Courts & Justice

Scathing reportCCC slammed for ‘picking and choosing’ investigations

WA’s Corruption and Crime Commission has failed to use its full powers to stamp out systemic police misconduct, while choosing which excessive force allegations it prioritises, a probe has found.

Michael Traill

Claremont podcastThe verdict analysis

Leading barrister Tom Percy QC says Justice Stephen Hall could have found Bradley Robert Edwards guilty of Sarah Spiers’ murder. Listen to the latest episode here.

Kate Ryan

The West LiveStaggering cost of hunt for Claremont killer revealed

WA Police Minister Michelle Roberts has revealed the staggering expense of the 20-year hunt for Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards.

Caitlyn Rintoul & Jenna Clarke

House of a murdererDark secrets hidden in Claremont killer’s derelict home

Four years after police stormed Bradley Robert Edwards’ home, the house still sits empty — its boarded-up doors hiding the dark secrets of the Claremont killer.

Sarah Steger

HeartbreakingDenis Glennon’s heartfelt thanks in emotional statement

The father of Claremont victim Ciara Glennon has opened up about the promise he made to “find her killer or die trying” — as he broke his silence in the wake of Bradley Edwards’ conviction.

BreakthroughDuo on murder charges over death at ‘half-way house’

Detectives have charged Jack Dearing and Lawrence David Bianchini, both 34, with the murder of 43-year-old Jeremy Stuart Brown in Armadale last week.

Sarah Steger

Claremont verdictClaremont families’ fortitude in face of pure evil

For the many people who had waited so long for justice in the case of the Claremont serial killer, this was a day of solemnity — not celebration

John Flint

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Rape accused boxer bashed in pub by bikie

Suspended Geraldton junior boxing coach Justin Crudeli asked for charges against a bikie who bashed him to be dropped, a court has been told.

Geoff Vivian

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Tom Percy: The three key moments in Claremont conviction

One of WA’s best criminal lawyers, Tom Percy QC, discusses the three crucial moments in the Claremont trial that led to the conviction of Bradley Robert Edwards for two murders.

Tom Percy

At capacityFormer Claremont case cops shut out of courtroom

Detectives currently not involved in the Macro investigation were advised not to attend court on Thursday through a directive issued by the State’s top cop Chris Dawson.

Phil Hickey

Key evidenceKimono ‘catalyst’ to bringing down Claremont killer

A former detective sergeant didn’t know it at the time, but years later the silk kimono he held up for cameras in 1988 would end up being one of the most crucial pieces of evidence in WA’s mega trial.

Phil Hickey

Grim taskThe man who ‘set the foundations’ to catch a killer

Detective Paul Ferguson was once the face of the hunt for the Claremont killer who put his life on hold in the search for justice.

Tim Clarke

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Making of a murderer: The Claremont killer’s sick past

Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards had just started high school when he began to act on what would become an entrenched, persistent fetish for women’s underwear that raged on until his arrest.

Shannon Hampton

New podcast episodeJustice delivered

Join Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke and Damien Cripps as they digest the verdict for which WA has waited a quarter of a century, and share the outpouring of emotion that followed the verdict.

Kate Ryan

Claremont killerLover of Edwards’ wife ‘feels sick’ over killing spree

The lover of Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards’ first wife says he feels ‘sick’ that he might have been the trigger for a killing spree.

Hiding in plain sightNeighbours say Edwards always came across as ‘creepy’

Perth locals who lived next to Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards have revealed what he was like, sharing several strange interactions with the now convicted killer.

Shocking claimsClaremont victim ‘may have known’ her killer

A close friend of Jane Rimmer has made the sensational claim the Claremont killer’s victim may have known her murderer.

Michael Traill

‘I thought I would die’Edwards’ hospital victim bravely waives anonymity

The social worker who was attacked by Claremont killer Bradley Edwards at Hollywood Hospital more than 30 years ago can finally be revealed after courageously agreeing to lift a suppression order.

Emily Moulton

Heartbreaking statement‘The healing process can begin’: Jane’s family

The family of Jane Rimmer has released a statement revealing they can take ‘some comfort’ in the conviction of her killer Bradley Robert Edwards.

Rourke Walsh

Silent killerEdwards was ‘never raised as a suspect’: Police chief

Commissioner Chris Dawson has revealed that convicted killer Bradley Robert Edwards was ‘never actually nominated by anyone as a suspect, despite the thousands of people of interest police spoke to.

Sarah Steger

Timeline of fearHow the Claremont killer terrorised Perth for 32 years

From the theft of women’s underwear in 1988 to today’s guilty verdict for the murders of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon, here’s how Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards kept a city in fear.

Tim Clarke

Bitter-sweet outcomeVictims’ families react to verdict with dignified grace

There were no cheers, fist-pumps, or claps. All family members of the three victims, as well as the survivors of Edwards earlier evil acts, reacted with the same dignified grace.

John Flint

No closure‘Tell us where Sarah is’: Premier to Edwards

Mark McGowan has pleaded with Bradley Robert Edwards to disclose any knowledge he has of the location of Sarah Spiers’ body while vowing to continue the hunt for her killer.

Josh Zimmerman

HeartbrokenClaremont pub owner’s tears over ‘ruined lives’

Jon Sainken, who co-owned the Continental Hotel and Club Bayview at the time the women disappeared, sobbed as he told how he was one of the many West Australians shaken by their deaths.

Daryna Zadvirna