Inquest
Mother calls for inquest into daughter's death
Marissa Calligeros A mother has called for a coroner's inquest into the death of her daughter whose drug-dealing boyfriend has been linked to the deaths of two teenagers.
Nurses inquest: witness grilled over blood on car
Marissa Calligeros Desmond Roy Hilton once admitted to cleaning blood from the back seat of a car belonging to the men suspected of killing Sydney nurses Lorraine Wilson and Wendy Evans.
Man confessed to killing nurses, witness tells inquest
Marissa Calligeros Walter Laurie was 10 years old when he travelled with his parents to a paddock in Murphys Creek, west of Brisbane.
Electrocuted teen wasn't trained: inquest
A teenager who was electrocuted while installing insulation under a government scheme wasn't given any training or protective gear, a Brisbane court has been told.
Decision to cancel surf championships a minute too late: inquest
Amelia Bentley A decision to call off the Australian Surf Life Saving Championships held in rough sea conditions on the Gold Coast last year was to be made a minute after a young competitor was killed by a wayward...
Morcombes 'quietly confident' for inquest
Christine Flatley An inquest into 2003 disappearance and suspected abduction of Sunshine Coast teenager is set to begin on Monday.
Death sparks call for lawnmower review
Christine Flatley The death of a young boy who fell off a modified ride-on mower has prompted a coroner to call for an overhaul of safety standards for the machinery.
The moment Leanne's father knew she was in trouble
Marissa Calligeros Sergeant Damian Rockett was working a shift in his south Brisbane district when he heard a radio call for a patrol car to attend a familiar address.
Serious fears about hospital's mental health unit
Tony Moore A 28-year-old patient at Princess Alexandra Hospital's mental health unit had been drinking three bottles of vodka a day inside the centre – without being stopped by staff – in the...
Suspect tells family: 'It wasn't me'
Marissa Calligeros Across a Toowoomba courtroom, the families of slain Sydney nurses Lorraine Wilson and Wendy Evans faced two men accused of the murders as both denied having any involvement in the crime.
Nurses tied to a tree for days: witness
Marissa Calligeros A coronial inquest has heard two Sydney nurses killed nearly four decades ago may have been tied to a tree in the Queensland bush for up to three days.
'I swear upon God I did not.' Key persons of interest denies role in nurses' deaths
Marissa Calligeros Two key police suspects in the 1974 killings of two Sydney nurses have denied having any involvement in the crime.
Salesman saw two women tied up on side of the road
Marissa Calligeros A retired machinery salesman recalls seeing two young women being tied up on the Toowoomba Range Road sometime in the mid-1970s.
Witnesses haunted by failure to help women
Marissa Calligeros Their "blood-curdling" screams appear to have been heard by police, the sight of them being manhandled seen by motorists.
'The most blood-curdling screams I've ever heard': search resumes into who killed Sydney's hitchhiking nurses
Marissa Calligeros Michele Tuitufu was just five-years-old when her sister Wendy Evans was killed in one of the nation's most shocking unsolved crimes.
Wrong men convicted of infamous nightclub arson?
Tony Moore Until the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, this Fortitude Valley street corner was the site of Australia's worst mass murder, the March 8, 1973 Whiskey Au Go Go firebombing.
Cold case murder: husband to stand trial
Marissa Calligeros The state coroner has recommended Alan Noel Leahy stand trial over the murder of his wife and her best friend more than two decades ago.
Police draw Tasers more often
Marissa Calligeros Queensland's police watchdog says officers are drawing their Taser stun guns more frequently than they were three years ago, but in most cases don't actually use them.
