Australia's Serial Killers - The Definitive History Of Serial Multicide In Australia

Since its first publication in 2000, Australia's Serial Killers has become a true crime classic. This B format edition is fully updated, bringing all the cases covered up to the minute. They used to be known as mass murderers, spree killers or repeat offenders. Now the world knows them as serial killers - murderers that kill on compulsion again and again until they are finally brought to justice. Australia's dark history of homicide has its own chamber of horrors; a rollcall that includes some of the most unique cases of serial murder in the world. A recognised authority on Australia's most notorious criminals, Paul B. Kidd covers in unwavering detail 33 true stories of serial murder. In this gallery of infamy are world-renowned serial killers, the likes of the Night Caller, the Mutilator and the Granny Killer; serial poisoners such as the 'Rough on Rats' Killer; and serial child killers such as the Angel of Death and the Carbon Copy Killer. Sixteen years in the researching, this comprehensive and ambitious work includes psychological opinions, courtroom trials, detailed confessions, and exclusive prison interviews with three of Australia's most infamous serial killers. But be the murders in this book are horrifying, graphic and unforgettable - it is not for the faint-hearted. Dedication Contents FOREWORD by Professor Paul Wilson INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 The Cannibal Convict Alexander Pearce – Tasmania, 1822–23 CHAPTER 2 The Berrima Axe Murderer John Lynch – New South Wales, 1840–41 CHAPTER 3 The ‘Rough on Rats’ Murderess Martha Needle – Melbourne, 1885–94 CHAPTER 4 The Baby Farmers John and Sarah Makin – Sydney, 1892, Frances Knorr – Melbourne, 1893, Alice Mitchell – Perth, 1900–06 CHAPTER 5 The Windsor Murderer Frederick Bailey Deeming – England and Melbourne, 1891–92 CHAPTER 6 The Murderous Mistress Martha Rendell – Perth, 1907–09 CHAPTER 7 The Schoolgirl Strangler Arnold Karl Sodeman – Melbourne, 1930–35 CHAPTER 8 The Swaggie Killer Albert Andrew Moss – New South Wales, 1938–39 CHAPTER 9 The Brownout Strangler Edward Joseph Leonski – Melbourne, 1942 CHAPTER 10 The Thallium Killers Caroline ‘Aunt Thally’ Grills – Sydney, 1947–53, Yvonne Gladys Fletcher – Sydney, 1948–52 CHAPTER 11 The Romanian Maniac John Balaban – Paris and Adelaide, 1946–53 CHAPTER 12 The Night Caller Eric Edgar Cooke – Perth, 1959–63 CHAPTER 13 The Mutilator William MacDonald – Sydney, 1960–62 CHAPTER 14 The Carbon Copy Killer Barry Gordon Hadlow – Queensland, 1962–90 CHAPTER 15 The ‘Kill Seven’ Serial Murders Archibald Beattie McCafferty – Sydney, 1973 CHAPTER 16 The Lonely Hearts Killer Rodney Francis Cameron – Victoria and New South Wales, 1974–90 CHAPTER 17 The Truro Serial Murders Christopher Robin Worrell and James William Miller – Adelaide, 1976–77 CHAPTER 18 The Angel of Death Helen Patricia Moore – Sydney, 1979–80 CHAPTER 19 The Pederast Predator Michael George Laurance – Griffith, New South Wales, 1984–86 CHAPTER 20 The Moorhouse Street Murders Catherine and David Birnie – Perth, 1986 CHAPTER 21 The Kimberley Killer Josef Schwab – Northern Territory and Western Australia, 1987 CHAPTER 22 The Granny Killer John Wayne Glover – Sydney, 1989–91 CHAPTER 23 The Backpacker Murders Ivan Robert Marko Milat – New South Wales, 1989–92 CHAPTER 24 The Frankston Serial Killer Paul Charles Denyer – Frankston, Victoria, 1993 CHAPTER 25 Scattered Remains, Splattered Brains Mark Mala Valera – Wollongong, New South Wales, 1998–2000 CHAPTER 26 The Wagga Serial Killer Matthew James Harris – Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 1998 CHAPTER 27 Lennie the Loon Leonard John Fraser – Rockhampton, Queensland, 1998–99 CHAPTER 28 'How Did You Come to Be as You Are?' Peter Norris Dupas – Melbourne, 1997–99 CHAPTER 29 Snowtown: The ‘Bodies in the Barrels’ Serial Murders John Justin Bunting, Robert Joe Wagner and James Spyridon Vlassakis – Adelaide, 1992–99 CHAPTER 30 Mummy Dearest Kathleen Megan Folbigg – Newcastle, New South Wales, 1989–99 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BIBLIOGRAPHY Since Its First Publication In 2000, Australia's Serial Killers Has Become A True Crime Classic. This B Format Edition Is Fully Updated, Bringing All The Cases Covered Up To The Minute.a Recognised Authority On Australia's Most Notorious Criminals, Paul B. Kidd Covers In Unwavering Detail 33 True Stories Of Serial Murder. In This Gallery Of Infamy Are World Renowned Killers The Likes Of The Night Caller, The Granny Killer, Ivan Milat, Kathleen Folbigg And The Snowtown Murderers.sixteen Years In The Researching, This Comprehensive And Ambitious Work Includes Psychological Opinions, Court-room Trials, Detailed Confessions, And Exclusive Prison Interviews With Three Of Australia's Most Infamous Serial Killers. Since its first publication in 2000, Australia's Serial Killers has become a true crime classic. This edition is fully updated, bringing all the cases covered up to the minute. A recognised authority on Australia's most notorious criminals, Paul B. Kidd covers in unwavering detail 33 true stories of serial murder. In this gallery of infamy are world renowned killers the likes of the Night Caller, The Granny Killer, Ivan Milat, Kathleen Folbigg and the Snowtown murderers. Sixteen years in the researching, this comprehensive and ambitious work includes psychological opinions, court-room trials, detailed confessions, and exclusive prison interviews with three of Australia's most infamous serial killers. First Published In 2000, This Edition Of Australia's Serial Killers Has Been Fully Revised And Updated With The Addition Of Six New Chapters Covering Such Notorious New Cases As The Snowtown Murders And The Capricorn Killer.