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Dezi Freeman: How the fugitive was killed

5/26/202628 min

Dezi Freeman - wanted for the murder of two police officers - was shot and killed in March this year. More details of that day have now been revealed in the Coroner’s court. 

Wodonga reporter Ashlee Aldridge knows the area well, and reveals for the first time the police’s version of events presented to the inquest into the fugitive’s death. 

If you have any questions you’d like Ashlee and Stocky to answer in future episodes, please email thecaseof@abc.net.au.   

The Case Of is the follow-up to the hit podcast Mushroom Case Daily, and all episodes of that show will remain available in the back catalogue of The Case Of.

Clips

The Final Two-Minute Shootout
Hours Of Goading And Baton Fire
No Cameras On Special Ops
One Bullet Unaccounted For
Community Relief And Frustration

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Stephen Stockwell· Host0:00

    At a rural picnic spot in the dark, a young man suddenly disappears You could nearly say an alien took him away because he's just vanished When more clues from that night surface, something doesn't sit right It's nonsensical where the stuff is. It's been stashed I'm Rob Bergen. Join me as I investigate what became of Jack in the new season of Unravel. Is it a murder? Is it someone just gone missing? Do you know where my son is? Search for the Unravel podcast on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.

  2. Ashlee Aldridge· Guest0:29

    ABC Listen, podcasts, radio, news, music, and more.

  3. Stephen Stockwell· Host0:34

    The Coroner's Court in Melbourne is a long way from where Desi Freeman was killed on the Victorian border, and from where he killed two police officers. But it's where we heard the minute-by-minute breakdown of his final morning. I'm Stephen Stockwell. This is the case of- Police haven't sighted the fugitive since he escaped into the bush The last time that he was seen, he was heavily armed. Do not approach him. We have searched over 40 square kilometers by foot, by air, and we will not give up.

  4. Ashlee Aldridge· Guest1:14

    Early this morning, they pounced, shooting the fugitive dead as he emerged, believed to be wrapped in a blanket and carrying a gun.

  5. Stephen Stockwell· Host1:22

    The coroner will investigate exactly how Freeman's final moments unfolded.

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