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Oct. 25, 2023
Top Motives and Outcomes in Australia
Top Motives
- Jealousy — 19 case(s)
- Control/domination — 13 case(s)
- Revenge — 11 case(s)
- Eliminate spouse — 7 case(s)
- Eliminate romantic partner — 5 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 25 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 16 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 16 case(s)
- Investigation still ongoing — 9 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 9 case(s)
State / Province Case Counts in Australia
12 case(s)
8 case(s)
2 case(s)
2 case(s)
1 case(s)
Cases in Australia: Motive — Control/domination
Dee Annear, Caroline, and others Murdered by Rohen James Hanson and Andrew James McGann, Bulga Forest, New South Wales, Australia
In September 2021, Dee Annear was murdered by her long-term partner, Rohen James Hanson, inside an isolated cabin known as the 'Witches Hut' in Bulga Forest, New South Wales, Australia. Hanson initially called emergency services …
State/Province: New South Wales, Australia | City/Region: Bulga Forest | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Sept. 18, 2021
View DetailsJari Wise Allegedly Murdered by Melissa Oates, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Jari Wise died after being struck by a car driven by his girlfriend Melissa Oates on February 29, 2020, in Hobart, Tasmania. Melissa was sentenced to 14 months jail with 6 months suspended but was …
State/Province: Tasmania, Australia | City/Region: Hobart | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Feb. 29, 2020
View DetailsMeng Michel Leng and Michel's mother Murdered by Derek Barret, Campsie, New South Wales, Australia
Meng Michel Leng, a 25-year-old Chinese student living in Sydney, Australia, was last seen on April 21, 2016, before disappearing. Surveillance footage showed her shopping and taking a train to Campsie, where she lived with …
State/Province: New South Wales, Australia | City/Region: Campsie | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: April 21, 2016
View DetailsStephanie Scott, Marilyn Scott, and others Disappearance Involving Vincent Standford, Steve Stanford, and others, Leeton, New South Wales, Australia
Stephanie Scott, a 26-year-old teacher from Leeton, New South Wales, was preparing for her wedding when she disappeared on April 5, 2015. Her fiancé Aaron reported her missing after she failed to return home and …
State/Province: New South Wales, Australia | City/Region: Leeton | Incident Type: Murder | Date: April 5, 2015
View DetailsDaniel Jones Injured by Sarah Jane Parkinson and Scott John White, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
In July 2011, Sarah Jane Parkinson began dating her airport co-worker Daniel Jones in Canberra, Australia. After moving in with Daniel and his parents, Sarah began a covert affair in April 2012 with police officer …
State/Province: Australian Capital Territory, Australia | City/Region: Canberra | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: Dec. 7, 2013
View DetailsThe Murder of Allison Baden-Clay by her husband, Gerard Baden-Clay in Brisbane, Australia
Allison Baden-Clay, a 43-year-old HR professional, was murdered in Brisbane, Australia, in April 2012. Her husband, Gerard Baden-Clay, a real estate businessman, was convicted of her murder after a complex investigation revealed infidelity, financial stress, …
State/Province: Queensland, Australia | City/Region: Brisbane | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: April 19, 2012
View DetailsViola Margaret Kline, Ashton Kline, and others Murdered by Father (name not given), Regional Victoria, Victoria, Australia
Viola Margaret Kline was murdered by her husband in a brutal arson attack in regional Victoria. Her son Ashton Kline, then 15, and younger brother Grant survived and have managed Grant's complex health needs since. …
State/Province: Victoria, Australia | City/Region: Regional Victoria | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Sept. 27, 2000
View DetailsJohn Price Allegedly Murdered by Catherine Knight, Aberdeen, New South Wales, Australia
In 2000, Catherine Knight, a butcher from Aberdeen, New South Wales, allegedly murdered her boyfriend John Price in a brutal and premeditated attack. After a history of violent and controlling behavior in her relationships, Catherine …
State/Province: New South Wales, Australia | City/Region: Aberdeen | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Feb. 29, 2000
View DetailsJohn Price Murdered by Katherine Mary Knight, Hunterway, Australia
Katherine Mary Knight, born in 1955 in Australia, endured a violent and abusive childhood. She worked in a slaughterhouse and had a history of violent and unstable relationships, including marriages and partnerships with men named …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Hunterway | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Feb. 29, 2000
View DetailsKathleen Marshall Allegedly Murdered by Andrew Fitz Herbert and Veronica Houston, Wilston, Queensland, Australia
Kathleen Marshall, a respected Brisbane veterinarian and animal rights advocate, was found stabbed 52 times in her veterinary clinic in Wilston, Queensland, in 1998. The investigation focused on Andrew Fitz Herbert, a local palm reader …
State/Province: Queensland, Australia | City/Region: Wilston | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Feb. 27, 1998
View DetailsJean and Roselina Disappearance Involving Thomas Keir, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Thomas Keir was investigated for the deaths of his two wives, Jean and Roselina, who were cousins. Jean disappeared around 1988-1989 and was presumed murdered after her remains were found buried under the house. Roselina …
State/Province: New South Wales, Australia | City/Region: Sydney | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: Jan. 1, 1988
View Details10-year-old child Allegedly Murdered by Father, Warington, New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Vince Hurley, a former New South Wales police detective superintendent and current criminology lecturer, recounts his experience responding to a domestic homicide where a father stabbed his 10-year-old child multiple times, resulting in the …
State/Province: New South Wales, Australia | City/Region: Warington | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: None
View DetailsJason Semple and Peter Forsyth Allegedly Murdered by Murray Hearn, Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
Jason Semple, a newly graduated New South Wales police officer, was stabbed during a violent street confrontation in Ultimo in 1998 while attempting a routine arrest. Fellow officer Peter Forsyth was fatally stabbed in the …
State/Province: New South Wales, Australia | City/Region: Ultimo | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: None
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