news.com.au · Monday 30 March 2026
Cop killer Dezi Freeman found dead after seven months on the run, leaving questions over who claims the $1 million reward and whether the massive manhunt delivered anything resembling justice.
Seven months, a million-dollar reward, and the largest manhunt in recent memory — and the system's final product is a body in the bush and a cheque nobody knows who to write. Freeman didn't escape justice; he rendered it moot, which is worse. The state spent seven months proving it could find a man, only to discover that finding him was never the point.