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Dezi Freeman and his wife, Amalia (Mali) Freeman.

Dezi Freeman’s wife won’t be charged with obstructing police manhunt

Police sources say the decision not to charge Amalia Freeman has frustrated many officers involved in the investigation.

  • Cameron Houston

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Police and CIRT officers searched for months for alleged double murderer Dezi Freeman

Innocent family sue police over raid, arrest in Dezi Freeman manhunt

A resident who says he had never met Freeman was ordered at gunpoint to lie facedown and restrained with zip ties, before he was told by officers he was under arrest for harbouring a fugitive.

  • Cameron Houston
Dezi Freeman fled into the mountains around Porepunkah after allegedly shooting dead two police officers in August.

The single reported gunshot that might lead police to Dezi Freeman

Reports a single shot was heard 20 minutes after two officers were killed on a Porepunkah property have led Victoria Police to undertake high-tech firearms acoustic testing in the latest effort to locate Dezi Freeman in dense bush.

  • Grant McArthur
Alleged Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman, pictured in 2018.

‘I hope he’s at peace now’: Unseen footage of Dezi Freeman emerges as brother believes him dead

Dezi Freeman’s brother said he believed the Porepunkah fugitive was dead in dense bush at Mount Buffalo, as the High Country search enters a seventh week.

  • Angus Delaney
Alleged Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman, pictured in 2018.

Police ramp up search for Dezi Freeman near Mount Buffalo as manhunt enters 37th day

Almost 100 extra officers are conducting an additional sweep of bushland in Mount Buffalo in the search for the alleged police murderer.

  • Hannah Hammoud, Marta Pascual Juanola and Alexander Darling
Dezi Freeman.

Police swoop on isolated hamlet in bid to flush out Dezi Freeman

Police said on Wednesday evening they had conducted a planned operation in Victoria’s north-east as part of the manhunt for the alleged police murderer.

  • Alexander Darling and Marta Pascual Juanola
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Fugitive Dezi Freeman.

Anyone caught harbouring accused police killer Dezi Freeman risks 20 years’ jail

Police have searched more than 100 homes in Victoria’s High Country as one of Australia’s largest ever manhunts enters its fourth week.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Bright cafe owner Leanne Boyd welcomes the relief package.

‘Safe to visit’: Businesses hit by hunt for alleged police killer urge tourists to return

Businesses hard hit by the ongoing search for Dezi Freeman have welcomed a $2.5 million rescue package for the region. 

  • Cara Waters
Over 115 heavily armed police from around Australia and New Zealand scoured bushland in the state’s north-east on Friday for alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman.

After three weeks, travel warning lifted as police continue search for suspected police killer

Facing a fraught balance between public safety and local needs, Victoria Police have lifted a travel warning for a remote town, even as a massive manhunt for Dezi Freeman continues in the surrounding bushland.

  • Chris Vedelago
Mount Buffalo, the sacred mountain of secrets, is closed.

Mount Buffalo, the sacred mountain of secrets, is closed

The centre of one of Australia’s biggest manhunts, Mount Buffalo’s secrets, both new and ancient, are tucked away in its dreaming clouds.

  • Tony Wright