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Who Killed John Furlan? The Car Bombing Case Australia Forgot

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The blast that tore his Subaru down the middle will be felt up to five kilometres away.

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A suburban morning, a devastating blast, and a rent dispute tied to Melbourne's underworld.

John Furlan's ordinary morning turns into the start of a car-bombing case with a brutal physical trail. On August 3, 1998, the Melbourne businessman drives his white Subaru Liberty to buy coffee and a newspaper before work, only for the blast on Lawrenson Street to rip the car…

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You get a Melbourne businessman, a white Subaru torn apart at 8.45am, and a car bombing that pulls a Coburg car yard into the frame.

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