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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 — Investigation still ongoing
Jari 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 DetailsTracey Connelly Murder Case, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Tracey Connelly, a 40-year-old sex worker living in a van in St Kilda, Melbourne, was brutally murdered in July 2013. Despite a $1 million reward and extensive police investigation including DNA testing, her killer remains …
State/Province: Victoria, Australia | City/Region: St Kilda | Incident Type: Murder | Date: July 21, 2013
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 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 DetailsRachelle Childs Allegedly Murdered by Kevin Steven Carell, Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia
This article discusses the legal and investigative challenges faced by the Dear Rachelle podcast team in exploring the cold case murder of Rachelle Childs. The podcast focuses on suspect Kevin Steven Carell, whose alibi was …
State/Province: Tasmania, Australia | City/Region: Campbell Town | Incident Type: Murder | 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
View DetailsDon Patterson, Gail Patterson, and others Murdered by Aaron Patterson, Morwell, Victoria, Australia
Aaron Patterson was found guilty of murdering her parents-in-law Don and Gail Patterson, Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson, and attempting to murder Heather's husband Ian Wilkinson. The trial lasted over 10 weeks in Morwell, Victoria. The …
State/Province: Victoria, Australia | City/Region: Morwell | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None
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