1863: One Shot from the Bush: the Outlaw Whose Rescue Attempt Killed His Brother
Larry Cummins was 20 when a Goulburn jury convicted him of armed robbery and he was sentenced to fifteen years of hard labour, the first in irons. Read more →
1974: Spared the Gallows, Paroled from Alcatraz, Caught at Last: the Arrest of the Want-Ad Killer
The Want Ad Killer,Harvey Carignan, was arrested in Minnesota on 24 September 1974, at the end of a ten-day rampage. Read more →
2009: Manson Family Cult Member Dies in Prison
Susan Atkins, one of the most notorious members of Charles Manson’s cult and a participant in the infamous 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders, died in custody at California’s Central California Women’s Facility while serving a life sentence. Atkins had spent nearly four decades behind bars, repeatedly denied parole despite being terminally ill with brain cancer in her final years. Read more →
2020: The Claremont Serial Killer Convicted of Two Murders in Perth
After 24 years, the case that haunted Perth came down to a single judge and a 619-page verdict. Read more →
