7NEWS reveal Victoria Police offer of $1 million reward for help in solving John Furlan cold case murder
A Melbourne car bombing that killed a businessman has remained as one of Australia’s most baffling unsolved cold cases.
Almost three decades ago, dynamite was strapped to John Furlan’s Subaru and detonated while he was driving along Lorensen Ave in Coburg North.
The power of the blast broke windows of houses and shops along the street and killed the 48-year-old.
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Senior police have said they are refusing to give up until those responsible are brought to justice, explaining the case is “certainly active and certainly solvable”.
“We could be one phone call away from solving this crime,” Detective Inspector Chris Murray told 7NEWS.
“There’s $1 million on offer. It’s significant. It’s life changing. Do the right thing.”
The bombing happened right outside a primary school and Murray said it was “sheer luck that no one else was killed”.
“The closest thing I can draw a parallel to is something like the Russell Street bombing and as we know, innocent people died there,” he said.
Furlan, a father-of-two, was known to police when he died, but homicide detectives who investigated the attack at the time do not know why anyone would have wanted to kill him.
“He had a reputation of being quite aggressive with business dealings,” Murray said.
The Detective Inspector said he believed there are people out there who have information about Furlan’s death and that the $1 million reward will be further encouragement for them to come forward.
In a new investigation on Seven and 7plus, investigative journalist Adam Shand and former detective Steve Van Aperen aim to uncover new leads that could solve this tragic crime.
The investigation features fresh interviews and new insights into the evidence.
Watch the special investigation The Hunters: Furlan Bombing at 8.40pm tonight after Australian Idol on Seven and 7plus.
Originally published on 7NEWS
