present when an innocent man was murdered as he was cleaning up his home after it was firebombed.

Man changes plea, admits murdering young mother

Man changes plea, admits murdering young mother

Man changes plea, admits murdering young mother

Man changes plea, admits murdering young mother

A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a 23-year-old woman whose body was found in a home on Tasmania's northwest coast.

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Man charged with murder over Adelaide stabbing death

Man charged with murder over Adelaide stabbing death

A man who is accused of stabbing to death a 31-year-old man in Adelaide will remain behind bars after appearing in court charged with his murder.

Unsolved homicide cases would take '900 years to clear'

Unsolved homicide cases would take '900 years to clear'

NSW Police would need centuries to review all of the state's unsolved homicides even if no more murders happened, an internal review says.

No plan to kill in rural shooting, defence lawyers say

No plan to kill in rural shooting, defence lawyers say

Prosecutors have told jurors three men should be found guilty of murdering 22-year-old Michael Zanco who was shot in the head at a rural property.

Father's cause of death during evening dog walk unknown

Father's cause of death during evening dog walk unknown

An 18-year-old man will remain in custody after appearing in court charged with murder after a father was found dead following a late-night dog walk in Geelong.

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'Disgusting' killed teen's family cry as boy acquitted

'Disgusting' killed teen's family cry as boy acquitted

'Disgusting' killed teen's family cry as boy acquitted

'Disgusting' killed teen's family cry as boy acquitted

Family and supporters of murdered 16-year-old Declan Cutler have screamed out in a Melbourne court room as one of eight boys was acquitted of his murder.

Charges dropped against Qld balcony death accused

Charges dropped against Qld balcony death accused

Charges dropped against Qld balcony death accused

Charges dropped against Qld balcony death accused

Breena Robinson's boyfriend no longer faces a murder charge over her death plunging off an 11th-floor balcony more than a decade ago.

Combined facts prove guilt in gang killing: prosecutor

Combined facts prove guilt in gang killing: prosecutor

Combined facts prove guilt in gang killing: prosecutor

Combined facts prove guilt in gang killing: prosecutor

A prosecutor has urged a jury to find a group of men with ties to the Hells Angels guilty of killing an innocent man, even though there is no hard evidence.

'No conviction prospects' over Gold Coast balcony death

'No conviction prospects' over Gold Coast balcony death

'No conviction prospects' over Gold Coast balcony death

'No conviction prospects' over Gold Coast balcony death

Prosecutors have decided there are no reasonable prospects of securing a murder conviction against a man whose girlfriend died when she plunged off a balcony.

Man jailed over Christmas stabbing of girlfriend's dad

Man jailed over Christmas stabbing of girlfriend's dad

Man jailed over Christmas stabbing of girlfriend's dad

Man jailed over Christmas stabbing of girlfriend's dad

A man who was acquitted of murder has been sentenced for manslaughter over the stabbing death of his partner's father during Christmas Day festivities.

Accused pub stabber's case fast-tracked for trial

Accused pub stabber's case fast-tracked for trial

Accused pub stabber's case fast-tracked for trial

Accused pub stabber's case fast-tracked for trial

The man accused of stabbing a father outside a pub in country Victoria has pleaded not guilty and will stand trial in Victoria's Supreme Court.

Jury told fatal robbery was 'no Ocean's 11' plot

Jury told fatal robbery was 'no Ocean's 11' plot

Jury told fatal robbery was 'no Ocean's 11' plot

Jury told fatal robbery was 'no Ocean's 11' plot

Three men who allegedly tried to steal drugs from a rural home should be found guilty of murder after one of them shot an occupant, the prosecutor says.

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Family grieves for father killed on late night dog walk

A man found dead after failing to return home from a dog walk has been described as a devoted father, as police continue to hunt for his suspected killer.

Criminal minds: Lecturer gets $350k to talk to killers

A Melbourne criminologist has been awarded a $350,000 grant to interview murderers in a bid to help police locate missing bodies.

Jury finds boyfriend guilty of Melbourne mum's murder

Ricardo Barbaro, the boyfriend of Melbourne mum Ellie Price, has been found guilty of her stabbing murder in 2020 following a third trial.

Dog walker's CBD death sparks homicide investigation

Police are investigating after a Geelong woman found her 40-year-old husband dead by his car in the city's CBD.

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'This is war': five on trial over slain bikie boss

Five men are on trial for murder after a falling out between motorcycle gangs allegedly led to a president of the Bandidos being shot while in bed at home.

Convicted wife killer claims DNA tests 'inconsistent'

A man convicted of killing his wife has applied to cross-examine forensic experts over the results of new DNA testing on the murder weapon.

'Controlling' man jailed for trying to kill wife, sons

A 48-year-old Tasmanian who tried to kill his wife and two sons in the middle of the night with a knife has been sentenced to 17 years' jail.

Extortion plot last straw before mum's death: lawyer

A brothel owner facing an extortion plot by a Melbourne mum, killed in her home, can't be ruled out as her killer, lawyers for her accused murderer say.

Innocent man 'gunned down by bikie firing squad'

A group of men connected to the Hells Angels are accused of the deliberate, targeted shooting murder of an innocent man in Adelaide more than a decade ago.

Last-minute murder trial call explores 'other suspects'

People with information about other suspects investigated by police after a man's disappearance in rural NSW have been told to give evidence at a murder trial.

Homicide squad called in after arrested man dies

Homicide squad detectives are investigating the death of a 58-year-old man who was arrested after a fight in Melbourne's northwest.

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