Crime

She’d always feared the deep ocean. But in 1981, that’s where Hollywood actress Natalie Wood died. She had been sailing on the yacht Splendour with her husband and a friend. They thought she had gone to bed, but she was later found floating in the water, wearing only her nightgown, a down jacket, and socks. […]

Four years after she was jailed for the murder of Meredith Kercher, Amanda Knox returned to America a free woman. But what really happened on that fateful night? Amanda Bower investigates. Devoted murder mystery readers know that a satisfying story has a tragic beginning and a tidy end. In the middle is the investigation, during […]

He said the mysterious death of his two wives was just bad luck, but “evil husband” Tom Keir was finally brought to justice after 15 years, thanks to a tireless police officer and devoted mum. Here, they tell their story to Jordan Baker. She was marrying the man she loved, the man who had been […]

Many of today’s women fear for their personal safety but with these simple preventative measures you can protect yourself. Five years ago, Lilian, then in her late 80s, arrived home to find a man in her house. He fled as soon as he saw her, taking her jewellery with him, but the experience left her […]

Twin brothers Bradley and Daniel Morcombe shared everything. They rode their bikes together, cared for their horses together and took turns in opening their presents on their joint birthday.

It’s a dream that haunts Annette Foster. Her youngest daughter, Carita, then 19, was sitting with a group of Asian men. “Everyone seemed in good spirits,” recalls Annette, now in her 60s. “Carita was laughing, but then I realised that there was nothing happy about what was happening. “The men wanted Carita to choose one […]

A 12-year-old US boy could be sentenced to life in prison after he was charged as an adult for his brother’s murder. Cristian Fernandez is alleged to have beaten his two-year-old brother David to death at their family home in Jacksonville, Florida, in March. Prosecutor Angela Corey decided to charge Fernandez as an adult in […]

The history of Pakistan’s powerful Bhutto family is written in blood, with murder, assassination and mysterious death commonplace. A young member of this cursed clan, Fatima, born to privilege but now in constant peril, tells the shocking inside story to William Langley. Fatima Bhutto is chic, petite and beautiful, but the story she tells is […]

The strange case of Keli Lane, the mother who murdered her two-day-old baby 14 years ago, is one of the most bizarre and perplexing crimes ever to happen in Australia. Sue Williams delves into the mind of a baby killer and the mystery she unleashed. There were always two Keli Lanes. On the outside, there […]

Keli Lane has been jailed for at least 13 years and five months for murdering her newborn baby Tegan. The former water polo champion was sentenced in the NSW Supreme Court today. Justice Anthony Whealy set a maximum term of 18 years, with no possibility of parole until 2023. Lane, 35, was found guilty last […]