Australia
Country Intelligence Summary
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June 2, 2026
Top Motives and Outcomes in Australia
Top Motives
- Jealousy — 33 case(s)
- Control/domination — 24 case(s)
- Revenge — 23 case(s)
- Eliminate romantic partner — 11 case(s)
- Money / Financial Gain — 8 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 40 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 27 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 27 case(s)
- Investigation still ongoing — 20 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 19 case(s)
State / Province Case Counts in Australia
20 case(s)
11 case(s)
4 case(s)
4 case(s)
2 case(s)
1 case(s)
1 case(s)
Cases in Australia: Motive — Eliminate romantic partner
Lily James, Peter James, and others Allegedly Murdered by Paul Tyson, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Lily James, a 21-year-old water polo coach at St Andrews Cathedral School in Sydney, was brutally murdered by her former boyfriend and colleague Paul Tyson. The attack was premeditated, with Tyson following Lily into the …
State/Province: New South Wales, Australia | City/Region: Sydney | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Oct. 25, 2023
View DetailsDaniel Findley Jones Allegedly Murdered by Ashley Guidi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Daniel Findley Jones, a young woman from Sydney, was murdered by her romantic partner Ashley Guidi. Their relationship began through Tinder and quickly escalated from initial charm to controlling and violent behavior by Ashley. Despite …
State/Province: New South Wales, Australia | City/Region: Sydney | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Dec. 17, 2022
View DetailsArnima Hayat Allegedly Murdered by Meraj Zaf, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Arnima Hayat, a 19-year-old pregnant woman originally from Bangladesh, was murdered by her husband Meraj Zaf in Sydney, Australia. Their relationship began as a passionate romance but quickly turned abusive and controlling. Despite family disapproval …
State/Province: New South Wales, Australia | City/Region: Sydney | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Jan. 29, 2022
View DetailsDee 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 DetailsJasmine Kaur and Rashpal Kor Kidnapped by Tariq Judatsingh, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Jasmine Kaur, an 18-year-old nursing student from India living in Adelaide, Australia, was abducted and murdered by her ex-boyfriend Tariq Judatsingh in March 2021. After ending their controlling and abusive relationship, Jasmine was kidnapped from …
State/Province: South Australia, Australia | City/Region: Adelaide | Incident Type: Murder | Date: March 5, 2021
View DetailsKarlie Pearce-Stevenson and Khandalyce Pearce Allegedly Murdered by Daniel Holdom, Belanglo State Forest, New South Wales, Australia
Two bodies were found years apart over 1,000 km from each other: Karlie Pearce-Stevenson, a young mother, and her 2-year-old daughter Khandalyce Pearce. Karlie's remains were found in Belanglo State Forest, NSW, in 2010 but …
State/Province: New South Wales, Australia | City/Region: Belanglo State Forest | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Jan. 1, 2010
View DetailsPeter Falconio and Joanne Lees Disappearance Involving Bradley John Murdoch, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
In July 2001, British backpacker Peter Falconio disappeared on a remote stretch of Australia's Stuart Highway. His girlfriend, Joanne Lees, survived an attempted abduction by a man later identified as Bradley John Murdoch. Despite Peter's …
State/Province: Northern Territory, Australia | City/Region: Alice Springs | Incident Type: Missing Person / Presumed Homicide | Date: July 14, 2001
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 DetailsKerryann Gannon, Lisa Gannon, and others Allegedly Murdered by Malcolm Baker, Terle, New South Wales, Australia
Malcolm Baker, a man with a history of coercive control and domestic violence, was obsessed with controlling his ex-girlfriend Kerryann Gannon. After she left him and obtained an AVO due to his violent behavior, including …
State/Province: New South Wales, Australia | City/Region: Terle | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Oct. 27, 1992
View DetailsCaron Watson Kidnapped by Julian Buchwald, Gibbonsland, Australia
In 2008, Julian Buchwald, a 22-year-old carpenter, staged the kidnapping of his 17-year-old girlfriend Caron Watson to pressure her into marriage and sex. The couple was held captive in the wilderness for six days, enduring …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Gibbonsland | Incident Type: Non-Murder | Date: None
View DetailsMarilyn Burdon Allegedly Murdered by Charles Bizuchi, Kew, Victoria, Australia
Marilyn Burdon, a 70-year-old mother and criminology expert, was killed in her Kew home in 2017 by her former partner Charles Bizuchi, who then committed suicide. Despite being banned from firearms ownership for over a …
State/Province: Victoria, Australia | City/Region: Kew | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: None
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