Disgraced NSW detective Roger ‘The Dodger’ Rogerson dies in jail aged 83

Former police officer was serving a life sentence for the 2014 murder of Sydney drug dealer Jamie Gao

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Disgraced former New South Wales police officer Roger Rogerson has died in hospital aged 83.

Known as “The Dodger”, the controversial and charismatic tough cop turned killer was moved from Long Bay prison to Sydney’s Prince of Wales hospital last Thursday where he was receiving end-of-life care.

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