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Second Kathleen Folbigg inquiry could be a test case for law reform in Australia

A second judicial inquiry is due to resume tomorrow after hearing expert evidence that found baby killer Kathleen Folbigg and two of her children had the same genetic mutation.

ABC News · Feb 11, 2023

The Idaho college murders terrified a small town and devastated four families. Here's how police zeroed in on a suspect

As reporters swarmed the small Idaho college town and amateur sleuths dissected clues on TikTok, police were quietly homing in on a suspect. WARNING: Readers might find some details in this story distressing.

ABC News · Jan 14, 2023

NSW Police investigation tactics may change after Bill Spedding pay out, criminologist says

A win by former suspect in toddler William Tyrrell 's disappearance, Bill Spedding, against NSW Police for malicious prosecution may force detectives to change the way they pursue suspects when they are not making progress in a case, a leading criminologist says.

ABC News · Dec 1, 2022

Netflix hit Stranger Things slammed for using Nazi prison and brutal asylum in new series

Netflix has used sites of past atrocities as locations or inspiration for its nostalgic hit show Stranger Things — including a plan to let fans book a themed cell in a former holocaust prison on Airbnb.

ABC News · Jul 9, 2022

A Criminologist Has Weighed In On Melissa Caddick’s Disappearance & They Reckon It Was Murder

“I know fact is stranger than fiction, however I don’t think we can stretch the fact this far."

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 6, 2022

The hunt for Madeleine McCann is winding down but three lessons are helping the search for other missing children

The story of Madeleine McCann is one that has touched almost every corner of the globe, yet the truth of what happened to her is not yet told. As the official investigation into her disappearance by Britain's Metropolitan Police winds down, what lessons can be used to help other missing…

ABC News · Mar 26, 2022

Search for Charlise Mutten in NSW Blue Mountains enters fifth day, as weather and COVID hinder efforts

Crews scouring the Blue Mountains for missing nine-year-old Charlise Mutten battle rain and fog, while their numbers are reduced due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

ABC News · Jan 18, 2022