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States unite to defend ‘no body, no parole’ laws from Queensland double murderer’s bid for release

Rodney Cherry, jailed for murdering two women, one of whom was never found, is appealing to the high court after being denied parole

A convicted double murderer’s attempt to secure release from custody via the high court has prompted several state governments to intervene to protect “no body, no parole” laws.

Rodney Michael Cherry, 62, was found guilty in 2002 of killing his 35-year-old wife, Annette Cherry, and 18-year-old stepdaughter, Kira Guise at Roma, in rural Queensland and sentenced to life in prison.

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