Download or read book Crimes and Murders That Shocked Australia written by Ian Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At last, the encyclopaedia that all true crime fans have been waiting for. Combining the gruesome tales from Crimes that Shocked Australia with the intriguing cases of Murders that Shocked Australia, comes this compelling true crime omnibus.Detailing the popular, the strange and the most memorable crimes and murders of Australia's history, Ian Ferguson presents the detailed facts about all the victims, criminals and prosecutors involved in some of world's most chilling cases.From the bushranger era to today's most wanted criminals, this collection features serial killers, massacres, kidnappings, cults and the widely publicised and intriguing gangland murders that are still on trial today. A must have for all true crime and Australian non-fiction fans.
Download or read book Murders that Shocked Australia written by Ian Ferguson and published by Brolga Pub.. This book was released on 2010 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revised and updated for 2010, Murders that Shocked Australia is back with more spine-tingling tales of Australian crime.Featuring the most recent cases involving the Moran family and Carl Williams, never has Australia been so enthralled by the lives of murderers and their unfortunate victims.From the gold rush era and Ned Kelly, to the baffling Pyjama Girl case, this book explores the true-life cases that have gripped the Australian public for decades. Ian Ferguson looks at the crimes and minds of these devious characters as well as exploring the darker side of what it means to be Australian.
Download or read book Crimes that Shocked Australia written by Ian Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the best-selling author of Murders that Shocked Australia comes another true crime anthology of shocking proportions. With enough gruesome tales to send shivers up your spine, join Ian Ferguson as he documents the most memorable moments in Australia's crime history. Gangland muders, kidnappings, hold-ups, mutilation and more, these crimes that occurred in our own backyard are hard to believe and not easy to forget. Covering a wide range of crimes and periods, from the bush ranger gangs to current day fugitives it is an eye-opening experience to relive these shocking crimes of Australia.
Download or read book Crime and Punishment written by Alan Sharpe and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gangland Crimes That Shocked Australia written by Ian Ferguson and published by Brolga Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring the latest information about the murder of Des Moran, including Judy Moran's involvement, these are the gritty stories of Australia's crime world. A hive of secret activity the Australian gangland world is fraught with double-crossings, murders, theft, violence and fraud. Living by their own set of rules and regulations, which often involve crooked members of government and the police force, this is your chance to gain a real insight into how the minds and groups of these gangs really work.
Download or read book Twelve Crimes that Shocked the Nation written by Alan Whiticker and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some crimes shock an entire nation, and in doing so, define us for all time. In Australia the twelve infamous crimes detailed in this book have become part of our cultural landscape - 'Gatton', 'Pyjama Girl', 'Shark-Arm', 'Brown-Out', 'Thorne Kidnapping', 'Backpacker' and 'Snowtown' - each name has become synonymous with our unique criminal heritage. And when normal police methods fail to produce answers, as in the 'Bogle-Chandler' Mystery, the 'Wanda Beach Murders', the disappearance of the 'Beaumont Children' and more recently, the 'Norfolk Island' case, the crimes take on almost an urban mythology where fact and fiction become difficult to separate. But more than that, these events - and our reaction to them - reveal more about Australian society than we may care to know.
Download or read book The Devil s Work written by Garry Linnell and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was a murderer, swindler, bigamist and suspect in the Jack the Ripper killings. Frederick Deeming was also the most hated man in the world. Claiming to be haunted by the ghost of his dead mother, Deeming had spent years roaming the planet under various aliases, preying on the innocent, the gullible and the desperate. But the discovery by Australian police in 1892 of the body of one of his wives in a shallow concrete grave triggered one of the greatest manhunts in history and exposed a further series of grisly murders - those of his first wife and four children - that stunned the Victorian era. The Devil's Work is a gothic journey into the twisted mind of a serial killer, set in the dying years of the 19th century when science and religion had collided and some of the world's most powerful and influential people believed in spirits and an afterlife. It reveals Deeming's crime spree across three continents, raising fresh questions about his role in the Jack the Ripper killings and culminating in his sensational trial where he was defended by a future Australian Prime Minister who believed he could also speak to the dead. Born bad or simply mad? It's time to meet Frederick Deeming, the man known and reviled throughout the United States, England and Australia as the Criminal of the Century.
Download or read book Crimes that Shocked Australia written by Simon Bouda and published by Bantam. This book was released on 1991 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written and compiled by an experienced crime reporter, this book contains brief studies of some eighty major Australian crimes. The information on each crime is supported by contemporary newspaper reports.
Download or read book Australian Murders written by Jim Main and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shootings, stabbings, stranglings, poisonings and even axe killings. There are more than 100 murders in this chilling account of Australia's most celebrated cases, many attracting worldwide interest, from infamous nineteenth century 'baby farming' to Melbourne's recent 'society murder' - the killing of Margaret Wales-King. This virtually is an encyclopedia of Australia's most infamous murders. Most of the featured murders were solved, but there are several that are still mysteries today. There are more than a century of murders, right up to the twenty-first century. Gruesome, but fascinating. All immensely readable.
Download or read book Crimes that Shocked Australia written by Alan Sharpe and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Walsh Street written by Tom Noble and published by Victory Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful Melbourne crime family. A teenage protected witness. The killing of two policemen. Terror. Violence. Loyalty. On a cool spring morning two policemen were lured into a leafy street in Melbourne, Australia and gunned down. Police investigators pulled out all stops to find the killers, for an astounding two and a half years. Then the men they found were acquitted. The police's case against the two brothers and two friends of their family had fallen apart. The accused were free to leave the court. In Walsh Street, Australia's most famous criminal family comes to life: Kath Pettingill, the fierce matriarch; her eldest son, Dennis, drug dealer and killer; her daughter, Vicki, a protected police witness; her youngest, Trevor, and her other son Victor Peirce, two of the four men charged with the murders; and her grandson Jason-harassed by Kath's dogs and the family's enemies alike. Includes a new foreword from the author with updates on all the major players.
Download or read book Australian Crime Stories That Shocked written by Whiticker Alan J and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-04 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These events - and our reaction to them - reveal more about Australian society than we may care to know. Some crimes shock an entire nation, and in doing so, define us for all time. In Australia the infamous crimes detailed in this book have become part of our cultural landscape Gatton?, Pyjama Girl?, Shark-Arm?, Brown- Out?, Thorne Kidnapping?, Backpacker? and Snowtown? - each name has become synonymous with our unique criminal heritage. And when normal police methods fail to produce answers, as in the Bogle-Chandler Mystery, the Wanda Beach Murders, the disappearance of the Beaumont Children and the Norfolk Island case, the crimes take on almost an urban mythology where fact and fiction become difficult to separate. But more than that, these events - and our reaction to them - reveal more about Australian society than we may care to know. About the Author Alan J Whiticker is a non-fiction author and publisher, with over 40 published books on history, sport, biography, true crime and lifestyle. Whiticker writes primarily on matters pertaining to the history of the sport of rugby league in Australia, but he has also published works on subjects as diverse as classic film, pop culture, the Wanda Beach Murders and an adaptation of Homer's Iliad. He is a former teacher and commissioning editor, and now works as a freelance writer.
Download or read book Famous Detective Stories written by National Library of Australia and published by National Library of Australia. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the notorious Louisa Collins in 1880s NSW, who murdered two husbands with rat poison, to a blazing shootout featuring prominent underworld figure Antonio Martini at Taronga Zoo in the 1940s, this book features stories of true crimes that shocked and thrilled the Australian public. Published as pulp fiction in the early 1950s, the original Famous Detective Stories catalogued murders, robberies, love triangles and great escapes. Here, each story is paired with the often sensationalist newspaper cuttings of the time.
Download or read book Missing Presumed Dead written by Mark Tedeschi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-03-30 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the double murder case that gripped Australia, and former Crown Prosecutor Mark Tedeschi QC is finally able to share all the shocking details. Dorothy Davis and Kerry Whelan were both happy, healthy, affluent, middle-class women from conservative, loving families. Such women are hardly ever among the ranks of the missing. They were not hitchhikers, or associates of drug dealers, or unhappy with their family relationships, or suffering from mental health issues. Dorothy Davis and Kerry Whelan came from different parts of Sydney, mixed in quite different circles, and led completely different lives. They had never met each other, and if they had, they would have had little in common. In fact, Dorothy Davis and Kerry Whelan had one thing in common – they both knew Bruce Allan Burrell. The disappearance without trace of these two women caused massive police investigations and resulted in sensational trials that gripped the nation of Australia. This book explores the intricacies of those investigations and delves into the twisted, tortuous processes of the legal proceedings, while exploring the dark recesses of the mind of Bruce Burrell. 'Gripping writing, from an expert on the inside of some of the state's worst murders and disappearances.' Peter FitzSimons
Download or read book Innocence Lost written by Amanda Howard and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some crimes are so shocking that they change a nation forever. In revealing the lives and crimes of Australia's worst murderers, rapists and kidnappers in all their horror, Innocence Lost answers the question we ask when we hear about lives taken so ruthlessly: WHY? Seasoned crime writer Amanda Howard has spent 18 years studying and interviewing killers and criminals across the globe to get answers to this question. In interviewing many of these criminals face to face in prison, she is given a rare insight into these faces of evil. The stories of serial killers such as Ivan Milat and Martin Bryant are detailed, as well as double murderer Mark Valera, child murderer Kathleen Folbigg and Anita Cobby's killers. The mysterious disappearances of Daniel Morcombe and the Beaumont children are explored, and we are given an intriguing insight into family killers Katherine Knight, Matthew de Gruchy and Sef Gonzalez.
Download or read book Suburban True Crime written by Emily Webb and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chilling cases of murder and crime that have happened in the quiet streets of Australia’s suburbs. Featuring contemporary cases as well as some shocking historical murders you’ve probably never heard of, Suburban True Crime proves you shouldn’t say "it could never happen here". This collection of cases that are hard to believe, except they really happened – and all in the streets and homes of the Australia many of us know and live. The suburbs. These cases range from recent murders to some historical stories that will shock and surprise. Some of the cases you’ll know and there’s crimes you’ve never heard of. These cases will shock and surprise you including the still-unsolved mistaken identity murder of Melbourne mother Jane Thurgood-Dove and the horrifying story of a man who killed in Australia and then was released from prison, only to kill again in the United States. There’s also some historical crimes that shocked the community at the time but have now faded into obscurity, including cases of child murder in the 1970s. Think nothing ever happens where you live? Think again. Emily Webb is a journalist, true crime author and co-host of the popular Australian True Crime podcast.
Download or read book Another Dirty Dozen written by Paul Anderson and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of true-crime stories, this book follows on from Dirty Dozen and includes a chapter revealing the inside story of Joe and Maria Korp from early 2005.
