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Murderer 'can’t be let out. He’ll do it again’

The estranged partner of murderer Robert Long has issued a chilling warning after his latest bid to win release on...

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03rd Feb. 2021 4:02 PM

The estranged partner of murderer Robert Long has issued a chilling warning after his latest bid to win release on parole.

Why stepdaughter wants backpacker murderer Long in jail

The estranged stepdaughter of backpacker murderer Robert Long has pleaded for authorities to never let him out of jail.

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23rd June 2020 5:06 AM

Robert Long’s stepdaughter says “as long as he has got life in him, someone will suffer”.

Please don't let murderer out: Survivors' parole plea

Childers backpackers fire survivors and victims’s families send letters to the parole board, begging them to keep the...

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19th June 2020 1:06 PM

Childers backpackers fire survivors and victims’s families send letters to the parole board, begging them to keep the convicted killer locked up.

‘Justice not served’: Survivors’ move to keep killer in jail

Survivors of the horrific Childers hostel fire that killed 15 people say they feel “powerless” as they launched an eleventh...

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10th June 2020 7:06 AM

Deathly screams and a desperate scramble for life

‘Follow my voice, the open door is here’. Backpackers held their breath as they pushed through thick black smoke as flames...

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07th June 2020 12:06 PM

‘Follow my voice, the open door is here’. Backpackers held their breath as they pushed through thick black smoke as flames jumped from rooms around them.

‘Snaky little bastard’: Inside killer’s prison life

Childers Backpackers murderer Robert Paul Long stands over geriatric prisoners in jail and abuses his job as a carer.

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07th June 2020 5:06 AM

Childers Backpackers murderer Robert Paul Long stands over geriatric prisoners in jail and abuses his job as a carer. nmates describe him as an ‘absolute grub'.

Torture, torment and fantasy: Makings of suicidal madman

Childers backpacker murderer Robert Long had a long history of being a violent, suicidal pyromaniac who stalked women, lit...

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06th June 2020 12:06 PM

Childers backpacker murderer Robert Long had a long history of being a violent, suicidal pyromaniac who stalked women, lit fires and invented wild stories.

‘I’m dying anyway’: Murderer’s bizarre $10 note confession

It’s the dying confession on a $10 note of killer Robert Long who had just stabbed a cop in the jaw during a dramatic...

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06th June 2020 5:06 AM

It’s the dying confession on a $10 note of killer Robert Long who had just stabbed a cop in the jaw during a dramatic arrest.