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Extensive evidence for cold case triple murder inquest

Extensive evidence for cold case triple murder inquest

Three young friends left for an outback motorcycle trip almost 47 years ago only to be later found dead in remote bushland from gunshot wounds.

Judge ruled to split Patterson trial to avoid prejudice

Judge ruled to split Patterson trial to avoid prejudice

Judge ruled to split Patterson trial to avoid prejudice

Judge ruled to split Patterson trial to avoid prejudice

A Supreme Court judge has released his pre-trial rulings more than a month after mushroom cook Erin Patterson was convicted of triple murder.

Accused murderer claims drug altered his state of mind

Accused murderer claims drug altered his state of mind

Accused murderer claims drug altered his state of mind

Accused murderer claims drug altered his state of mind

An accused murderer claims he was not in control of his actions when he stabbed a woman to death after taking an illicit drug to manage pain.

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Patterson husband's poison fears pre-dated deadly lunch

Patterson husband's poison fears pre-dated deadly lunch

Erin Patterson's estranged husband feared she was poisoning him on several camping trips in the years before she murdered his loved ones.

Longer term urged for brutal killer to send DV message

Longer term urged for brutal killer to send DV message

A young woman's death in a frenzied domestic violence-related attack should result in a sentence that sends a message to other offenders, a court has been told.

Mushroom cook's lies to police exposed on film

Mushroom cook's lies to police exposed on film

Erin Patterson's lies to police and claims she loved her estranged husband's family after killing them can be viewed as a court released her police interview.

Penchant for poison: what the mushroom jury didn't hear

Penchant for poison: what the mushroom jury didn't hear

Another trip to the tip, poison documents and an allegedly fake cat: what the jury did not hear in killer mushroom cook Erin Patterson's trial.

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Why estranged husband didn't go to deadly mushroom meal

Why estranged husband didn't go to deadly mushroom meal

Why estranged husband didn't go to deadly mushroom meal

Why estranged husband didn't go to deadly mushroom meal

Erin Patterson's estranged husband Simon did not go to a toxic mushroom lunch at her home as he believed she'd been trying to poison him, it can be revealed.

Bail for murder-accused man after wife’s kayak death

Bail for murder-accused man after wife’s kayak death

Bail for murder-accused man after wife’s kayak death

Bail for murder-accused man after wife’s kayak death

A man accused of drowning his wife on a kayak trip has been granted bail after a judge found he did not have the financial means to flee overseas long term.

Accused wife killer's family offers $250,000 bail

Accused wife killer's family offers $250,000 bail

Accused wife killer's family offers $250,000 bail

Accused wife killer's family offers $250,000 bail

A man accused of murdering his wife joked about killing her and moving overseas before she drowned in a kayak trip and he relocated to Thailand, a judge heard.

From jealousy to jail over love-triangle shotgun murder

From jealousy to jail over love-triangle shotgun murder

From jealousy to jail over love-triangle shotgun murder

From jealousy to jail over love-triangle shotgun murder

A young woman involved in a high-speed shotgun murder inflamed by infidelity, could be released on parole next year after a judge recognised her immaturity.

Murderer won't get more jail time for ex-partner attack

Murderer won't get more jail time for ex-partner attack

Murderer won't get more jail time for ex-partner attack

Murderer won't get more jail time for ex-partner attack

The Court of Appeal has knocked back a prosecution push to have convicted murderer James William Pualic's "lenient" jail sentence extended.

Accused murderer remains on bail without monitoring

Accused murderer remains on bail without monitoring

Accused murderer remains on bail without monitoring

Accused murderer remains on bail without monitoring

Prosecutors have failed in a bid to place an alleged murderer back on remand after a state government outlawed private ankle bracelets for those on bail.

‘Frantic’ calls before gang figure's city execution

‘Frantic’ calls before gang figure's city execution

‘Frantic’ calls before gang figure's city execution

‘Frantic’ calls before gang figure's city execution

A mystery man was behaving frantically and making phone calls when a major crime figure was gunned down outside a restaurant, a jury has heard.

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Accused murderer says he was acting in self-defence

An alleged killer has claimed he did not murder another man during a confrontation over a $5000 debt.

Videos from mushroom murder trial released

Videos used to prosecute convicted killer Erin Patterson have been released, revealing key moments the jury saw and heard during her 11-week trial.

Drive-by shooting part of gang feud, murder trial told

A man was gunned down as part of a long-running feud between two rival criminal gangs that involves a number of public place shootings, a murder trial was told.

Man cleared of murdering ex-girlfriend's new partner

A jury has acquitted a man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend's new partner after hearing of beatings and claims a third man intervened in a fight.

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Murderer's alleged menacing letters to witness

Hannah McGuire's murderer ex-boyfriend Lachlan Young allegedly sent menacing letters to a witness he believed was involved in a criminal investigation.

'Tragic death': two more nabbed in kidnap, murder case

Police believe they have identified all the suspects involved in the alleged kidnapping and torture of a trio after charging two people with murder.

Elderly man charged with murder after woman's stabbing

An elderly man has been charged with murdering a woman known to him, while another man is fighting for life after overnight stabbing attacks in two states.

Laughs, dancing as men deny roles in underworld hit

Eight men behind bars over their alleged involvement in a drug lord's daylight murder have exchanged laughs, smiles, a kiss and even dance moves in court.

Dog walker finds skull in murder mystery breakthrough

Police believe a skull found in scrubland is the missing head of murder victim Julian Story, whose reality TV star partner has been charged over his death.

Mushroom killer's house restrained after guilty verdict

Prosecutors have successfully sought to restrain mushroom cook Erin Patterson's property after she was found guilty of murdering three people.

Territory "underwhelming" in tackling domestic violence

A territory government's response to coronial recommendations to combat domestic violence is "underwhelming", community service groups say.

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