Stories from Melbourne, Victoria, Austrália

Mr Cruel: the linked Melbourne attacks and the search for justice for Karmein Chan

A series of attacks in Melbourne became known as the work of “Mr Cruel”. This dossier traces the cases police linked, the abduction and murder of Karmein Chan, the clues that did not identify a culprit, and what official records actually establish.

5,804 km · Estação Amundsen–Scott

Rodney Marks: methanol death in the South Pole winter

In May 2000, Australian astrophysicist Rodney Marks died at Amundsen-Scott station. An autopsy found methanol poisoning, but investigators could not establish how he ingested it. This dossier follows his science, final hours, lost evidence, and the limits of the coroner’s finding.

6,332 km · Sepang

Flight MH370: 239 people, seven hours of signals and an ocean without an answer

The Boeing 777 vanished on 8 March 2014 with 239 people aboard. Radar, satellite records and identified debris steered the investigation toward the southern Indian Ocean, but have not revealed an impact site or cause. This dossier follows the evidence, the searches and the operation concluded in 2026.

8,122 km · Osaka

Renraku Matsumura: the posters that turned Osaka into a question

Since 2009, small stickers showing an older man and ambiguous phrases have appeared across Osaka. Contemporary Japanese records show where they were seen and how they varied. The man’s identity, the maker and the purpose of the posters remain unconfirmed.