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50 years later and a name has finally been put to this infamous sketch. Source: Getty

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Breakthrough: Zodiac Killer identified after 50 years

Investigators believe they have finally figured out who the notorious murderer was.

Written byNadia Chapman

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Phone scams on the rise. Watch out for these warning signs.

Phone scams on the rise. Watch out for these warning signs.

Financial losses to sophisticated phone scams have increased from last year

Written byMatthew Hart

Record financial losses reported due to scam activity. Source: Getty Images.

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William Tyrrell update: Key figure doesn’t have an alibi

William Tyrrell update: Key figure doesn’t have an alibi

William Tyrrell disappeared from his foster grandmother's home in Kendall, NSW, in 2014.

Written byPenelope Pelecas

William Tyrrell has been missing since September 12, 2014. Source: Facebook

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Convicted murderer Arthur ‘Neddy’ Smith dies in jail aged 76

Convicted murderer Arthur ‘Neddy’ Smith dies in jail aged 76

Neddy was serving a life sentence in jail for two murders.

Written byPenelope Pelecas

Neddy Smith's death was confirmed on Wednesday night. Source: 7News Australia/Twitter

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Five injured, man shot dead in New Zealand terror attack

Five injured, man shot dead in New Zealand terror attack

Witnesses said the man was “running around like a lunatic” stabbing people in the Auckland shopping mall.

Written byMeagan Lawrence

Police stand guard after a terror attack in Auckland on Friday. Source: Getty

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Rapist Mohammed Skaf granted parole after 20 years behind bars

Rapist Mohammed Skaf granted parole after 20 years behind bars

The Skaf brothers led a gang of rapists who terrorised Sydney in the lead up to the Olympics.

Written byMeagan Lawrence

Serial rapist Mohammed Skaf is set to be freed. Source: 7 News (Twitter)

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Qld grandfather jailed for sexually abusing 8 granddaughters

Qld grandfather jailed for sexually abusing 8 granddaughters

"He will now die an old man - unloved and exposed as the monster that he is."

Written byPenelope Pelecas

The disgraced grandfather has been sentenced to 13 years behind bars. Source: Getty

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Man charged with sexual assault of 90-year-old aged care resident

Man charged with sexual assault of 90-year-old aged care resident

The elderly woman woke to find a man sexually abusing her about 4.45am on Sunday.

Written byPenelope Pelecas

The horrifying incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning. Source: Getty

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Six dead in terrifying shooting in Plymouth, UK

Six dead in terrifying shooting in Plymouth, UK

The Devon and Cornwall Police have stressed it is not a terrorism-related incident.

Written byPenelope Pelecas

Emergency services attended the crime scene in Plymouth, UK, on Thursday, where six people were shot dead. Source: Getty

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Shock and anger as charges dropped over strawberry needles

Shock and anger as charges dropped over strawberry needles

The prosecution withdrew all allegations against the woman.

Written byAnna Wall

Strawberry farmers across Queensland were devastated when needles were found in the fruit in supermarkets across the state. Source: Getty