Former fugitive breaks silence 17 years after accused of notorious hate crime | 60 Minutes Australia

It was one of Australia’s most shocking crimes. A devious and cruel criminal constructs and sends a parcel bomb to a beautiful Sydney centrefold model. But the package misses its target and explodes instead in the face of her body-building boyfriend who suffers terrible injuries. Police are clueless until a tip-off points the finger of suspicion at an Aussie TV star, Roberto de Heredia. But before the case can get to court de Heredia stages his own death and does a runner. He flees overseas and it’s 17 years before he is caught and dragged back before a judge. Then another twist: at his trial the defendant with the killer good looks convinces the jury he’s no would-be murderer. Having been acquitted of the crime, Roberto de Heredia now wants Australia to know why he’s innocent.
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