Tara Costigan/News

## 2015

* 1 Mar 2015: Man charged over Calwell murder • The Canberra Times
* 1 Mar 2015: Police investigate suspected murder in Calwell • The Canberra Times
* 3 Mar 2015: Calwell murder accused Marcus Rappel also charged with breaching domestic violence protection order • The Canberra Times
* 3 Mar 2015: Thousands of dollars raised in online campaign for Tara Costigan • The Canberra Times

## 2016

### March 2016

* 3 Mar 2016: Marcus Rappel pleads guilty to murder of Tara Costigan • The Sydney Morning Herald
* 3 Mar 2016: Tara Costigan's former partner Marcus Rappel pleads guilty to her murder • ABC News
* 17 Mar 2016: Federal leaders remember Tara Costigan • 9News

### July 2016

* 18 Jul 2016: Tara Costigan: Marcus Rappel 'was dumped by another woman hours before murder' • ABC News
* 19 Jul 2016: Tara Costigan: Frantic emergency call made after axe attack played in ACT court • ABC News
* 19 Jul 2016: Tara Costigan struck down with axe as she fled 'pure evil' ex-partner, sister says • ABC News

### September 2016

* 5 Sep 2016: Tara Costigan killer Marcus Rappel says he did not plan murder, bought axe to chop up furniture instead • ABC News
* 6 Sep 2016: Tara Costigan murder: Marcus Rappel denies faking tears during sentencing hearing • ABC News
* 7 Sep 2016: Tara Costigan murder: Marcus Rappel's sister 'tried to warn victim to lock her door' minutes before killing • ABC News
* 8 Sep 2016: Tara Costigan killer Marcus Rappel deserves life sentence, prosecutors argue • ABC News

## 2017

* 24 Feb 2017: ACT axe murderer jailed for 26 years • 9News
* 24 Feb 2017: Costigan family relieved they won't need to worry about Marcus Rappel for at least 24 years • 9News
* 24 Feb 2017: Family of woman murdered in front of her children labels domestic violence a 'national disgrace' • 9News
* 24 Feb 2017: Marcus Rappel sentenced to 32 years jail for Calwell murder of ex-partner Tara Costigan • The Canberra Times
* 24 Feb 2017: Tara Costigan's axe murderer jailed for at least 26 years • 9News
* 24 Feb 2017: Tara Costigan's killer Marcus Rappel sentenced to 32 years in jail • ABC News
* 24 Feb 2017: Tara Costigan's murder rocked Canberra and stirred domestic violence debate • The Canberra Times
* 24 Feb 2017: Tara Costigan's violent murder 'changed the fabric of Canberra', shifted attitudes to domestic violence • ABC News

## 2018

* 22 Feb 2018: Tara Costigan's murder: Marcus Rappel's family speaks about how two families were torn apart • ABC News
* 23 Feb 2018: How verbal abuse of Tara Costigan escalated to murder • ABC News
* 24 Feb 2018: Three years on from Tara Costigan murder, children the silent victims of domestic violence • The Sydney Morning Herald
* 1 Mar 2018: Coroner recommends review of family violence order processes after Tara Costigan death • The Sydney Morning Herald
* 2 Mar 2018: Costigan death report seeks DV overhaul • 9News
* 11 May 2018: Savage killer, 43, who murdered his ex-partner with an axe as she held her newborn daughter is under protection after being bashed in jail • Daily Mail
* 27 Dec 2018: Tara Costigan Foundation to close due to financial issues • The Sydney Morning Herald

## 2019

* 17 May 2019: Canberra axe murderer Marcus Rappel has six years added to sentence • News.com.au

## 2020

* 1 Mar 2020: Five years on, domestic violence change is in motion • The Canberra Times

## Forums

* 2 Mar 2016: Australia - Tara Costigan, 28, brutally slain, Calwell, ACT, 28 Feb 2015 • Websleuths