For years Cindy Gambino defended her ex-husband, who was found guilty of murdering their three kids on Father’s Day. But she realised the shocking truth at his second trial in 2010.
In 2007 the shattered mum Cindy Gambino collapsed in anguish when her former husband was jailed for life for murdering their three boys by driving his car into an icy dam on Father’s Day.
The man who took little Daniel’s life is now walking free – and his brother wants justice
The sad, vacant eyes and battered face of abused tot Daniel Valerio stares out from faded newspaper cuttings, capturing a brief, fear-ridden life that culminated in his brutal death at the hands of his stepfather more than 20 years ago.
Christmas is a time for miracles, and Melbourne mum Rebecca Samarias is convinced a guardian angel watched over her when she survived the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami that swept away her dream Sri Lankan honeymoon. While the disaster could have stolen her spirit, instead it set her on a lifelong path to help others.
In 2010 as he left his surprise 44th birthday, organised by the sexy, seemingly devoted Vicky, Chris was attacked by a man called Ari Dimitrakis…Vicky’s lover.
Vicky, Chris’s wife of 18 years, was manipulative and conniving. She promised Chris she “loved him to death” yet organised for him to die. At the surprise party she fawned all over him while her lover lay in wait to kill Soteriou. At her trial her defence claimed she was suffering from post-natal depression, yet it wasn’t the first time she had tried to have Chris killed, nor was she the model of fidelity to her husband, whom she had three children
More information...Nothing was going to stop breast cancer survivor Deborah De Williams from running 18,026 kilometres around Australia to raise funds for breast cancer research. Her initial attempt was abandoned – but only after running the last 825 kilometres on broken feet.Told she would never run again, Deborah went on to prove everybody wrong, drawing her inspiration from a dying young breast cancer battler.
More information...I was proud to launch a book about a truly inspiring Tasmanian, Deborah De Williams – Running Pink. Written by Megan Norris, Deborah’s story is one of hope. The hope Deborah has given to others and those who gave her hope when she needed it most after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
Will Hodgman
Tasmania Leader of the Opposition