On February 6, 1986 she told her flat mate that she would be back home shortly after an evening phone call. Roger Rogerson reacts to learning Neddy Smith died in the same jail Rogerson, 75, has taken a job as the prison sweeper, which involves general cleaning duties like emptying bins and mopping floors, at the Kevin Waller Unit for aged and frail inmates. The sentencing of the 75-year-old detective recalls an era of deeply rooted police corruption in Australia, Rogerson rose through the ranks during his career to win 12 commendation awards, Sallie-Anne Huckstep spoke out against Rogerson, who shot dad her drug dealer boyfriend Warren Lanfranchi, Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims. The coronial file and findings into her disappearance are now missing. Blue Murder will appear in two parts, beginning at 8.30pm on Sunday on Channel 7. She went on television and gave extensive interviews about allegedly crooked police, including Rogerson who she claimed murdered Lanfranchi and stole the $10,000 bribe he was carrying to be let off the police shooting. Too good a bloke? How Roger Rogerson used 'mesmerising' charm to become Rogerson verdict: What it's like to be an old bloke in jail - LinkedIn Rogerson was referring to the fact that there was a manhunt for him and that his mate Glen McNamara had been arrested on his way back from Cooma jail where he had been discussing the extortion plan. Jamie Gao's . Rogerson, the once-masterful court performer who swayed a jury to take his word over both Drurys and the heroin dealer who said hed paid Rogerson for the hit, will end his life behind bars, serving a life sentence along with McNamara. He assures me McNamara is the key to his freedom. Roger Rogerson is escorted to a prison van at the Supreme Court in Sydney, Wednesday, 15 June, 2016. Married to his then wife Debra, with whom he had four children, the physically imposing Smith is both a wiley gangster and a big-hearted family man. The following day her body was found floating in Busby Pond, in Centennial Park. McNamara argued his life sentence was excessive but Justice Bell said it was justified given the murder was a cold-blooded execution. Corrupt cops Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara are contemplating a lifetime behind bars after losing their appeals. On April 23, 1985 Flannery is said to have been responsible for the gangland shooting of drug dealer Tony Spaghetti Eustace by his gold Mercedes. Rogerson claimed Lanfranchi was armed and he shot him in self-defence. The first Blue Murder series is largely based on Smiths book Neddy. CCTV showed both men walking into the storage unit with the drug dealer and at their trial they each blamed theother for killing him. In January 1958, he joined the New South Wales Police Cadet Service. More than one acquaintance describes Rogerson as a psychopath but the apparently remorseless killer has never undergone a psychiatric assessment of any depth, McNab says. He said he arranged for it to be handed over to McNamara. Rising through the ranks, he won 12 commendation awards and worked on some of Australia's biggest cases of the 1970s, before his well-documented slide into infamy. The surname Rodgerson was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland from ancient times, some say as early as the 11th century. Digging up the past: The gruesome bid to cover up the murder of - 7NEWS She also claimed that Neddy Smith had lied at Lanfranchis inquest and was in cahoots with Rogerson. While Smith was virtually untouchable as he ran amok across Sydney many of his criminal associates on the 1980s died violently. This included auctioning signed photos of himself standing near Lanfranchi's dead body. On 6 June 1984, Flannery was allegedly the shooter who fired two rounds through the kitchen window of the home of Sydney Drug Squad detective, Michael Mick Drury. , who was shot dead inside a Padstow storage unit in 2014. Hes in his mid-60s but Roger misses being on centre stage in the criminal life so hes reconstructing his drug-dealing mates.. Geesche Jacobsen, Kate McClymont (21 February 2005). The man denied any involvement but was visibly shaken. Andrew Rule's final meeting with corrupt cop Roger Rogerson He will get that chance over coming days. In May 2014, Rogerson was remanded in prison after being charged, along with fellow former NSW detective Glen McNamara, with the murder of 20-year-old student Jamie Gao, and supply of drugs. It was quite disturbing. Justice Bell said although both accused had denied the existenceof a joint criminal enterprise to kill Mr Gao, the Crown had shown the men cooperated to dispose of the body. Although gun residue was found on Rogerson's clothes, the judge said he couldn't be satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt of who fired the fatal shot. On 6 June 1984, Drury was shot twice through his kitchen window as he fed his three-year-old daughter. Made in 1995, by the time all the court cases, ICAC and royal commission hearings about the cops and crims had been cleared for the ABC to broadcast in 2001, countless people had watched it. But the three appeal judges agreed Witness A was a "liar". Credit: Daniel Munoz. Arthur 'Neddy' Smith - Sydney Crime Museum He also became an entertainer, telling stories of his police activities in a spoken-word stage show called The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, with former Australian footballers Warwick Capper and Mark "Jacko" Jackson. Don't miss out on the headlines from NSW. "I don't know why he said that but I wasn't going to tell Roger anyway because he would have kicked my a--- for touching a gun.". Video, Russian minister laughed at for Ukraine war claims, Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Sizemore dies at 61, AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress, Mother who killed her five children euthanised, Walkie Talkie architect Rafael Violy dies aged 78, Alex Murdaugh's legal troubles are far from over, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus, US sues Exxon over nooses found at Louisiana plant. He spent nine months in jail in 1990 before being released on bail pending an ultimately unsuccessful appeal. Smith said Lanfranchi had asked him to organise a payment to Rogerson so that the dealer wasnt charged with the police shooting. 00:55. Gao was not the first drug dealer whose life Rogerson had ended with two bullets to the chest. Australia's killer with a badge: Roger Rogerson - BBC News And on free to air, they watched it again. It was Smith who in 1981 drove drug dealer Warren Lanfranchi to an appointment with Rogerson at which the policeman shot Lanfranchi dead in a Chippendale lane. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. An aerial view of Long Bay Correctional Centre in Sydney. I'm a vet, and here are five dog breeds most prone to cancer - including Golden Retrievers and Rottweilers. The disgraced ex-policeman and fellow former detective Glen McNamara were found guilty in a Sydney court of murdering 20-year-old Jamie Gao in a storage facility in the city's south-west in May, 2014, during a botched drug deal. Sallie-Anne Huckstepp was a Sydney private schoolgirl who fell into heroin addiction and prostitution and in 1981 began a relationship with Sydney dealer Warren Lanfranchi. Discover your rider rating - how many one-star reviews do Take care of your gut and it will take care of you: Could these 'friendly' bacteria transform your gut Are YOU eating the right colours? He was brought in to investigate the Ananda Marga conspiracy case, despite having no connections to the Special Branch investigating the case. He and fellow former detectiveGlen McNamara were jailed for life in September 2016 and lost appeals over their convictions in July. Roger Rogerson claims he didn't know co-accused bought a gun - 9News Gao was unlikely to have had any real idea of the background of the men he was dealing with, particularly Rogerson, McNab says. [22][failed verification] Following his release from prison in 2006, Rogerson resumed his entertainment career with Mark "Jacko" Jackson by appearing in a show called The Wild Colonial Psychos with Jackson and Mark "Chopper" Read. He could get them out of strife with the coppers, he could tell them how the coppers operated, how best to avoid things, the depth of his knowledge. The pair could often be found drinking with other police and criminals at inner-city pubs includingAlexandria's Star and Iron Duke, the Captain Cook at Millers Point and the Lord Wolseley in Ultimo. His family was among those in court for today's hearing. Rogerson is known to most Australians as a prominent, recurring figure in the country's efforts to eradicate corrupt crime fighters. He did less than other crime bosses to avoid publicity, and was referred to in the media as Mr Big and less often as "Mr Ten Percent". He put himself up on the pedestal then kicked his own pedestal from underneath him., Roger Rogerson will be published by Hachette Australia on 11 October, Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara given life sentences for murder of Jamie Gao, Former detectives Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara found guilty of murder of Jamie Gao, The noble aim of open justice and the public's right to know | Richard Ackland, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. CONDEMNED to spend the rest of his days behind bars, disgraced detective turned convicted killer Roger Rogerson will be held in an aged care wing where he regularly conducts singalongs, to stop him becoming a godfather-type figure to young inmates, prison sources have revealed.