May 16 2023
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''The ABC understands an additional 60 cases of unsolved murder or disappearances — including the case of pregnant woman Stacey Thorne who was stabbed to death in her home — will now attract a $1 million reward.
Up until now, that figure has been offered in just four unsolved cases.
The previous investigation into Ms Thorne's murder resulted in a man being wrongfully imprisoned and a Supreme Court ruling that there was credible evidence a knife and a blood-stained cigarette packet was planted at the scene of the murder.''
'Yesterday a petition was tabled in parliament asking for a reward for fresh information to help solve the bungled murder investigation.
2022
www.dailymail.co.uk
''Mr Austic, who has always maintained his innocence, appealed his conviction in 2010 but failed.
That same year, his mother Robyn, determined to prove her son's innocence, sought the help of Dr Clint Hampson, a lawyer who specialises in forensic pathology, after meeting him at a Justice WA dinner.
She begged him to check out the case, and Dr Hampson obliged - albeit warning he was not a 'gun for hire' and would give her his honest opinion.
But just months later, the pro-bono lawyer noticed the cigarette packet was only visible in digital photos of the scene, not in video footage of the table taken a day earlier, suggesting it had been placed there at a later time.''
'In 40 years, I've seen many things, but I've never, ever seen such a blatant attempt to plant incriminating evidence in a case,' Dr Shepherd told Australian Story.'
Investigation into Kehlet outback mystery given $2 million boost under new WA cold case rewards
An additional 60 unsolved missing and murdered persons cases in WA, including those of amateur prospectors Raymond and Jennie Kehlet, will attract rewards of $1 million each for information that results in a conviction.
www.abc.net.au
''The ABC understands an additional 60 cases of unsolved murder or disappearances — including the case of pregnant woman Stacey Thorne who was stabbed to death in her home — will now attract a $1 million reward.
Up until now, that figure has been offered in just four unsolved cases.
The previous investigation into Ms Thorne's murder resulted in a man being wrongfully imprisoned and a Supreme Court ruling that there was credible evidence a knife and a blood-stained cigarette packet was planted at the scene of the murder.''
'Yesterday a petition was tabled in parliament asking for a reward for fresh information to help solve the bungled murder investigation.
2022
How a man spent 12 years in jail for a murder he didn't commit
Stacey Thorne, 34, was 22 weeks pregnant when she was found dead with 21 stab wounds on a neighbours lawn in Boddington, southeast of Perth, in 2007.
That same year, his mother Robyn, determined to prove her son's innocence, sought the help of Dr Clint Hampson, a lawyer who specialises in forensic pathology, after meeting him at a Justice WA dinner.
She begged him to check out the case, and Dr Hampson obliged - albeit warning he was not a 'gun for hire' and would give her his honest opinion.
But just months later, the pro-bono lawyer noticed the cigarette packet was only visible in digital photos of the scene, not in video footage of the table taken a day earlier, suggesting it had been placed there at a later time.''
'In 40 years, I've seen many things, but I've never, ever seen such a blatant attempt to plant incriminating evidence in a case,' Dr Shepherd told Australian Story.'