Cloe Read
Cloe Read is the crime and court reporter at Brisbane Times.
Accused killer makes claim in police interview over missing beauty queen
Her body was never found, with the suspect shown photos of authorities excavating his front yard.
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Identity of high-profile married man to remain suppressed for weeks
The man, known in court documents only as “MM” and not facing any charges himself, has been named as part of an extortion case.
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Bid to unmask high-profile man embroiled in extortion case
A magistrate upheld orders proposed by the prosecution relating to the case in a Cairns court to keep the case suppressed.
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Hanson hosts barbecue for Ben Roberts-Smith supporters, questions his superiors
Against the backdrop of her party’s surging popularity, the One Nation leader threw her support behind the accused war criminal at a Brisbane park and also criticised police and media covering the case.
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‘I’ve been with police’: Messages from accused killer Zumba instructor revealed
The jury was also read several notebook entries, written by Priscilla Brooten before she was allegedly killed by her boyfriend.
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‘She never responded’: Daughter tells murder trial of fear when mother went silent
Priscilla Brooten, a former beauty queen in the US, disappeared from her Brisbane home in July 2018. Her body has never been found.
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‘Thankful to be alive’: Zumba instructor accused of killing girlfriend faces new trial
Handwritten notes made by a US citizen before she suspiciously disappeared have been read to a jury as part of a second trial for her accused killer.
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Palaszczuk’s surgeon partner suspended from practising
Dr Reza Adib stands accused of detaining a woman against her will in his Gold Coast apartment and allegedly raping and sexually assaulting her.
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Accused killer told police of ‘hidden secrets’ before girlfriend went missing
Mark Sheridan Waden told police his girlfriend, a US citizen and former beauty queen, disappeared after he threatened to report her to immigration officials.
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Two years after meeting a man at Zumba, Priscilla Brooten was dead. Now he’s on trial for murder
The same day a US beauty queen disappeared and was allegedly murdered, her boyfriend messaged his new girlfriend talking about sharing a “long kiss”.
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