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A young paramedic was first at the scene. It was a double murder by a notorious hitman
“I often wonder how those kids are going. They were very lucky. Did he show them mercy or did he not know they were in the bedroom?”
- by John Silvester
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A serious gangster who’d ordered a hit on an undercover cop wanted a meeting. Who was I to argue?
The million-dollar reward could be handy superannuation for someone who has kept their mouth shut for four decades.
- by John Silvester
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As a child, he died three times. Now he’s a cop who won’t cop out
Jimi Kelly has made a career of proving people wrong.
- by John Silvester
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Crime
How a stubborn cop changed the rules
His crime? He hadn’t questioned their authority, the law or even the menu at the cafeteria. He had questioned the existence of God.
- by John Silvester
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The patsy, the false confession and the winding road to the truth
“Do not underestimate the determination of the quiet man. Without his work the murder would have remained unsolved, and we would have had another gangland war.”
- by John Silvester
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Know when to fold ’em: Gobbo inquiry gamble now over
Where do you want to go next? The AFL tribunal? Judge Judy? Utopia?
- by John Silvester
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Nettle comes out stinging, but Gobbo is a case of no case
Truth is, the woman known as Lawyer X and Informer 3838 has sung more often than Nellie Melba. And that would always have hurt any case against Victoria Police.
- by John Silvester
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Beyond redemption: The crooks who ran out of chances
“The Dodger” probably didn’t join the NSW Police force to be a crook but when he did turn bad, he excelled at it.
- by John Silvester
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The student, the cop and the long road to justice
Kevin Wilmore Myers was a sportsman, fraudster and fake teacher who molested children for 50 years. Dean Paatsch was an ex-pupil who wouldn’t let him escape.
- by John Silvester
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Inside the secret world of the ‘Sons of God’
It is only when you move into the training area that you understand the scale. It’s the size of a football ground, with a roof as high as a city building.
- by John Silvester
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And they would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for those meddling dogs
We all know that police dogs have been trained to follow trails, sniff out drugs and even find explosives, but these dogs are into technology.
- by John Silvester