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Families of serial killer victims sway parole reforms

Families of serial killer victims sway parole reforms

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has flagged parole law changes as he apologises for the handling of an application by serial killer Paul Denyer.

Rot in hell: family tells drunk, high gatecrasher

Rot in hell: family tells drunk, high gatecrasher

Rot in hell: family tells drunk, high gatecrasher

Rot in hell: family tells drunk, high gatecrasher

The family of teenager Jason Langhans killed when an intoxicated gatecrasher at a party drove a screwdriver into his head have told a court of their grief.

Elderly man's death in Perth's south deemed suspicious

Elderly man's death in Perth's south deemed suspicious

Elderly man's death in Perth's south deemed suspicious

Elderly man's death in Perth's south deemed suspicious

Detectives are searching for a tall man aged in his 20s after the suspicious death of a 70-year-old man in Perth's south more than two weeks ago.

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Family's witness plea after grandfather's fatal bashing

Family's witness plea after grandfather's fatal bashing

Two serious assaults in Noosa, one of which left a 87-year-old grandfather dead, are being probed for links.

Elderly man dead after alleged tourist strip assault

Elderly man dead after alleged tourist strip assault

An elderly man has died following an alleged early morning assault at Noosa Heads in Queensland, with another man taken into custody.

Woman tells of partner's stabbing death 'horror movie'

Woman tells of partner's stabbing death 'horror movie'

A man who stabbed his neighbour after the two shared a ride home screamed and laughed while attempts were made to save the 33-year-old, a court has heard.

'No interaction' with officers before fatal gunfire

'No interaction' with officers before fatal gunfire

Bodycam video shows two police officers and a neighbour were shot without warning during a deadly firefight at a Queensland property, a coroner has been told.

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Daughter calls out 'monster' who killed her father

Daughter calls out 'monster' who killed her father

Daughter calls out 'monster' who killed her father

Daughter calls out 'monster' who killed her father

The daughter of a man who was stabbed to death at a Melbourne home almost two years ago has called his killer "a monster" as she faced him in court.

Accused murderer tricked into confession, lawyer says

Accused murderer tricked into confession, lawyer says

Accused murderer tricked into confession, lawyer says

Accused murderer tricked into confession, lawyer says

An "unsophisticated" man accused of the cold case murder of teenager Michelle Bright was induced to give false admissions to undercover police, his lawyer says.

Boyfriend's charges dropped over backpacker murder

Boyfriend's charges dropped over backpacker murder

Boyfriend's charges dropped over backpacker murder

Boyfriend's charges dropped over backpacker murder

Tobias Moran has had charges dropped after he was accused of murdering his girlfriend, German backpacker Simone Strobel, in 2005 in northern NSW.

Man admits manslaughter over bushland explosion

Man admits manslaughter over bushland explosion

Man admits manslaughter over bushland explosion

Man admits manslaughter over bushland explosion

Jack Kinneen was four-wheel-driving with friends in bushland when he was killed in an explosion caused by a fire deliberately lit by Christopher Keith Fox.

Murder charge laid over western Sydney stabbing

Murder charge laid over western Sydney stabbing

Murder charge laid over western Sydney stabbing

Murder charge laid over western Sydney stabbing

A man will face a NSW court charged with murder after being extradited from Canberra over the stabbing death of a man in Sydney's west.

Accused murderer of teen 'motivated by sexual interest'

Accused murderer of teen 'motivated by sexual interest'

Accused murderer of teen 'motivated by sexual interest'

Accused murderer of teen 'motivated by sexual interest'

A crown prosecutor has asked a jury to find Craig Rumsby guilty of murdering Michelle Bright in 1999 and attempting to rape another teen.

Son charged with murder of man found dead in backyard

Son charged with murder of man found dead in backyard

Son charged with murder of man found dead in backyard

Son charged with murder of man found dead in backyard

A 30-year-old man has been charged with murder after his father was found dead in the backyard of a property south of Brisbane.

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Man shot dead in targeted attack in Sydney's west

Police are investigating possible links to organised crime after a man was fatally shot in the western Sydney suburb of Granville.

Arrest warrant issued after fatal Sydney stabbing

An arrest warrant has been issued for a 24-year-old man after another man was fatally stabbed in a western Sydney home.

Three teenagers charged over man's death in west Sydney

Three teenagers have been charged after a man died following an altercation at a home in Sydney's west.

Teen guilty of manslaughter over stabbing death of 16yo

The family of a 16-year-old stabbed to death on Queensland's Sunshine Coast say no verdict was going to be good as a teen is convicted over the killing.

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Policeman, crime figure in frame for drag queen murder

Nearly 40 years after the death of Sydney drag queen Wendy Waine, there are numerous theories about what led to her unsolved shooting murder.

'Gutless, evil' men slammed for lethal GHB dose killing

Two Victorian men who killed a man by leaving him in a remote forest after a lethal dose of GHB have been described as gutless dogs by the victim's father.

Slain mathematician's family 'finally has some peace'

Scott Johnson's killer may be out of jail in three years after being sentenced for his fatal punch in 1988 but Steve Johnson says his family feels vindicated.

X-Factor singer charged with baby girl's murder in 2018

A former contestant on The X-Factor has been charged with the murder of a baby girl in central western NSW nearly five years ago.

Family heartbroken over cancer sufferer's brutal murder

The family of a man killed in a violent home invasion have expressed their heartache as he survived cancer treatment only to be stabbed to death in his home.

Mother confronts daughter's killer after guilty verdict

The mother of Ju Zhang yelled at her daughter's killer as she finished reading her victim impact statement and broke down into heavy sobs before leaving court.

Guilty verdict for 1987 murder in Sydney 'gay beat'

Jurors have returned a guilty verdict against the man accused of killing Raymond Kean in a suspected gay bashing in Sydney more than 35 years ago.

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