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Country Intelligence Summary
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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: Outcome — Homicide during marriage
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 DetailsRussell Hill and Carol Clay Allegedly Murdered by Gregory Stuart Lynn, Wonga Valley, Victoria, Australia
Russell Hill and Carol Clay, longtime secret lovers, vanished during a camping trip in March 2020 in Victoria's Alpine National Park. Their burnt campsite and vehicle were found, but they were missing. Police investigation identified …
State/Province: Victoria, Australia | City/Region: Wonga Valley | Incident Type: Murder | Date: March 19, 2020
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 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 DetailsDarcey Freeman, Peta Barnes, and others Murdered by Arthur Freeman, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Arthur Freeman, amid a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife Peta Barnes, threw his four-year-old daughter Darcey Freeman off Melbourne's West Gate Bridge on January 29, 2009. The act was reportedly motivated by revenge against …
State/Province: Victoria, Australia | City/Region: Melbourne | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Jan. 29, 2009
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 DetailsThe Murder of John Price by Katherine Mary Knight in Aberdeen, New South Wales, Australia
Katherine Mary Knight, an abattoir worker from Aberdeen, New South Wales, Australia, was convicted of the brutal murder of her spouse John Charles Thomas Price on February 29, 2000. Their relationship was marked by chronic …
State/Province: New South Wales, Australia | City/Region: Aberdeen | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | 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 DetailsMegan Klesich Murdered by Andrew Klesich and Warren James Elkins, Fairlight, New South Wales, Australia
Megan Klesich, a 44-year-old mother of two, was murdered in her sleep on January 27, 1986, in Fairlight, New South Wales. Her husband, Andrew Klesich, a wealthy hotelier, was convicted of hiring a hitman to …
State/Province: New South Wales, Australia | City/Region: Fairlight | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Jan. 27, 1986
View DetailsUnnamed Mother, Unnamed 12-year-old Son, and others Allegedly Murdered by Unnamed Husband/Father, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
A tragic domestic violence case in Campbelltown, Sydney, involved the alleged murder of a 46-year-old mother and her two autistic sons aged 4 and 12 by the husband and father. The accused reportedly called police …
State/Province: New South Wales, Australia | City/Region: Campbelltown | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: None
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 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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