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Wood's family vows to clear his name

November 27, 2008 18:36:00

The family of convicted murderer Gordon Wood say they will fight to prove his innocence.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, sydney-2000, watsons-bay-2030

Wood to be sentenced next week

November 27, 2008 14:02:00

Gordon Wood will be sentenced for the murder Caroline Byrne on his birthday.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, watsons-bay-2030

Byrne's family 'not after revenge'

November 27, 2008 11:08:00

The NSW Supreme Court has heard sentencing submissions for convicted murderer Gordon Wood.[MORE]

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Guilty verdict: Wood facing life sentence

November 21, 2008 14:44:00

Gordon Wood faces a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Caroline Byrne.[MORE]

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Byrne murder case: Timeline of events

Feature

November 21, 2008 11:17:00

Gordon Wood: a timeline of the main events in this protracted legal case.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, watsons-bay-2030

Wood verdict 13 years in the making

Feature

November 21, 2008 10:39:00

When Gordon Wood's trial opened in August 2008, Justice Graham Barr told the jurors he was a judge of the law, but they were judges of the facts.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, watsons-bay-2030

Wood found guilty of model's murder

November 21, 2008 10:24:00

A Sydney jury has found Gordon Wood guilty of the murder of model Caroline Byrne.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, watsons-bay-2030

Jury starts mulling Wood verdict

November 13, 2008 13:16:00

The jury in Sydney's Gordon Wood murder trial has retired to deliberate on its verdict.[MORE]

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Judge summing up Gap murder trial

November 11, 2008 12:00:00

The judge is summing up in the trial of the man accused of murdering Sydney model Caroline Byrne. [MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, watsons-bay-2030

Wood told a tissue of lies, court told

November 5, 2008 11:08:00

The prosecution has wrapped up its closing address in the Gordon Wood murder trial.[MORE]

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Wood used Richardson as alibi, court told

November 4, 2008 18:00:00

A Sydney court has heard the man accused of murdering Caroline Byrne used former Labor senator Graham Richardson as part of his alibi.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, watsons-bay-2030

Wood manufactured alibi, court told

November 4, 2008 13:20:00

The trial of the man accused of murdering Caroline Byrne has heard he threatened a witness over his alibi.[MORE]

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Crown closes case against Wood

November 3, 2008 11:15:00

After nine weeks of evidence, the Crown is closing its case in the Gordon Wood murder trial. [MORE]

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Wood jury takes 3rd trip to The Gap

October 30, 2008 11:12:00

The jury in the Gordon Wood murder trial has made a third visit to the Gap in eastern Sydney.[MORE]

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Court told Byrne rated as 'high suicide risk'

October 27, 2008 20:50:00

A Sydney court has been told that someone with a similar personal history to Caroline Byrne would be a regarded as a high suicide risk.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, murder-and-manslaughter, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, watsons-bay-2030

Average person could have jumped: Wood trial expert

October 27, 2008 13:47:00

A Sydney court has heard an average person could have jumped to the point where Caroline Byrne's body was found.[MORE]

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Zaetta tells of fight days before Byrne's death

September 24, 2008 18:44:00

Tanya Zaetta says Caroline Byrne and Gordon Wood fought two days before the model's death.[MORE]

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Wood jury tours The Gap

September 24, 2008 00:48:00

Jurors have been taken to The Gap cliff, where murdered model Caroline Byrne's body was found.[MORE]

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Wood 'screened Byrne's phone calls'

September 19, 2008 12:31:00

The trial for the man accused of murdering a Sydney model has heard he screened her phone calls.[MORE]

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Singleton gives evidence in Gap murder trial

September 18, 2008 11:11:00

Businessman John Singleton has given evidence at the trial of the man accused of murdering Sydney model Caroline Byrne.[MORE]

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Owner recalls 'beautiful' Byrne's cafe visit

September 15, 2008 14:41:00

A court has heard the man accused of murdering model Caroline Byrne was seen with her before her body was found at Watsons Bay in eastern Sydney.[MORE]

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Byrne's boss 'tried to help investigate death'

September 12, 2008 21:08:00

The trial for the man accused of murdering model Caroline Byrne has heard her employer, June Dally-Watkins, tried to help investigate her death. [MORE]

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Wood told me model was depressed: Dally-Watkins

September 12, 2008 12:49:00

A Sydney court has heard Gordon Wood told his girlfriend's employer she was so depressed she would jump off a cliff with a baby.[MORE]

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Rivkin staffer denies 'toy boy' claim

September 10, 2008 14:09:00

The trial for the man accused of murdering Sydney model Caroline Byrne has heard his employer owned 40 cars and gave his staff expensive gifts.[MORE]

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Officer 'wrongly located Byrne's body'

September 9, 2008 12:03:00

A Sydney court has heard police incorrectly identified the location of Caroline Byrne's body during a re-enactment.[MORE]

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