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‘It’s really polarised the population’: amid a police search for Dezi Freeman’s helpers, some sympathy towards the double-murderer remains

Police say anyone who helped the 56-year-old fugitive, who allegedly killed two police officers, ‘will be held to account’

The Guardian - AU

Alpine town desperate to move on from Freeman's crimes

Can the small alpine community where Dezi Freeman shot dead two police officers, sparking a seven-month manhunt, shake off the stigma of the notorious murders?

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An isolated property, a morning standoff and an armed fugitive: Dezi Freeman’s final hours

Freeman is understood to have emerged from his hideout cloaked in a blanket or doona, which he dropped to reveal a weapon

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Notorious Fugitive Dezi Freeman Shot Dead in Rural Victoria Stand-Off

A massive police operation in Victoria ended with the fatal capture of Dezi Freeman, the fugitive accused of killing two officers. Learn about the seven-month manhunt and its dramatic conclusion.

International Business Times UK

Australian police believe fugitive Dezi Freeman shot dead after months on the run

Police had been searching for ‘sovereign citizen’ since he fatally shot two officers last August

The Independent UK

Seven months ago, Dezi Freeman vanished in the mountain fog. Now he’s been shot dead – but many questions remain

The ‘sovereign citizen’ who killed two police officers had left in his wake a haze of rumours and misinformation

The Guardian - AU

What we know so far about the shooting of fugitive Desmond ‘Dezi’ Freeman

Police shot dead a man on Monday, in an operation police said ended their seven-month search for the 59-year-old who has been on the run since allegedly killing two police officers in Porepunkah

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Who is Dezi Freeman and what did he do? What to know about the Australian fugitive shot dead by Victoria police

56-year-old ‘sovereign citizen’ had been on the run after allegedly killing two police officers at Porepunkah in Australian alpine region in August

The Guardian - AU

Fugitive emerged from building holding weapon before being shot dead, commissioner says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Dezi Freeman shot dead by police after seven-month manhunt

Victoria police commissioner Mike Bush said the shooting was ‘justified’ and brought closure to the families of two police officers allegedly killed by Freeman in Porepunkah in August

The Guardian - AU

No charges for wife of alleged cop killer

Police have abandoned plans to prosecute three people, including Dezi Freeman's wife, due to insufficient evidence.

AAP

Afternoon Update: fresh search for Dezi Freeman; Nationals leader survives spill bid; and Grammy winner says ‘ICE out’

Victoria police ‘believe strongly’ that the fugitive died soon after he allegedly killed two police officers in Porepunkah

The Guardian - AU

Manhunt revived five months after deadly cop shootings

A search for one of Australia's most wanted men, Dezi Freeman, has narrowed in remote bushland, with police looking for the fugitive's body.

AAP

Three months without a trace: the many unanswered questions surrounding Dezi Freeman

As rumours whip around Victoria’s high country, police can’t rule out Freeman is still in the Porepunkah area, harboured by locals, but believe it’s unlikely

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Dezi Freeman search has hit the one-month mark. How long might police continue the manhunt?

Hunt for suspected Porepunkah shooter ‘cannot go on for infinitum’, one retired detective says. ‘It has to have a line in the sand somewhere’

AAP

When police could draw 'line in sand' in Freeman hunt

Dezi Freeman remains at large four weeks after allegedly killing two police, as a retired detective says rising costs could lead to a cut back in the search.

The Guardian - AU

‘We’ve got no tourists’: small businesses caught up in Australia’s largest manhunt struggle as aid announced

Victorian government pledges up to $2.5m to help visitor economy in alpine region as search for alleged Porepunkah killer Dezi Freeman continues

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Locals plead for visitors to return to area of manhunt

Business owners in a region central to the search for an accused killer can breath a sigh of relief with travel restrictions scrapped and cash help on its way.

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The Independent UK

New Zealand police join Australia’s ‘largest ever’ manhunt for fugitive Dezi Freeman

Authorities have eased a travel warning that urged people to avoid Porepunkah, but ‘be vigilant and understand the environment’

The Guardian - AU

Porepunkah travel warnings eased after ‘largest ever’ tactical police operation in search for Dezi Freeman

More than 125 specialist officers search ‘abandoned structures, mineshafts and huts’ with Victoria police urging locals to remain vigilant

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How ‘sovereign citizens’ around the world draw on similar pseudo-law arguments – podcast

In the remote mountain high country of the Australian state of Victoria, police are continuing a huge manhunt. The fugitive is Dezi Freeman, a man alleged to have killed two police officers and injured a third in late August in the town of Porepunkah, 300km northeast of Melbourne.

The Guardian - AU

Police condemn release of footage taken when Dezi Freeman allegedly shot two officers dead in Porepunkah

Circulation of stills from video ‘distressing and disappointing’, Victoria police says

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Search Intensifies For Dezi Freeman As Police Announce Unprecedented $1 Million Reward

Victoria Police are offering a $1 million reward for information on fugitive Dezi Freeman, accused of killing two officers near Porepunkah.

The Guardian - AU

Police announce $1m reward for information on Dezi Freeman and warn public not to go looking for ‘high-risk’ Porepunkah fugitive

Victoria’s largest reward ever offered for arrest as alpine hunt for alleged killer of two police enters 12th day

The Guardian - AU

Ray taught Dezi Freeman about the bush. Later, he watched in dismay as his friend became ‘radicalised’

Accused Porepunkah killer’s former bushwalking companion speaks out as survival experts say Freeman’s chances of evading capture are waning

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