Chilling new details of police killer Dezi Freeman’s stand-off with cops before his death have been heard in the Coroner’s Court.

Inquests into the deaths of double murderer Dezi Freeman and the police officers he killed will begin today.

Chilling new details of police killer Dezi Freeman’s stand-off with cops before his death have been heard in the Coroner’s Court.

The differences in the hearings into the deaths of two slain police and their killer were mostly reassuring and respectful, but one threatens to ignite conspiracy theorists.

A Coroners Court in Australia has heard about Dezi Freeman's final moments before a fatal confrontation at his hideout in Victoria's north-east.