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John Dale

John Dale reviews ‘Getting Away with Murder: The true story of Julie Ramage’s death’ by Phil Cleary, ‘Norfolk: Island of secrets’ by Tim Latham and ‘Murdered by the Mob: The mafia hit that shocked Australia’ by Rachel Morris

November 2005, no. 276 01 November 2005
True crime is experiencing a boom these days. Its popularity is directly connected to the number of forensic investigative shows on television. The average viewer of CSI probably knows more about criminal profiling and blood pattern analysis than most retired police officers. At least one book, it seems, is published on every major murder committed in Australia. Some murders warrant the public’s ... (read more)