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Mother sends 'save me' song to friend before killing

Mother sends 'save me' song to friend before killing

A young mother sent her friend, brothel-owning accountant Mark Gray, a music video titled Save Me, before it's alleged she was killed, a jury has been told.

Man had crowbar for 'scare tactics' before fatal punch

Man had crowbar for 'scare tactics' before fatal punch

Man had crowbar for 'scare tactics' before fatal punch

Man had crowbar for 'scare tactics' before fatal punch

Michael Collins says he grabbed a crowbar for "scare tactics" in a confrontation with two men before Shannon Finemore was fatally punched in November 2020.

Dogs ate Dad: son's theory in father's disappearance

Dogs ate Dad: son's theory in father's disappearance

Dogs ate Dad: son's theory in father's disappearance

Dogs ate Dad: son's theory in father's disappearance

Damien Dickie formed a theory the day he arrived at his missing father's home and met the woman accused of murdering him climbing a locked gate.

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Police 'indifference' may have stymied gay murder probe

Police 'indifference' may have stymied gay murder probe

The unsolved killing of a man who declined to go to police after being savagely beaten at a known gay beat has come under renewed scrutiny at a NSW inquiry.

Gold Coast councillor to plead not guilty to murder

Gold Coast councillor to plead not guilty to murder

A Gold Coast city councillor intends pleading not guilty to murdering his mother's partner amid claims of domestic abuse, his lawyer says.

Uproar over teen's sentence for screwdriver killing

Uproar over teen's sentence for screwdriver killing

A teen could walk free in two years for arming himself with a screwdriver and killing a 17-year-old who was trying to diffuse a fight at a birthday party.

Bail for man charged over bikie shooting murder

Bail for man charged over bikie shooting murder

One of 10 men charged with murder after the "execution style" shooting of bikie gang defector Shane Bowden in October 2020 has been granted bail.

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Elly Warren's family labels AFP assistance 'a shambles'

Elly Warren's family labels AFP assistance 'a shambles'

Elly Warren's family labels AFP assistance 'a shambles'

Elly Warren's family labels AFP assistance 'a shambles'

The distraught family of a young woman murdered in Mozambique want a coroner to order federal police to open a homicide investigation into her death.

Dead mum's sister admits lying in her murder trial

Dead mum's sister admits lying in her murder trial

Dead mum's sister admits lying in her murder trial

Dead mum's sister admits lying in her murder trial

The sister of Melbourne woman Ellie Pice, who was found fatally stabbed in her home, has admitted lying during court hearings for her accused killer.

Teen jailed a decade for gang bashing that killed boy

Teen jailed a decade for gang bashing that killed boy

Teen jailed a decade for gang bashing that killed boy

Teen jailed a decade for gang bashing that killed boy

A teenager who took part in a prolonged attack that killed a 16-year-old boy posted online hours beforehand that he was "bashing someone today, lmao".

Forensic retesting reveals new murder case evidence

Forensic retesting reveals new murder case evidence

Forensic retesting reveals new murder case evidence

Forensic retesting reveals new murder case evidence

New evidence has been found by forensic retesting of a hammer at the centre of Andrew John Cobby's murder case in Queensland, a court has been told.

Stepson on murder charge over 'mummified' remains

Stepson on murder charge over 'mummified' remains

Stepson on murder charge over 'mummified' remains

Stepson on murder charge over 'mummified' remains

A man has been charged with murdering his stepfather following the discovery of decomposed remains at a Gold Coast home.

Man 'so incensed he grabbed crowbar after exchange'

Man 'so incensed he grabbed crowbar after exchange'

Man 'so incensed he grabbed crowbar after exchange'

Man 'so incensed he grabbed crowbar after exchange'

Michael Collins was armed with a crowbar when he and his mate confronted two men before Shannon Finemore died following a punch to the head, a jury was told.

Mum was going to run brothel before death, jury told

Mum was going to run brothel before death, jury told

Mum was going to run brothel before death, jury told

Mum was going to run brothel before death, jury told

A Melbourne mum allegedly murdered by her boyfriend had shown him the brothel her wealthy older friend was going to give her to run, a jury has heard.

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Dad of woman found dead overseas says body was moved

The family of a Melbourne woman killed in Mozambique seven years ago are hopeful an Australian inquest will finally give them closure on how she died.

Father of murdered boy pleads for 'knife crime to stop'

The father of a 16-year-old boy who was ambushed and stabbed to death by a gang of teenagers has made a desperate plea in court to end knife violence.

Person of interest found in AC/DC manager's 1993 murder

Forensic testing on a bloodstain found on the back pocket of musician Crispin Dye's jeans has uncovered a person of interest in his unsolved murder.

'Sadistic': UK nurse jailed for life after baby murders

Nurse Lucy Letby, Britain's most prolific serial child killer in modern times, will spend the rest of her life behind bars for murdering seven newborn babies.

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'Very good friend' extradited for man's alleged murder

A man told his neighbour the woman now accused of murdering him was a "very good friend", but reacted awkwardly when she said she would be staying with him.

Slave kills dominatrix's boyfriend in 'harebrain' plan

The "slave "of Melbourne dominatrix Heide Bos has admitted the murder of her boyfriend after his "harebrain" plan to confront him ended in the man's death.

Man found not guilty of pool hall shooting murder

A jury has found Sekonaia Vave not guilty of murder and attempted murder over the drive-by shooting of two men outside a Melbourne pool hall.

Man jailed for 'horrific' murder of uncle in bed attack

Prosecutors were unable to present a full explanation for why a drug-addicted young man attacked and killed his uncle while he lay defenceless.

Underworld figure jailed after man killed, body burnt

Michael Jay Evans has been jailed for manslaughter having indicated he intends to disclose the location of a man's remains, eight years after burning the body.

Trio jailed for hunting down and killing 18-year-old

Three men could walk from prison in under three years for hunting down and killing an 18-year-old they believed had broken into one of their girlfriend's cars.

Mum reveals grief after daughter's body found in mine

A Victorian mum has detailed the crushing grief she felt when learning her daughter Kobie Parfitt had been found in a mine shaft months after she went missing.

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