Homicide

Nick Reiner briefly faces court three days after he was arrested over the stabbing murders of his Hollywood director father, Rob Reiner, and mother, Michele Singer Reiner.

Police are still waiting to examine a large volume of evidence, including a a post-mortem report in the "complex" alleged murder case involving Tamika Chesser, a court has heard.

As Nick Reiner, son of film director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, is arrested on suspicion of their murder, US President Donald Trump's response sparks a bipartisan backlash.

Kwang Kyung Yoo murdered a woman and child at a Sydney taekwondo studio before killing the woman's husband at their home. 

With police releasing a person of interest, the manhunt continues for the Brown University shooter who killed two students and injured nine others. 

Police have arrested a 37-year-old man for the alleged murder of a woman who was found unresponsive in Adelaide's parklands in January.

A 44-year-old man admits killing Perth lawyer Alice McShera, whose body was found in a hotel room in the upmarket Crown Towers complex in 2023.

Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis will remain behind bars, after the South Australian Parole Board's decision to release him was overturned.

Fifteen people were killed, including a 10-year-old girl. One of the two gunmen has also died, while a further 42 people were taken to hospital.

Jude Wijesinghe is sentenced to 30 years' jail for stabbing his Canberra zoo colleague Tshewang Choden to death in the storeroom of the kitchen area where they both worked.

Lawyers for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, have sought to limit media access to ensure a fair trial. 

An Illawarra man living with diagnosed schizophrenia did kill his father in February 2024 but is not criminally responsible. 

Jeffrey Purse says a court's decision to dismiss an appeal by his son's killer offers "some justice" for his family, as the search for Michael Purse's remains continues.

The 24-year-old is remembered for her generous spirit and love of animals. It took a protracted effort to bring her killer back to Australia and before a court, during which time he revealed little emotion. 

A 76-year-old woman accused of murdering her aged care roommate in Perth is deemed unfit to stand trial by a Supreme Court judge.

Police charge a 28-year-old woman with murder over the shooting death of a 41-year-old in Slacks Creek last week. A 42-year-old man is also facing charges over the incident.

The family of a Melbourne woman who was brutally killed by her partner say they're distraught after the man was found not guilty due to mental impairment.

On this day in history, the US carried out its first execution by lethal injection — a method thought up by one doctor. 

Convicted killer Bevan Spencer von Einem — who police have linked to "The Family" — has died while serving a life sentence for the sexually motivated abduction and murder of Richard Kelvin in 1983.

Long before Greg Lynn was convicted of murder in Victoria's High Country, his estranged wife died suddenly at home in Mount Macedon. Now, some of those closest to Lisa Lynn are pushing for the coroner to re-examine her death.