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Claremont killer Bradley Edwards is an obsessively neat prisoner who grooms his guards with smooth talk and lingering gazes.

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LIFE BEHIND BARSPremium
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Meticulous, neat-freak: Jail life of killer Bradley Edwards

On the fifth anniversary of his conviction, we reveal the meticulous prison life of neat-freak Claremont murderer Bradley Edwards who grooms guards with lingering gazes and earns $76 a week.

Ben Harvey

Jennifer Rimmer has died, aged 81.

CRIMEPremiumMother of Claremont victim Jane Rimmer dies

Jennifer Rimmer — the mother who waited more than 20 years to see the killer of her daughter Jane convicted and caged — has died at the age of 81.

Tim Clarke

Pictured left Detective Joe Marrapodi. Inset top right Bradley Edwards and inset bottom right the three girls who vanished from Claremont, Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon.

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MACRO BOMBSHELL: Cop who helped catch Claremont killer quits

A decorated detective who played a key role in the arrest of Claremont killer Bradley Edwards has suddenly quit the force after more than 30 years in the job.

Phil Hickey and Tim Clarke

Jane Rimmer, Sarah Spiers and Ciara Glennon. 

The Claremont MurdersPremiumCatching a Killer: Inside the hunt for a monster

The former head of the task force whose forward-thinking led to the discovery of key evidence that helped convict Claremont killer Bradley Edwards has spoken about the major breakthroughs for the first time.

Emily Moulton

Jane Rimmer laughs while talking to the mystery man outside the hotel.

Claremont killingsPremiumMystery man captured on CCTV with Jane Rimmer comes forward

The riddle of who made Jane Rimmer laugh the night she was abducted by Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards may finally have been solved.

Jake Dietsch

The cast of The Claremont Murders.

Show timePremiumYour guide to all the best Aussie TV shows coming in 2023

Get ready to be thrilled, shocked and entertained by the new crop of locally made series headed our way in 2023.

Clare Rigden

Claremont Trial newsletter PerthNow

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Justice Stephen Hall, the man who found Bradley Edwards guilty of the murders of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon, was on Tuesday appointed as the newest judge on WA’s Court of Appeal.

Justice Stephen HallPremiumMajor new honour for judge who found Claremont killer guilty

The judge who presided over the highest profile murder case in living memory – the trial of Claremont killer Bradley Edwards – has now been appointed to the highest court in the State.

Tim Clarke

Mr Blanch said he wanted to solve the murder of Gerard Ross in 1997 and the suspected murder of Sarah Spiers in 1996.

‘justice always prevails’Police chief’s pledge to solve WA’s most infamous cold cases

Police Commissioner Col Blanch says he is confident two of WA’s most infamous cold cases could be solved.

Shannon Hampton

Claremont killer art.

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Predator’s secretPremium
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Heartless Claremont killer toys with cops from behind bars

WA Police have kept their promise, and continued their efforts to locate Sarah Spiers, conducting jailhouse interviews with heartless Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards but he refuses to reveal a thing.

Brianna Dugan and Tim Clarke

Amanda Forrester at Government House after she was appointed as WA’s DPP.

First female DPPPremiumRenowned prosecutor appointed Supreme Court judge

Amanda Forrester — WA’s most senior prosecutor and the State’s first female Director of Public Prosecutions — has been appointed as a Supreme Court judge.

Shannon Hampton

WA Police have dismissed claims by a horse trainer that he saw a man resembling Claremont killer Bradley Edwards emerging from bushland in the Perth hills the morning Sarah Spiers disappeared.

‘No evidence’PremiumClaims Claremont killer seen on day Sarah vanished refuted

Police dismiss claims by horse trainer that he saw a man resembling Claremont killer Bradley Edwards in Perth hills the morning Sarah Spiers disappeared saying there was “no evidence to validate” it.

Emily Moulton

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Claremont killings to be made into true-crime TV drama

It was the case that gripped Perth for two decades. Now Seven is set to produce a new drama based on the Claremont killings, to start filming next year.

Clare Rigden

Claremont killer Bradley Edwards repeatedly went to Rockingham around the time the 11-year-old schoolboy was snatched in a ‘blitz-style attack’ and killed 24 years ago.

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Did the Claremont killer murder Gerard Ross too?

Claremont killer Bradley Edwards repeatedly went to Rockingham around the time the 11-year-old schoolboy was snatched in a ‘blitz-style attack’ and killed 24 years ago, new information reveals.

Kristin Shorten

Bradley Edwards’ Kewdale home he bought with his former wife.

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Claremont killer’s Kewdale home secretly up for sale

The unremarkable home where the Claremont serial killer lived most of his double life — and where he was finally arrested after 20 years of hiding in plain sight — has quietly been put up for sale.

Tim Clarke

Elizabeth Mead was also attacked by Bradley Edwards.

Chilling encounterPremiumBradley Edwards victim recounts terrifying home ambush

One of Bradley Robert Edwards’ first victims has broken her silence, revealing the moment the Claremont killer ambushed her inside her Huntingdale home and how she bravely fought him off.

Sarah Steger

Claremontkiller Bradley Robert Edwards.

Appeal deadlinePremiumClaremont killer chooses not to appeal conviction

Bradley Robert Edwards has failed to lodge an appeal against his conviction for killing Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon, potentially bringing to an end WA’s longest and most expensive murder mystery.

Tim Clarke

Convicted Claremont killer Bradley Edwards during the trial.

Bradley EdwardsPremiumClaremont killer’s ‘burst of fury’ behind bars

One disturbing incident gave those inside Casuarina Prison, where Claremont killer Bradley Edwards spent time before his conviction, a possible glimpse of the monster behind the ‘polite’ facade.

Court sketch of convicted Claremont killer Bradley Edwards.

Deadline loomsPremiumLegal Aid refuses to fund Claremont killer appeal

Convicted Claremont killer Bradley Edwards will have to pay for any appeal against his landmark murder convictions himself, after Legal Aid rejected a request to fund any potential legal challenge.

Tim Clarke

On this day in 1996, 18-year-old Sarah Spiers vanished from the streets of Claremont. Twenty-five years later, her family is still chasing justice.

WA cold casePremiumTwenty-five years of pain: Remembering Sarah Spiers

On this day in 1996, 18-year-old Sarah Spiers vanished from the streets of Claremont. Twenty-five years later, her family is still chasing justice.

Kate Ryan

The prosecution lawyer responsible for securing the conviction of Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards has been appointed a District Court judge.

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Claremont killer’s prosecutor now a judge

The prosecution lawyer responsible for securing the conviction of Bradley Robert Edwards has been appointed a District Court judge, The West can exclusively reveal.

Peter Law

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‘I think we’ve finally got him’Premium
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The inside story of a killer’s early-morning arrest

In this exclusive extract from Tim Clarke’s gripping book, Enigma Of The Dark, police plan their move on Bradley Edwards — and reveal the details of the arrest that led to the trial of the century.

Tim Clarke

Mr Denis Glennon fronted the media this morning following the sentence of Bradley Robert Edwards.

HeartbreakingSentence ‘just’ but closure is ‘nonsensical’

The father of murdered Claremont victim Ciara Glennon has delivered a heartbreaking statement in the wake of Bradley Robert Edwards sentence of at least 40 years.

Emily Moulton

Bradley Robert Edwards has been sentenced to life in prison.

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Claremont killer must never be set free

Bradley Edwards spending his last sad and pathetic decades rotting behind razor wire is the only outcome that would ever be acceptable to the WA public.