The 'Buddhist monk' detective who nabbed Lin family murderer Robert Xie

By Stephanie Gardiner
Updated January 14 2017 - 8:08am, first published 7:10am
Detective Sergeant Joseph Maree, pictured on the far left in 2014, was the officer in charge of the Xie investigation. Photo: Dean Sewell
Detective Sergeant Joseph Maree, pictured on the far left in 2014, was the officer in charge of the Xie investigation. Photo: Dean Sewell
Robert Xie is escorted to a prison truck after being found guilty of the murder of the Lin family. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Robert Xie is escorted to a prison truck after being found guilty of the murder of the Lin family. Photo: Daniel Munoz

It would be easy to miss Joseph Maree if you walked past him on the street.

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