Police have confirmed that they are searching for Dezi Bird Freeman, a conspiracy theorist and self-described "sovereign citizen" who rejects government and law. Freeman, 56, has a long history with the police,

Two Australian policemen allegedly “murdered in cold blood” by an anti-government conspiracy theorist have been named, as a manhunt continues.

A reporter from A Current Affair has revealed the chilling impression he got from Dezi Freeman, the self-described sovereign citizen, accused of killing two police officers — saying he seemed “obsessive” during a segment in which he complained about his neighbours.

Authorities admit alleged Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman knows the bush better than they do, and survival experts warn he could remain on the run for weeks depending on his skills and training.

Perhaps Desmond Filby – to use the name he was given at birth – always had a Mr Hyde lurking beneath the Jekyll-like persona he presented to the world.

Residents of a rural Victorian town have been sent a chilling text as hundreds of police officers hunt alleged cop killer and self-proclaimed sovereign citizen Dezi Freeman.

The man accused of shooting dead two police officers in Victoria's north-east is a "sovereign citizen" who once called police offensive names and was involved in an attempt to have Daniel Andrews tried for treason.

Porepunkah is about 80km from the border towns of Wodonga and Albury, which lie to the north on the Murray River. As you can see from the Google Maps image below, it would take about 19 hours on foot, which would be no mean feat, especially when carrying weapons.

A police manhunt in Australia's Victorian alpine region continues for Dezi Freeman, a heavily armed local who allegedly killed two officers. Freeman, known for his bushcraft skills, fled after the incident.

Victoria Police is currently undertaking a large-scale manhunt for Dezi Freeman, 56, who allegedly gunned down the officers and injured a third as they executed a search warrant for historical sex crimes at a property in Porepunkah, in the state's high country.

Near-impenetrable alpine bushland and the possibility of further ambushes will hamper police as they pursue accused killer Dezi Freeman. Freeman, a conspiracy theorist, allegedly ambushed police who had arrived with a warrant at his rural property in ...