‘Coward’: police killer shot dead after 7-month manhunt in Australia
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“Australian police killer shot dead after 7-month manhunt”
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“A survivalist conspiracy theorist who used bushcraft to evade officers is dead, ending one of Australia’s largest-ever manhunts”
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“Australian police said on Monday that they shot dead a fugitive gunman wanted for killing two officers, ending a seven-month manhunt for one of the country’s most-wanted criminals.”
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“Desmond Freeman fled into dense bushland in August last year after shooting and killing two police officers on a rural property in Victoria state.”
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— Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman (born 16 February 1973) is an Australian former sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. Her personal best of 48.63 seconds currently ranks her as the 11th-f…
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— George William Freeman (born 12 July 1967) is a British Conservative Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Norfolk since 2010. He previously served as Minister for Science,…
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— On the morning of 26 August 2025, police officers Neal Thompson and Vadim De Waart-Hottart were killed in a shooting at a property near the regional Victorian town of Porepunkah, Australia, while atte…
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“A man has been fatally shot by police at a property in northeast Victoria this morning as part of the operation to locate Desmond Freeman”
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— Arthur Desmond (c. 1859 – 23 January 1929) was a political activist, poet and author. He lived for periods in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, and England.
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— Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman (born 16 February 1973) is an Australian former sprinter, who specialised in the 400 metres event. Her personal best of 48.63 seconds currently ranks her as the 11th-f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathy_Freeman
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— On the morning of 26 August 2025, police officers Neal Thompson and Vadim De Waart-Hottart were killed in a shooting at a property near the regional Victorian town of Porepunkah, Australia, while atte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porepunkah_police_shootings
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“Local media described Freeman as a conspiracy theorist and member of the so-called 'sovereign citizen' movement, which falsely believes it is not subject to the law.”
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