“John,there is a bloke here who would kill for the phone. And I mean that literally.” Ringing international drug smuggler Howard Marks in a Florida prison,John Silvester had his world scoop,and a lesson for the underworld.
Andrew Taylor is well versed in trauma. The GP has survived being shot five times,and has treated the most vulnerable patients with complex addiction problems for many years.
The daughter of the dead high country camper says the case will be about much more than just money.
Gangsters,massive protests,drug busts and police corruption have been around as long as The Age. Here’s a look back at Melbourne’s underbelly decades before the Underbelly war.
From bugging the collar of a crim’s little pooch to dressing up as shrubbery,there have been some ingenious and outlandish sting operations.
Not one character witness took the stand for the High Country killer,who will be sentenced on Friday.
The rule for the meeting was no guns,but crooks make a living by breaking the rules.
Consider this. After years of work there are no inmates under 18 in jail in Scotland.
The justice system has been blinded by science before. In Victoria,suspects were previously wrongly convicted based on what appeared to be black-and-white results.
Some columns are unforgettable – from the immeasurable pain of a young widow to the memory of a predawn excursion,where a father shared the wonder of wetlands.
Detectives work on facts but every now and again,you need a bit of luck to get the break.