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.

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

The coronial inquest will start into the deaths of police officers Neal Thompson and Vadim de Waart-Hottart and the man who murdered them, Dezi Freeman.

The coronial inquest will start into the deaths of police officers Neal Thompson and Vadim de Waart-Hottart and the man who murdered them, Dezi Freeman.

The inquest is being held into the deaths of two police officers killed by Dezi Freeman in north-east Victoria last year.

Directions hearing over deaths of Victoria police officers Neal Thompson and Vadim De Waart-Hottart told of new details of Porepunkah shooting

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

Details surrounding the deaths of police officers Neal Thompson and Vadim De Waart-Hottart outlined in 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.