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Dezi Freeman associates questioned as police map escape

A male and female associate of cop killer Dezi Freeman have been arrested and released as police work to piece together how he escaped police detection.

AAP

Cop killer not the first fugitive drawn to 'wild west'

A century before double murderer Dezi Freeman set foot in the isolated Upper Murray, another fugitive killer also sparked a statewide manhunt.

AAP

Afternoon Update: PM to address nation; Porepunkah grapples with Dezi Freeman’s death; and a miracle dog rescue

Anthony Albanese expected to encourage Australians to play their part in the fuel crisis

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‘It’s really polarised the population’: amid a police search for Dezi Freeman’s helpers, some sympathy towards the double-murderer remains

Police say anyone who helped the 56-year-old fugitive, who allegedly killed two police officers, ‘will be held to account’

The Guardian - AU

Freeman family anguish as tip-off leads to $1m claim

Dezi Freeman's family are struggling to cope with his death, as sources suggest his hiding spot was uncovered following a tip-off from a member of the public.

AAP

Afternoon Update: debit and credit card surcharges scrapped; younger workers to be paid more; and the worst of reality TV

RBA estimates card surcharges cost consumers about $1.6bn a year

The Guardian - AU

Slain fugitive could become sovereign citizen 'martyr'

Double police killer Dezi Freeman may now be considered a martyr by some who share his extreme anti-government beliefs, experts have warned.

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Alpine town desperate to move on from Freeman's crimes

Can the small alpine community where Dezi Freeman shot dead two police officers, sparking a seven-month manhunt, shake off the stigma of the notorious murders?

AAP

Morning Mail: Labor’s fuel relief may be slow to arrive, Spain closes airspace to US military, gen Z’s old-fashioned views

Despite Labor’s excise cuts, Australians may not get cheaper fuel for days or weeks; a global study has found Australian gen Z men are likely to hold outdated gender roles.

The Guardian - AU

‘I was surprised he was here’: the hunt for Dezi Freeman ended on a remote family property at Thologolong

Until they heard the gunshots, locals say they had no idea the 56-year-old fugitive had been hiding out next door

The Guardian - AU

Community searches for answers over shock Freeman find

Unanswered questions are reverberating through a border community after alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman was found on an isolated bush block.

AAP

Who knew what? Rumours swirl about cop killer's hideout

Theories are swirling about double police killer Dezi Freeman's death near a small mountainous town as officers comb his squalid hiding place.

AAP

An isolated property, a morning standoff and an armed fugitive: Dezi Freeman’s final hours

Freeman is understood to have emerged from his hideout cloaked in a blanket or doona, which he dropped to reveal a weapon

The Guardian - AU

Who Is Dezi Freeman? Notorious Australian Cop Killer Shot Dead After Refusing Surrender in 7-Month Hunt

The story of Dezi Freeman, a fugitive and Australia's most wanted after fatally shooting two police officers. His intense manhunt and final standoff highlighted challenges posed by the sovereign citizen movement.

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Fugitive Dezi Freeman shot dead by police after months on the run

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Notorious Fugitive Dezi Freeman Shot Dead in Rural Victoria Stand-Off

A massive police operation in Victoria ended with the fatal capture of Dezi Freeman, the fugitive accused of killing two officers. Learn about the seven-month manhunt and its dramatic conclusion.

The Independent UK

Australian police believe fugitive Dezi Freeman shot dead after months on the run

Police had been searching for ‘sovereign citizen’ since he fatally shot two officers last August

The Guardian - AU

Seven months ago, Dezi Freeman vanished in the mountain fog. Now he’s been shot dead – but many questions remain

The ‘sovereign citizen’ who killed two police officers had left in his wake a haze of rumours and misinformation

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How fugitive Dezi Freeman used bush to evade capture

Self-described sovereign citizen Dezi Freeman travelled up to 200 kilometres under the noses of police before being shot dead at a rural property.

The Conversation

How do fugitives like Dezi Freeman evade police for so long?

Police killer Dezi Freeman evaded authorities for more than 200 days before he was reportedly shot and killed by police on Monday morning.

The Independent UK

Australian police fatally shoot a suspect in a 3-hour standoff after 2 officers killed

Australian police believe they have shot dead a suspect accused of killing two police officers and seriously wounding a third in a remote forest region seven months ago

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Fuel excise halved for three months; Dezi Freeman shot dead; and when moving abroad for love goes wrong

The move will save motorists 26 cents a litre at the pump from 1 April

The Guardian - AU

What we know so far about the shooting of fugitive Desmond ‘Dezi’ Freeman

Police shot dead a man on Monday, in an operation police said ended their seven-month search for the 59-year-old who has been on the run since allegedly killing two police officers in Porepunkah

The Guardian - AU

Who is Dezi Freeman and what did he do? What to know about the Australian fugitive shot dead by Victoria police

56-year-old ‘sovereign citizen’ had been on the run after allegedly killing two police officers at Porepunkah in Australian alpine region in August

The Conversation

After 216 days on the run, how was Dezi Freeman caught and what happens now?

For more than 200 days, police killer Dezi Freeman was on the run in the harsh bush terrain of north-east Victoria after shooting and killing two police officers in August 2025.

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