About this episode

The episode discusses the career of former homicide detective Sol Solomon and the impact of Carl Williams' murder on a major corruption case.

For former homicide detective Sol Solomon, there was only one Carl. Underworld heavy and gangland killer Carl Williams who was to be the star witness into the 2004 murders of police informer Terence Hodson and his wife, Christine. But with his murder, the case against former detective Paul Dale and hitman Rod Collins collapsed. Solomon’s career is littered with high points; catching contract killers, multiple murderers and solving cold cases. But the death of Williams was a low point. You can read the full story here: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/murder-carl-williams-and-a-gun-under-the-table-inside-the-career-of-a-killer-catcher-20260310-p5o968.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Sol Solomon

Topics covered

• homicide investigation
• gangland crime
• police corruption
• murder case
• true crime
• detective work

Keywords

• homicide
• Carl Williams
• police corruption
• murder
• detective
• true crime
• gangland

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Age, Sydney Morning Herald

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