mysterious death

NSW Deputy Coroner Suggests Racism Affected Investigation into Teenager's Death

NSW Deputy State Coroner Harriet Grahame has suggested racism may have impacted the investigation into the death of 17-year-old Indigenous teenager Mark Anthony Haines in 1988. His body was found on train tracks near Tamworth, and while police initially ruled it suicide, the coroner has ruled out suicide and suspects foul play, recommending the case be referred to the Unsolved Homicide Squad.

Charmain Speirs' mysterious death in Ghana hotel bathtub

Charmain Speirs, a Scottish woman, was found dead in a Ghanaian hotel bathtub six months after marrying her husband, Ghanaian pastor Eric Adusah. Adusah was charged with murder but released due to lack of evidence. A new podcast and BBC documentary explore questions surrounding her death, with friends suggesting she was investigating her husband's true identity.

The mysterious death of the teenager who posed as a Russian billionaire – podcast

The journalist Patrick Radden Keefe on trying to unravel the double life and tragic death of 19-year-old Zac Brettler – and what it tells us about London’s dark underbellyFor decades, London has been a magnet for global wealth, a flashy playground for the super-rich. To one teenage boy, it contained an elite scene he desperately wanted to be part of: the oligarch class.Not just rich, but powerfully connected billionaires who amassed such huge fortunes with so few questions asked that they helped turn London into what was called the “dirty money capital” of the world. Zac Brettler began posing as the son of one. Within months, he was found dead on the riverbank in central London. He was 19 years old. Continue reading...

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