From Porepunkah to Thologolong: The long search for Dezi Freeman
By Danny Tran, Ashlee Aldridge, Andi Yu, Judd Boaz, and Antonia O'Flaherty

When the parents of Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart flew to Melbourne for a police service, little did they know their son's killer would emerge just days later.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-31/dezi-freeman-shot-dead-police-manhunt-ends/106513488

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Police killer Dezi Freeman may be dead but many questions still remain

When the parents of Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart flew to Melbourne for a police service, little did they know their son's killer would emerge just days later.

The volatile, 'unemployable' man who became a notorious police killer
By Ben Butler and Danny Tran

Before Dezi Freeman's death brought an end to a long manhunt, his friends say he was a troubled and divisive figure who was drawn to the anti-authority "sovereign citizen" movement.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-30/search-for-dezi-freeman-ends-death-police-porepunkah/105731958

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The troubled 'sovereign citizen' who became a notorious police killer

Before Dezi Freeman's death brought an end to a long manhunt, his friends say he was a troubled and divisive figure who was drawn to the anti-authority "sovereign citizen" movement.