Four people have been hospitalised and two dogs injured after a group of men broke into their home and assaulted them. The Court of Criminal Appeal threw out their cases in Sydney this morning, almost five years after they were jailed for life for murdering Jamie Gao. But will it be safer for women? He wanted her dead, he was being groomed for bigger and greater things and I think that was a big part of his anger and resentment towards my mother.. "There are about 16 ex-coppers here, including former deputy commissioner Bill Allen, who is almost 71 years of age and a nice old bloke, so I have plenty of mates to talk to," Rogerson wrote. 275. Roger Rogerson (left) and Glen McNamara during their trial for the murder of Jamie Gao during an "inept" drug rip-off. CCTV showing Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara in the lifts of McNamara's Cronulla apartment. But making Gao disappear did not go to plan. His success was, however, also due to the sinister alliance with violent underworld figures like Neddy Smith who got police protection in exchange for tips and money. Top Rated Brownsville, VT Dentists - Doctors & Physicians | Vitals The pair were found guilty of murdering Gao, who was 20 at the time, and dumping his body in waters off Cronulla the following day. She rushed out, telling Gwen Beecroft - an acquaintance with whom she stayed at the time - that she would be back shortly. Real name Arthur Stanley Smith, but always known as Ned or Neddy, Smith was immortalised in TV series Blue Murder. Rogerson tells court he was 'shot to pieces' over death of - 9News Huckstepp continued lobbying the media. Smith, a violent gangster, was not yet as well-known or notorious as he would go on to be. IN 1981, former Moriah College student Sallie-Anne Huckstepp bravely went on national . In November 1981, an inquest is held into the killing of Warren Lanfranchi. She had publicly accused a number of police including Rogerson of corruption. Too good a bloke? How Roger Rogerson used 'mesmerising' charm to become Crooked cop Roger Rogerson reacts to being told gangster Neddy Smith You cant deny that.. Ex-cops lose drug dealer murder appeal | The West Australian After travelling to Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, her husband trafficked her into prostitution to help support his heroin addiction. It had been displaced, which indicates strangulation.. However, as Justice Geoffrey Bellew formally pronounced the convictions, McNamara stood blinking. The following morning Rogerson and McNamara arm themselves with fishing rods as they leave McNamara's apartment. Rogerson attended Bankstown Central School and later Homebush Boys High School. Ramsgate | Kent Archaeological Society That would change after the killing of heroin dealer Warren Lanfranchi in a city laneway in the presence of Rogerson. They went head-to-head with other gangs, drug dealers, unsuspecting civilians, and finally each other; all under the blessing of Australia's most crooked cop, Roger Rogerson.