Canberra couple's killers sentenced after 24-year hunt
Joseph Vekony and Steve Fabriczy, both 71, received 20 and 16.5-year sentences respectively for the 1999 killing of Irma Palasics.
Why it mattersA quarter-century of unanswered justice for the family ends, though Vekony has terminal liver cancer with months to live and will likely die in jail.
AustraliaOne of Canberra's longest cold cases is now closed. Families awaiting answers in similar cases may find new hope in DNA technology that was not available in 1999.
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