EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION: By the definition of the law, whenever there’s a murder, there must be a murderer. But what happens when that murderer is never found? One of the most infamous Australian homicide cold cases is the senseless slaughter in early 1977 of two young women in the inner city Melbourne suburb of Collingwood: The Easey Street Murders. Despite the passage of time, vastly improved investigation and forensic techniques, the identity of the perpetrator of those brutal, callous violations still, to this day, remains a complete mystery. The question is, why?
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Gary Johnston is an author, academic and former parole officer with decades of experience in the criminal justice system. He is True News Weekly's Deputy Editor and Melbourne correspondent. His book 'No Previous Conviction' was published in May 2017 and is available on Amazon.
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