After 216 days on the run, how was Dezi Freeman caught and what happens now?
- Written by Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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.
Freeman was reportedly shot dead by police on Monday morning.
In a press conference on Monday, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush didn’t confirm the...
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