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Escaping Injustice: Sarah Chandler's Defiant Jailbreak
In 1814, Sarah Chandler, a struggling mother from Wales was convicted of using counterfeit notes to buy shoes for her children. When an overzealous…
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Kirsten Ford
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The Baffling Disappearance of Australian Hitman Chris Flannery: aka "Mr Rent-a-Kill"
In the late 1970s, Chris Flannery rebranded himself as a contract killer known in the underworld as "Mr Rent-a-Kill," he participated in Sydney's…
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Timothy Reynolds
In the Summer of 2019, A Double Murder in Rural British Columbia Sparked a Nationwide Manhunt for Two Teenage Suspects
When a foreign couple was found shot to death on the side of a desolate B.C. highway, Canadian authorities raced to identify and arrest the killers…
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Mike Dickson
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Constable, Killer, and Scoundrel: The Stained Legacy of Australian Gold Commissioner Thomas Griffin
After squandering his wife's assets and faking his own death to escape the consequences, Thomas Griffin returned to Australia and became a police…
The Gruesome Tale of "Australia's Hannibal Lecter": Katherine Knight
Katherine Knight, a deeply psychotic and troubled woman nearly killed two of her husbands before finally committing one of the most grotesque murders in…
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Kirsten Ford
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Betrayed By Family: The Shocking Murders Of The Lin Family
When 15-year-old Brenda Lin's entire family was murdered, she was taken in by her uncle Robert and aunt Kathy. However, it would come to light that…
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Roy Hill
The Myspace Monster: The Tragic Murder Of Australian Teenager Carly Ryan
When Australian teen Carly Ryan began an online romance with an 18-year-old named Brandon, she thought she had found true love. Tragically, she would…
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Rachael Elizabeth
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