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Up Late VideoPremiumHow bikie code of silence hid truth in Lisa Govan mystery

In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey explains how a 24-year bikie code of silence by one of Australia’s most secretive gangs hid the truth about the disappearance of Kalgoorlie woman Lisa Govan. 

| Mon, August 14

Criminal familyPremiumNeo-nazi’s family link in Lisa Govan murder mystery

Robert Wayne Edhouse, the convicted neo-nazi killer accused of conspiring to break out of prison, can be revealed as the son of one of WA’s most infamous bikies.

Ben Harvey

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Stunning revelationsVideoPremium
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Retired detective says he knows who killed Lisa Govan

A retired detective who has never stopped searching for missing Kalgoorlie woman Lisa Govan says he knows who murdered her — and is confident her killer will be held responsible for her death.

Phoebe Pin

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Catching Lisa’s KillerVideoPremium
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How bikie who partied with Lisa Govan beat a murder rap

Just five months after Lisa Govan disappeared, Andrew Edhouse, the Club Deroes bikie who partied with her the night she went missing was acquitted of the murder of a rival bikie. Here’s how.

Ben Harvey & Shannon Hampton

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Sinister message vanished from Lisa’s voice mail

An intimidating, and potentially incriminating, message was deleted from Lisa Govan’s phone message bank within hours of her going missing.

Ben Harvey

CluesPremiumLisa Govan: New leads could crack case

Detectives hunting Lisa Govan’s killer are chasing new leads including on a ute that is key to the investigation.

Ben Harvey & Jason Mennell

Catching Lisa’s KillerVideoPremiumLisa Govan video series ‘last roll of dice’

A groundbreaking true crime series probing the suspected underworld murder of Lisa Govan “is the last roll of the dice” in solving her disappearance, City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Mayor John Bowler says.

Jason Mennell

Lisa Govan mysteryVideoCommentsPremiumFormer suspect dubbed ‘bald man’ says case was botched

A one-time prime suspect in the Lisa Govan murder case says the Kalgoorlie woman could have been found years ago had police not botched the early stages of the investigation.

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MysteryPremiumMcGowan wants Lisa Govan’s killer caught

Premier Mark McGowan says he hopes offering a $1 million reward to help to catch Lisa Govan’s killer might lead to a breakthrough in the unsolved case — and “closure” for the family.

Joe Spagnolo

Six day waitVideoPremiumLisa Govan: Bikie clubhouse raid delay a mystery

Despite evidence Lisa Govan had been inside the Deroes’ clubhouse, it took police almost a week after she was reported missing to search the bikie headquarters.

Brianna Dugan

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Bombshell evidencePremium
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Break the bikie code of silence: Cops issue $1m reward

The reward is being posted as a groundbreaking true crime documentary into Lisa Govan’s mystery Kalgoorlie death uncovered stunning new information. MUST-READ INVESTIGATION.

Brianna Dugan

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Final momentsPremium
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Never-before-seen CCTV footage shows Lisa kissing bikie

The footage, from Lisa Govan’s last night alive, had been kept secret by police but has now been made public for the first time.

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‘No doubt’Premium
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Secret witness: ‘They shot at me for speaking’

A witness who claims he saw Lisa Govan with bikies says he was targeted because he didn’t cower to gang members.

Ben Harvey

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Truth be toldPremium
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Behind the true crime doco Catching Lisa’s Killer

The case of Lisa Govan tested my belief that most people are fundamentally good and that conspiracies don’t exist, writes Ben Harvey, the man behind the series Catching Lisa’s Killer.

Ben Harvey

Missing personsPremiumThe Goldfields faces that are missing but not forgotten

Today marks the end of National Missing Persons Week, an annual campaign to highlight cases in the hope a vital piece can resurface to complete the puzzle.

Taylar Amonini

Missing PersonParents still hold hope for cold case breakthrough

It has been 20 years since 28-year-old Lisa Govan went missing in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Kate Ryan

Mysterious disappearancePremiumRenewed search for missing woman 20 years on

Security cameras captured Ms Govan climbing into a taxi with a man at about 4.45am. She was later seen at a bikie gang’s clubhouse. It would be the last time anyone laid eyes on the 28-year-old.

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Lisa GovanPremiumBring her home: grieving Govans

“Whatever has happened, has happened but that’s for the police to sort out not us ... we just want to find Lisa and bring her home”

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