FRAMED: How the Legal System Framed Robert XIE for the Lin Family Murders

by Andrew L. Urban

In 2009, five members of the Lin family were brutally murdered in their Sydney home. With no clear suspects and mounting public pressure, police turned their focus to Robert Xie, the family’s brother-in-law. Despite a lack of direct evidence, he was arrested and ultimately convicted after four trials.

In Framed , investigative journalist Andrew L. Urban meticulously examines the case, exposing flawed forensic evidence, misleading testimony, and investigative tunnel vision that led to one of Australia’s most shocking miscarriages of justice. The book challenges the circumstantial case against Xie and questions whether he was wrongly convicted to satisfy a desperate legal system.

Through expert analysis, court transcripts, and first-hand accounts, Framed reveals how bias, unreliable science, and a flawed legal process put an innocent man behind bars—while the real killers remain free.

A gripping and eye-opening read, this book is essential for true crime enthusiasts, legal professionals, and anyone concerned with justice and wrongful convictions.

231 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 25, 2025