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Cessnock tip death: Why Adam Bidner finally admitted to murdering Shane Mears

The evidence against Adam Bidner had already appeared overwhelming, but now it was insurmountable.

Newcastle Herald

Scott Johnson's killer's shock revelation over the phone before his final plea to manslaughter

The 27-year-old's death, at the cliffs of a gay beat in Manly, sparked one of Sydney's longest-running mysteries.

ABC News

Sydney mechanic jailed for 1995 murder

A mechanic has been jailed for up to 22 years after brutally killing his boss in a western Sydney auto wreckers weeks before Christmas in 1995.

AAP

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'Love obsessed' daughter jailed for murder

A Sydney woman whose misguided romantic obsession for a greedy, violent man led them to murder her mother has been jailed until at least 2036.

AAP

'Proven liar' behind 'senseless murder'

A court has been told it should disregard every word said by a proven liar recently jailed for her mother's 2001 murder, unless backed by objective evidence.

AAP

Man accused of being accessory to Mahmoud 'Brownie' Ahmad murder paid $1,000 after alleged hit, court told

A court is told a man charged with being an accessory to the alleged underworld hit of Sydney gangster Mahmoud "Brownie" Ahmad allegedly hired a hotel room and directed a man to move a getaway car.

ABC News

Man admits girlfriend's stabbing murder

A man who suffered a brain injury after falling or jumping from the fourth floor of a Sydney unit block has pleaded guilty to earlier murdering his girlfriend.

AAP

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Jessica Camilleri appeals sentence for killing mother Rita Camilleri in Sydney

A woman who killed her mother in an act of 'brutality' appeals her sentence, saying the judge did not take her disability properly into account.

ABC News

Mind Over Murder review – a truly moving testimony to the healing power of art

This psyche-shatteringly crazy true-crime documentary meticulously shows not just the frailty of humanity – but how a damaged community can be repaired

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: John Wilson’s incredibly clever comedy finally reaches UK screens

The documentarian shares his funny life tutorials. Plus: Mind Over Murder is your new true-crime fix. Here’s everything to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Woman accused of murdering husband pleads not guilty, trial dates set

The Murrumbateman woman allegedly shot her husband dead last August.

The Canberra Times

Smith cleared of baby murder: one thing certain in child's tragic death

We may never know exactly what led to the tragic death of a six-month-old baby in New Lambton in 2019.

Newcastle Herald

Woman whose boyfriend was killed in Bataclan attack 'has no hate' for terrorists

Helen Wilson, 56, lost her boyfriend, Nick Alexander, in the 2015 Paris attack, but now she believes his killers are sorry and that prison isn't the right punishment for them

Daily Mirror

The Bottle Swap founder announces closure of eco-friendly refill business

Helen Wilson has been juggling the firm with full time work - and hopes someone will buy it to give it the attention it deserves

Birmingham Post

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Alleged stabbing murderer deemed trial fit

Weijie He accused of murdering his Chinese student girlfriend in southern Sydney has been found by the NSW Supreme Court to be fit to stand his trial.

The Guardian - US

Memories, manipulation and murder: a true crime docuseries tests the form

Mind Over Murder, a six-part series, searches for reconciliation in a town divided by the wrongful conviction of six people for a 1985 murder

AAP

Accused murderer may not be fit for trial

Weijie He who fell from a southern Sydney unit block where his girlfriend was found stabbed to death may be unfit to stand his murder trial, a court has heard.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Mind Over Murder’ details the crime and punishments that still divide Beatrice, Nebraska

HBO documentary revisits the death of beloved Helen Wilson with interviews, archival video and even a play re-creating the case.

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Newcastle Herald

Killer Lily Ridgeway jailed over stabbing death of Jason Adams at Raymond Terrace

Jason Adams was unarmed, alone and posed 'no threat' to Lily Ridgeway when he arrived at a house at Raymond Terrace in the early hours of February 29, 2020.

AAP

Abuse survivor who killed stranger jailed

A woman jailed for fatally stabbing a stranger in the NSW Hunter region acted out of fear after suffering shocking domestic violence, her sentencing judge said.

ABC News

The Scott Johnson murder mystery was solved this week — but others still haunt Sydney

If a new chapter can be written in Scott Johnson's story after 34 long years, perhaps there's hope for breakthroughs in the other murders that haunt Sydney. But as this week proved, justice comes with a hefty price tag.

The Independent UK

Australian man sentenced to 12 years after admitting to pushing gay American off cliff in 1988

‘The value of a gay man’s life?’, says critic of court’s decision

ABC News

Man acquitted of daughter's sexual abuse because he experienced 'sexsomnia' in his sleep

A man who sexually abused his nine-year-old daughter walks free after a court finds he was asleep at the time – and it is not the only case like it.

ABC News

Helen White's evidence key to ex-husband's jail sentence for Scott Johnson's 1988 murder

If Helen White hadn’t watched a TV show about gay-hate murders in 2019, it’s possible Scott Johnson’s killer would still be a free man. What she did next helped to solve one of Sydney’s longest-running mysteries.

The Independent UK

Sydney man gets 12 years for murdering gay American in 1988

An Australian man was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for the 1988 murder of an American who fell off a Sydney cliff that was known as a gay meeting place

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