Monday, 31 December 2007

Murder in Australia: 2007


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21 January 2007
Nundah, QLD
TYSEN ALFRED BARDEN (19)
C - Murder - Brian James Heathcote (40)
S - Life1 (White J)
AD - 23 December 2010 (QCA)
LR - 10 February 2012 (HCA)
P - 21 January 2022
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23 January 2007
Devonport, TAS
HILTON STANFORD JELLIMAN (28)
PG - Murder - Dr Erika Jelliman (41)
S - 20y / 11y (Crawford J)
P - 26 January 2018
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26 January 2007
Parramatta, NSW
RYAN O'DONNELL (b. 30/9/85 - 21)
C - Murder - Allan Stephen Fuller (37)
S - 22y / 16y 6m (Rothman J)
P - 25 July 2023
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27 January 2007
Mount Pritchard, NSW
KATRINA MEGAN WHITMORE
C - Murder - Joseph Durrant (47)
S - 14y / 10y (Adams J)
AD2 - 21 July 2010 (NSWCCA)
P - 20 February 2019
Frederick Reyon Whitmore
PG - Manslaughter
S - 6y 6m / 4y (Adams J)
P - 14 September 2011
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28 January 2007
Petersham, NSW
PETER REUBEN WEBB (b. 27/10/69 - 37)
PG - Murder - Mohammed Abdul Kader (67)
S - 22y / 16y 6m (Howie J)
P - 17 October 2023
Michael John Jackson
PG - Manslaughter
S - 8y / 5y 6m (Howie J)
P - 30 April 2013
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29 January 2007
Para Hills, SA
EDWARD CHRISTOPHER YOST
PG - Murder - Natasha Marie Jones (30)
PG - Unlawful sexual intercourse x 93 - ?4
PG - Gross indecency5
S - Life / 30y (David J)
AD - 16 July 2010 (SASCFC)
P - 4 February 2037
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4 February 2007
Canley Vale, NSW
CRAIG RONALD BILLINGS (b. 14/4/75 - 31)
C - Murder - Raymond James Brown (36)
C - Robbery & wounding with offensive weapon6 - Alan Veney
C - Shooting with intent to murder7 - Justin Knight
C - Assault with offensive weapon & take vehicle8 - Elie Stanbouli
C - Robbery with offensive weapon9 - Judith Anderson
S - 32y / 24y, 12y / 9y x 2, 4y 3m, 4y; TS - 40y / 30y (Barr AJ)
P - 29 July 2037
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5 February 2007
Busby, NSW
STEVEN JOHN WICKS (47)
PG - Murder - Gayle Wales (37)
S - 20y / 15y (B James J)
P - 4 February 2022
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11 February 2007
Prestons, NSW10
DIANNE GOUNDAR (26)
PG - Murder - Rajnesh Singh (27)
S - 12y / 9y (B James J)
AU - 18 July 2012
RS - 9y 6m / 7y 2m (NSWCCA)
P - 22 April 2014
Munesh Goundar
C - Manslaughter
S - 10y 8m / 8y (Kirby J)
AD - 9 May 2012 (NSWCCA)
P - 7 March 2015
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19 February 2007 - 20 February 2007
Port Elliot, SA
GARRY FRANCIS NEWMAN (48)
C - Murder - Carly Ryan (b. 31/1/92 - 15)
S - Life / 29y (Kelly J)
AD - 29 April 2011 (SASCFC)
P - 2 March 2036
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1 March 2007 - 8 March 2007
Noble Park, VIC11
DIMITRIOS LIKIARDOPOULOS
C - Murder - Christopher O'Brien (22)
S - 20y / 17y (Curtain J)
AD12 - 17 December 2010 (VSCA)
AD - 14 September 2012 (HCA)
P - 1 September 2024
John Ioanis Likiardopoulos (19)
PG - Manslaughter
S - 12y / 19y (Lasry J)
AD - 17 December 2010 (VSCA)
P - 12 August 2016
Hakan Aydin
PG - Manslaughter
S - 6y / 3y 6m (Lasry J)
P - 13 May 2011
Darren Charles Summers
PG - Accessory to manslaughter
S - 2y 6m / 1y 6m (Lasry J)
P - 15 February 2009
X - 15 February 2010
Shalendra Singh
PG - Accessory to manslaughter
S - 2y 3m / 1y 2m (Lasry J)
P - 14 October 2008
X - 14 November 2009
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10 March 2007
Jesmond, NSW
WILLIAM NICHOLAS CHARLES POCOCK (20)
PG - Murder - Darren John Peachman (20)
S - 19y 6m / 14y 9m (Latham J)
P - 13 December 2021
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11 March 2007
Fernhill, NSW
MICHAEL BARBETTA (43)
PG - Murder - David Smedley (65)
S - 18y 5m / 13y 9m (Howie J)
P - 16 December 2020
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11 March 2007
Whalan, NSW
MAUMAGA LEIATAUA (b. 8/8/66 - 40)
PG - Murder - Sharna De-Courcey (20)
PG - Threatening injury - Fou Tuavao
S - 23y 6m / 17y, 2y; TS - 24y / 17y 6m (Mathews AJ)
P - 10 September 2024
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7 April 2007
Mount Isa, QLD
"PAO"13 (b. 11/72 - 34)
C - Murder - "AP"14 (4d)
S - Life15 (Cullinane J)
AD - 10 February 2012 (QCA)
P - 1 February 2023
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21 April 2007
Northfield, SA
TIMOTHY HEMI SCHAFER (18)
PG - Murder - Jeffrey Edwin Payne (55)
S - Life / 15y (Sulan J)
P - 21 April 2022
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3 May 2007
Tara, QLD
MICHAEL CROTHERS (45)
C - Murder - John Frank Hoghes (38)
C - Entering dwelling with intent to commit offence, using actual violence armed with offensive & dangerous weapon in company
C - Entering dwelling with intent to commit offence, threatening actual violence armed with offensive & dangerous weapon in company
C - Unlawful deprivation of liberty - Matthew Hoghes
C - Unlawful deprivation of liberty - John Luke Hoghes
C - Unlawful deprivation of liberty - Michelle Wood
C - Unlawful use of motor vehicle to facilitate offence
S - Life16, 9y, 9y, 3y, 3y, 3y, 3y (Wilson J)
AD - 30 November 2010 (QCA)
LR - 12 August 2011 (HCA)
P - 6 May 2022
COLIN ROBERT ROGERS (46)
C - Murder
C - Entering dwelling with intent to commit offence, threatening actual violence armed with offensive & dangerous weapon in company
PG - Entering dwelling with intent to commit offence, using actual violence armed with offensive & dangerous weapon in company
PG - Unlawful deprivation of liberty x 3
PG - Unlawful use of motor vehicle to facilitate offence
S - Life17, 9y, 8y, 2y 6m, 2y 6m, 2y 6m, 2y 6m (Wilson J)
AD - 30 November 2010 (QCA)
LR - 12 August 2011 (HCA)
P - 6 May 2022
DAVID ROBIN HEATHCOTE (21)
C - Murder
PG - Entering dwelling with intent to commit offence, using actual violence armed with offensive & dangerous weapon in company
C - Entering dwelling with intent to commit offence, threatening actual violence armed with offensive & dangerous weapon in company
PG - Unlawful deprivation of liberty x 3
PG - Unlawful use of motor vehicle to facilitate offence
S - Life18, 8y, 7y, 2y 6m, 2y 6m, 2y 6m, 2y 6m (Wilson J)
AD - 30 November 2010 (QCA)
LR - 12 August 2011 (HCA)
P - 6 May 2022
YVONNE JEAN HEATHCOTE (40)
C - Murder
C - Entering dwelling with intent to commit offence, using actual violence armed with offensive & dangerous weapon in company
S - Life19, 5y (Wilson J)
AD - 30 November 2010 (QCA)
LR - 12 August 2011 (HCA)
P - 7 October 2024
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7 May 2007 - 8 May 2007
Alice Springs, NT
RONALD DJANA (31)
C - Murder - Janie Norman (32)
C - Rape
S - Life / 27y (Mildren J)
P - 7 May 2034
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18 May 2007
St Albans, VIC
TIN QUANG TRAN (b. 6/12/85 - 21)
C - Murder - Van Thang Nguyen (42)
S - 22y / 17y (Williams J)
P - 4 June 2024
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20 May 2007
Bentley, WA
MALCOLM PATRICK O'DRISCOLL
C - Wilful murder - Esther Teresa Hall (55)
S - Life / 19y (Heenan J)
AD - 10 August 2011 (WASCA)
LR - 14 August 2013 (HCA)
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23 May 2007
Hobart, TAS
MARK JOHN ADAMS (formerly Mark Unsworth)20 (43)
PG - Murder - Barbara Doreen Risby (78)
S - Life21 (Blow J)
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29 May 2007
Croydon South, VIC
GLENN WILLIAM DIVER
PG - Murder - Cheryl Ann Haynes (45)
S - 17y / 14y (Coghlan J)
AU - 23 September 2010
RS - 17y / 13y (VSCA)
LR22 - 11 March 2011 (HCA)
P - 28 May 2020
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29 May 2007 - 5 June 2007
Woodford, QLD
DONALD ROBERT ALCOCK
C - Murder - Anthony Ross Knight (41)
S - Life23 (White J)
AD - 8 February 2010 (QCA)
P - 26 June 2022
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18 June 2007
Melbourne, VIC
CHRISTOPHER WAYNE HUDSON (b. 24/5/78 - 29)
PG - Murder - Brendan Keilar (43)
PG - Attempted murder - Kaera Douglas (24)
PG - Attempted murder - Paul de Waard (25)
PG - Intentionally causing serious injury - Autumn Daly-Holt (24)
PG - Prohibited person using unregistered firearm
S - Life, 12y, 12y, 8y, 5y; TS - Life / 35y (Coghlan J)
AD / AU24 - 9 February 2010
RS - Life, 16y, 14y 6m, 8y, 5y; TS - Life / 35y (VSCA)
P - 19 June 2042
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23 June 2007
Muswellbrook, NSW25
EMMA BARRETT (b. 18/9/86 - 20)
PG - Murder - David Harrison (24)
S - 22y / 16y (Mathews AJ)
P - 16 July 2023
DEAN REGINALD FORDHAM (b. 27/6/80 - 26)
PG - Murder
S - 14y 8m / 11y (Mathews AJ)
P - 17 July 2018
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23 June 2007 - 25 June 2007
Birkenhead, SA26
STEVEN JAMES NEWTON
PG - Murder - Gary Kirk Beaumont (33)
S - Life / 20y (David J)
P - 26 June 2027
Rebecca Lee Bone
PG - Assisting an offender
S - 2y / 1y 3m (David J)
AD - 18 March 2009 (SASC)
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24 June 2007
Castle Hill, NSW
FADI "RICKY" SHAMOUN (b. 25/2/83 - 24)
C - Murder - Richard Douglas Carruthers (b. 17/8/70 - 36)
C - Malicious wounding - Phuong Carruthers
S - 27y / 20y, 1y / 9m; TS - 27y / 20y 3m (Bellew J)
P - 4 September 2029
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3 July 2007
Inala, QLD
MICHAEL STEPHEN OWEN-DARCY (27)
PG - Murder - David John Easton (37)
S - Life27 (Byrne J)
P - 4 July 2022
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7 July 2007
Tooraweenah, NSW
LAURENCE BEDE O'CONNOR (b. 6/6/43 - 64)
PG - Murder - Flordelizza O'Connor (47)
S - 21y / 16y (Studdert AJ)
P - 6 September 2023
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12 July 2007
QLD28
GARETH JOHN CULLINANE (26)
C - Murder - Adrian Nolan (27)
PG - Interfering with a corpse
S - Life29 (Lyons J)
AD - 17 December 2010 (QCA)
P - 14 July 2022
Michael John McLean (24)
C - Manslaughter
S - 9y (Lyons J)
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15 July 2007
Pittsworth, QLD30
ANTHONY DAVID ROWLINGSON (16)
PG - Murder - Robert John Rowlingson (19)
PG - Stealing
PG - Interfering with a corpse
PG - Unlawful use of motor vehicle
S - Life31, 1y, 9m, 3m (White J)
AD - 9 December 2008 (QCA)
P - 16 July 2022
Graeme Frederick O'Neill (b. 5/1/64 - 43)
PG - Accessory after the fact
S - 8y / 3y (Philippides J)
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16 July 2007
Tarragindi, QLD
NATHANIEL JOEL HEMIG (29)
C - Murder - Janice Hemig (56)
S - Life32 (Lyons J)
AD - 24 February 2012 (QCA)
P - 6 August 2022
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21 July 2007
Muswellbrook, NSW
MICHAEL KUTSCHERA (24)
C - Murder - Lukas Gleeson (22)
S - 26y 8m / 20y (Fullerton J)
AD - 19 July 2010 (NSWCCA)
P - 20 July 2027
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23 July 2007
Mount Gambier, SA33
MATTHEW REGINALD WILLS HEYWARD
C - Murder - Glenys Heyward (53)
S - Life / 23y (David J)
AD - 28 September 2010 (SASCFC)
LR - 8 April 2011 (HCA)
P - 30 March 2033
JEREMY ADAM MINTER
C - Murder
S - Life / 23y (David J)
AD34 - 28 September 2010 (SASCFC)
AD35 - 9 March 2011 (SASCFC)
P - 25 November 2033
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28 July 2007
Darling Heights, QLD
BRODIE ISAAC PRESTON (19)
PG - Murder - Jason Andrew Schaepmann (4)
PG - Manslaughter - Riley Tait Schaepmann (18m)
S - Life36, 8y (Martin J)
P - 28 July 2022
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8 August 200737
Tennant Creek, NT
GODWIN LADD (44)
C - Murder - ?38 (40)
S - Life / 20y (Riley J)
AD - 20 May 2009 (NTCCA)
LR - 12 March 2010 (HCA)
P - 25 July 2027
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10 August 2007
Warnbro, WA
ROBERT JOHN PARNELL (37)
PG - Wilful murder - Anne Marie Budd (32)
S - Life / 19y
P - 12 August 2026
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18 August 2007
Hamilton South, NSW
TODD ANDREW PEARCE (24)
PG - Murder - Con Karafylis (37)
S - 20y / 15y (Latham J)
P - 18 August 2022
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30 August 2007
Vincent, QLD
RAYMOND SANADO RAMOS (28)
PG - Murder - Jessica Namok (13)
S - Life39 (Cullinane J)
P - 31 August 2022
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4 September 2007
Epping, VIC
CLAYTON FOSTER (46)
PG - Murder - Laura Dabb (30)
S - 14y / 10y (Osborn J)
P - 3 October 2017
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15 September 2007
Hoppers Crossing, VIC40
CHRISTOFFER HAYDEN DOWSETT (b. 7/8/64 - 43)
PG - Murder - Michael Traycevska (26)
S - 14y / 11y 6m (Forrest J)
P - 23 March 2019
Petra Traycevska
PG - Incitement to murder41 - Natalia Oscianko
PG - Incitement to murder42 - Andrew Oscianko
S - 5y 6m, 5y; TS - 7y / 4y (Coghlan J)
P - 18 December 2013
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22 September 2007 - 24 September 2007
Noble Park, VIC
GLEN MATTHEW FOX (b. 27/5/62 - 45)
PG - Murder - Lachhman Singh (51)
S - 20y / 15y (Cummins J)
P - 27 September 2022
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26 September 2007
Fairfield, NSW
MALIK SPANIA (45)
PG - Murder - Tony Barkho (53)
S - 24y / 18y (Barr J)
P - 25 September 2025
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28 September 200743
Noble Park, VIC
CLINTON DAVID RINTOULL (22)
PG - Murder - Liep Johnson Gony (19)
PG - Intentionally causing damage to property44
S - 20y / 16y (Curtain J)
AD - 23 August 2011 (VSCA)
P - 29 September 2023
Dylan Giuseppe Sabatino (19)
PG - Manslaughter
S - 10y / 6y (Curtain J)
P - 29 September 2013
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29 September 2007
Rydalmere, NSW45
QINGLIN CHEN (29)
C - Murder - Wenfang Chi (25)
S - 23y 10m / 17y 6m (Rothman J)
P - 31 March 2025
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3 October 2007
The Entrance, NSW
ANTHONY RAMON SULLIVAN (48)
C - Murder - Adam Guy Prochilo (36)
S - 25y / 18y 9m (Fullerton J)
AD - 12 December 2011 (NSWCCA)
AD - 22 March 2012 (NSWCCA)
P - 6 July 2026
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8 October 2007
Innaloo, WA
DANNIE ADAM WRIGHT (35)
C - Wilful murder - Jiao Dan (22)
C - Sexual assault
S - Life / 18y, 10y (Murray J)
AD - 27 October 2010 (WASCA)
LR - 10 June 2011 (HCA)
P - 11 October 2025
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11 October 2007
Rosemeadow, NSW46
RACHEL PFITZNER (b. 1981 - 26)
PG - Murder - Dean James Shillingworth (2)
S - 25y 6m / 19y 2m (RA Hulme J)
AD - 16 December 2010 (NSWCCA)
P - 19 June 2027
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11 October 2007
Caboolture, QLD
WAYNE ROCKY COOMBES (27)
PG - Murder - Leo John Coutts (b. 10/10/35 - 72)
PG - Contempt of court
S - Life47, 1y (Lyons J)
P - December 2022
Joshua Alexander Hicks (22)
PG - Manslaughter
PG - Attempted armed robbery
S - 10y, 4y (Lyons J)
AU - 26 August 2011
RS - 9y, 4y (QCA)
Willie Michael Taylor (20)
PG - Manslaughter
PG - Attempted armed robbery
S - 7y 8m / 4y, 4y (Lyons J)
AD - 26 August 2011 (QCA)
P - 8 April 2012
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20 October 2007
Wyong, NSW
JASON ROBERT NAA (35)
C - Murder - Kara Kenny (25)
S - 23y / 17y 3m (Howie J)
P - 19 January 2025
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21 October 2007
Bateau Bay, NSW
DAVID MGATOKOTORU MARTIN (b. 11/79 - 27)
C - Murder - Luke Hankey (24)
C - Reckless wounding - Beau Janson
C - Assault - David Withers
S - 20y / 15y, 2y / 1y 6m, 6m; TS - 21y / 16y (Kirby J)
P - 8 May 2025
Lisa Clare Mackett
C - Accessory after the fact
C - Assault - Eva Hankey
C - Assault - Kellie Marshall
S - 3y bond (Adams J)
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3 November 2007
Hawks Nest, NSW
"SW"48 (b. 1973 - 34)
C - Murder - "Ebony"49 (b. 22/3/00 - 7)
S - Life50 (RA Hulme J)
AD/AU51 - 7 June 2013
RS - 40y / 30y (NSWCCA)
P - 16 November 2037
"BW"52 (b. 5/61 - 46)
C - Manslaughter
S - 16y / 12y (RA Hulme J)
P - 16 November 2019
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20 November 2007
Hampton Park, VIC
SOLTAN AHMAD AZIZI (b. 3/64 - 43)
C - Murder - Marzieh Rahimi (33)
S - 22y / 17y 6m (King J)
AU - 30 August 2012 (VSCA)
RT - Murder
S - 20y / 16y (Kaye J)
P - 19 November 2023
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29 November 2007
Box Hill, VIC
JIE ZHU (b. 17/12/85 - 21)
C - Murder - Van Zhang "Ricky" Yu (17)
S - 19y / 15y (King J)
AD - 3 May 2013 (VSCA)
P - 4 December 2022
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1 December 2007
Parafield Gardens, SA
TUAN KIET DAVID HUYNH (19)
CHANSYNA DUONG (20)
ROTHA SEM (18)
C - Murder - Thea Kheav (21)
S - Life / 20y (Kourakis J)
AD - 31 August 2011 (SASCFC)
AD - 13 March 2013 (HCA)
P - 25 November 2030
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4 December 2007
Lemnos, VIC53
CHRISTOPHER JOHN MADDOX (26)
C - Murder - William Woods (26)
S - 16y / 12y (Kaye J)
P - 10 December 2019
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9 December 2007
Boddington, WA
SCOTT DOUGLAS AUSTIC (32)
C - Wilful murder - Stacey Thorne (35)
S - Life / 25y (Blaxell J)
AD - 11 June 2010 (WASCA)
P - 14 December 2032
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11 December 2007
Springvale, VIC
DANILO GUINGAB (43)
C - Murder - Luvina Dayang (50)
S - 17y 6m / 13y 6m (T Forrest J)
P - 3 August 2021
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27 December 200754
St Clair, NSW
LUKE TATCHELL (b. 6/89 - 18)
C - Murder - James Tautari (b. 1957 - 50)
S - 18y / 13y 6m (Kirby J)
P - 7 July 2021
DAVID WILDSMITH (b. 1/87 - 20)
C - Murder
S - 16y / 12y (Kirby J)
AD - 4 June 2012 (NSWCCA)
P - 8 January 2020
"AA"55 (b. 5/90 - 17)
C - Manslaughter
S - 6y 3m / 3y 7m (Kirby J)
P - 8 August 2011
"SS"56 (b. 12/90 - 17)
C - Manslaughter
S - 5y 11m / 3y 4m (Kirby J)
P - 8 May 2011
"AC"57 (b. 7/90 - 17)
C - Manslaughter
S - 5y 3m / 3y (Kirby J)
P - 7 January 2011
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30 December 2007
Perth, WA
PATRICK KEITH McMAHON (22)
C - Murder - Junichi Uchiyama (32)
S - Life / 12y (Hasluck J)
P - 26 December 2019
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31 December 2007
Bowen, QLD
RADAN NOEL WESTON (b. 5/4/77 - 30)
C - Murder - Jessica Janet Turner (19)
S - Life58
AD - 30 October 2009 (QCA)
P - 26 February 2024
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Notes:

1. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
2. Offender appealed against conviction, DPP appealed against sentence
3. In 2002, when the victim was 16
4. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
5. In 2001, when the victim was 15
6. On 21 December 2006 at Randwick, NSW
7. On 20 January 2007 at Redfern, NSW
8. On 6 January 2007 at Surry Hills, NSW
9. On 8 February 2007 at Cabramatta, NSW
10. Body located at Engadine, NSW
11. Body located at Bangholme, VIC, on 14 August 2007

12. Offender appealed against conviction, DPP appealed against sentence
13. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
14. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
15. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
16. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
17. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
18. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
19. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
20. Convicted of 2 murders (5 April 1986 & 23 May 2007)
21. No non-parole period fixed
22. DPP appealed against VSCA decision
23. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
24. Offender's appeal against sentence dismissed, DPP's appeal against attempted murder sentences upheld
25. Body located at Greta, NSW, on 18 July 2007
26. Body located at Woodville South, SA, on 25 June 2007
27. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
28. Body located at Mount Tamborine, QLD, on 13 July 2007
29. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
30. Body located at Ryeford, QLD, on 17 July 2007
31. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
32. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
33. Body located at Wilkin, VIC, on 30 November 2007
34. Offender appealed against conviction
35. Offender appealed against sentence
36. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
37. Assaulted on 26 July 2007
38. Offender's wife
39. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
40. Body located at Laverton North, VIC, on 16 September 2007
41. Between 22 July 2009 and 24 July 2009
42. Between 22 July 2009 and 24 July 2009
43. Assaulted on 26 September 2007
44. Elsewhere in Noble Park, VIC
45. Body located at Berala, NSW, on 1 October 2007
46. Body located at Ambarvale, NSW, on 17 October 2007
47. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
48. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
49. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
50. Not eligible to apply for parole as per NSW legislation
51. Appeal against conviction dismissed, appeal against sentence upheld
52. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
53. Body located at Cosgrove, VIC, on 11 December 2007
54. Assaulted on 26 December 2007
55. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
56. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
57. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
58. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years

Sunday, 31 December 2006

Murder in Australia: 2006


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7 January 2006
Bilpin, NSW
MARK GALANTE (27)
PG - Murder - Jody Galante (26)
S - 27y / 20y (Adams J)
P - 28 February 2026
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19 February 2006
Greenfields, WA
GUY RUSSELL GIDGUP (51)
PG - Wilful murder - Tracee Greenshields (39)
PG - Wilful murder - Chanel Dufall (16)
S - Life / 25y (McKechnie J)
P - January 2031
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28 January 2006
Loxton, SA
JAMES HALL (19)
PG - Murder - Nina Starr (53)
S - Life / 22y (Nyland J)
P - 30 January 2028
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28 January 2006
Nowra Hill, NSW1
KIM LEANNE SNIBSON (b. 30/7/70 - 35)
PG - Murder - Gregory Hosa (56)
PG - Murder - Kathryn McKay (44)
PG - Aggravated kidnapping x 2
S - 26y / 18y x 2, 8y 6m x 2; TS - 32y / 24y (Buddin J)
P - 28 January 2030
STACEY LEA-CATON (b. 16/1/79 - 27)
PG - Murder x 2
PG - Aggravated kidnapping x 2
S - 18y / 12y 6m x 2, 5y x 2; TS - 22y / 16y 6m (Buddin J)
P - 28 July 2022
Andrew Wayne Flentjar (b. 29/11/74 - 31)
PG - Aggravated kidnapping x 2
S - 8y 6m / 5y 6m x 2; TS - 10y / 7y (Buddin J)
P - 25 April 2013
Darlene Eleanor Cowen (b. 6/7/75 - 30)
PG - Accessory after the fact
PG - Failure to bring information
S - 9m periodic detention, 1y 6m bond (Buddin J)
X - 8 December 2008
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28 January 2006
Airds, NSW
JOHN FREDERICK THOMPSON (b. 8/6/83 - 22)
PG - Murder - Fallon Baker (18)
S - 20y / 15y (Hoeben J)
P - 27 February 2021
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20 February 2006
Annerley, QLD
ERROL GRAHAM HAYES (38)
C - Murder - Mark Stewart Christiansen (38)
C - Murder - Theresa Dominique Marchetti (32)
C - Murder - Joshua Hayes (18m)
C - Arson
S - Life / 24y 6m, 6y (MacKenzie J)
AD - 28 November 2008 (QCA)
LR - 25 June 2009 (HCA)
P - 24 August 2030
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23 February 2006
Box Hill, VIC
CORY ACUNA (b. 9/6/82 - 23)
C - Murder - Darren Jones (28)
S - 22y / 17y (Coghlan J)
P - 23 February 2023
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24 February 2006 - 25 February 2006
Southbank, VIC2
NEIL CAMERON CHALMERS (47)
C - Murder - Xiou Ling "Shirley" Liang (44)
S - 22y / 18y (Osborn J)
AD - 16 December 2011 (VSCA)
P - 2 March 2024
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2 March 2006 - 8 March 2006
VIC3
THOMAS KEITH HALLIDAY
C - Murder - Shelley Joy Stephenson (34)
C - Incest x 24 - "SS"5 6 (11)
C - Maintaining a sexual relationship with a child under 16
C - Engaging in an indecent act x 27 - ?8 9 (10)
C - Incest x 2 - ?10 11 (17)
S - Life / 30y (Harper J)
AU12 - 2 September 2009 (VSCA)
RT - Murder13
TS - 32y / 24y (Hollingworth J)
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3 March 2006
Kellyville, NSW
JONATHAN NATHANIEL HARVEY (18)
PG - Murder - James Malcolm Palmer (19)
S - 16y / 10y (Howie J)
P - 3 March 2016
____________________________________________________________________________________________

7 March 2006
Hallam, VIC
SARATH LAKSHAM HETTIARACHICHI (b. 30/1/60 - 46)
C - Murder - Samuel Perera (76)
C - Murder - Iranganie Perera (76)
S - 22y x 2; TS - 27y / 22y (King J)
AD14 - 26 November 2009 (VSCA)
LR - 9 February 2012 (HCA)
P - 6 March 2028
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9 March 2006
St Albans, VIC
HOA BOA LAM (b. 10/68 - 37)
PG - Murder - Vo Thi Vo (31)
S - 18y / 13y (Teague J)
P - 10 March 2019
____________________________________________________________________________________________

11 March 2006
Craigmore, SA
MICHAEL WAYNE KILSBY
PG - Murder - Kylie Kilsby
S - Life / 17y (David J)
P - 11 March 2023
____________________________________________________________________________________________

12 March 200615
Beenleigh, QLD
GEOFFREY WAYNE FREEMAN
C - Murder - Daniel James Wade (23)
S - Life16 (Byrne J)
AD - 17 November 2009 (QCA)
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25 March 2006
Yandaran, QLD
"CAW"17 (23)
C - Murder - "CL"18 (2)
S - Life19 (McMeekin J)
AD - 7 May 2010 (QCA)
P - March 2021
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9 April 2006
Fairfield West, NSW
LINARD SHAMOUIL (20)
PG - Murder - Ashoor Audisho (21)
S - 19y / 14y 6m (Hidden J)
P - 29 January 2026
Dilan Shaba
PG - Accessory after the fact
S - 2y 6m / 1y 7m 18d (Berman AJ)
P - 12 December 2007
X - 24 October 2008
Steven David (21)
PG - Acessory after the fact
PG - Assault
S - 2y 6m / 1y 3m, 6m (Hidden J)
P - 31 August 2009
X - 30 November 2010
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3 May 2006
Eimeo, QLD
JACK WILLIAM WHITEHOUSE (16)
PG - Murder - Peter Whitehouse (39)
S - 12y detention / 8y 5m
AD - 22 June 2007 (QCA)
P - 3 October 2014
Peter Alexander Thomas Mobbs (19)
C - Accessory after the fact
S - 5y suspended
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8 May 2006
Yagoona, NSW
HOAI VINH TRAN (b. 31/7/79 - 26)
C - Murder - Phuoc "Peter" Dang (45)
S - 26y / 20y (Mathews AJ)
AU - 19 May 2011
RS - 24y / 18y (NSWCCA)
P - 6 November 2025
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18 May 2006
West Melbourne, VIC20
YIWEN "ERIC" PAN (b. 9/81 - 24)
PG - Murder - Juan "Joanne" Zhang (24)
S - 19y / 14y (Teague J)
AD21 - 19 December 2008 (VSCA)
P - 22 May 2020
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23 May 2006
Bayswater, VIC
DONOVAN ALEXANDER BLAAUW (b. 1949 - 56)
PG - Murder - Linda Blaauw (54)
S - 11y / 7y (Forrest J)
P - 30 May 2013
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7 June 2006
Broadbeach, QLD
PETER PAPAS (47)
PG - Murder - So Ra Moon (32)
PG - Arson
S - Life22, 5y (Byrne J)
P - 7 June 2021
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18 June 2006
Collie, WA
"MICHELLE"23 (16)
"RENAE"24 (16)
PG - Murder - Eliza Jane Davis (15)
S - Life / 15y (Reynolds J)
P - June 2021
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19 June 200625
Bossley Park, NSW
DAVID MAXWELL SHEPHERD (36)
PG - Murder - Malissa Mayfield (29)
S - 19y / 15y (Hidden J)
P - 2 July 2021
Angela Wells (b. 16/9/77 - 28)
PG - Accessory after the fact
S - 3y / 1y 6m (Grove J)
P - 9 May 2009
X - 10 November 2010
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21 June 2006
Logan City, QLD
ROBERT IAN LOGAN (19)
C - Murder - Benjamin Peter Huntingford (23)
S - Life26 (Dick AJ)
AD - 17 August 2012 (QCA)
P - 23 June 2021
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26 June 2006
Canning Vale, WA
DANTE WYNDHAM ARTHURS (b. 8/8/84 - 21)
PG - Murder - Sofia Rodriguez-Urrutia Rey-Baltar Shu (8)
S - Life / 13y (McKechnie J)
P - 26 June 2019
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26 June 2006
Brunswick, VIC
FRANK BABIC27 (b. 13/9/62 - 43)
C - Murder - Raphael Innaimo (39)
S - Life / 28y (King J)
AD - 17 August 2010 (VSCA)
P - 10 August 203528
____________________________________________________________________________________________

27 June 2006
Richmond, VIC
ANTHONY JOHN DUTTON (b. 18/7/46 - 59)
PG - Murder - Angelique Portelli (b. 21/1/75 - 31)
S - 16y / 12y (King J)
AD - 27 September 2011 (VSCA)
P - 27 June 2018
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29 June 2006
Raceview, QLD
BRETT ADAM CROWLEY (17)
C - Murder - Violet Crowley (81)
S - Life29 (Chesterman J)
P - 29 June 2021
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9 July 2006
Callala Bay, NSW
"DN"30 (24)
PG - Murder - "RC"31 32 (11)
PG - Inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent to murder - "SC"33 34 (31)
S - 20y / 15y, 12y / 8y; TS - 25y / 20y (Hidden J)
P - 8 July 2026
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10 July 2006
Fairfield, VIC
JOHN THOMAS GLASCOTT (b. 18/12/63 - 42)
C - Murder - David Meredyth Robinson (56)
S - 28y / 24y (Cummins J)
AD/AU35 - 29 April 2010
RS - 24y / 20y (VSCA)
P - 11 July 2026
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24 July 2006
Gatton, QLD
AARON THOMAS WILLIAM GARDNER (27)
PG - Murder - Lauren June Taylor (20)
S - Life36 (Martin J)
P - 24 July 2021
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28 July 2006
Greenacre, NSW
VU MINH TRINH
C - Murder - Ross McAdam
S - 20y / 15y (Rothman J)
P - 27 July 2021
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1 August 2006
Parramatta, NSW
GABOR ZIHA (b. 15/3/50 - 56)
C - Murder - Barry Corbett (58)
C - Malicious wounding - Marija Ziha (54)
S - 24y / 18y, 4y (Barr J)
AD - 21 February 2013 (NSWCCA)
LR - 3 December 2013 (HCA)
P - 1 August 2024
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2 August 2006
Lara, VIC
ROBERT GORDON BAXTER (b. 26/11/57 - 48)
C - Murder - Linda Gaye Baxter (b. 13/1/64 - 42)
S - 20y / 16y (Forrest J)
P - 7 August 2022
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9 August 200637
Donvale, VIC
EYYUB BAYRAM ZAIM (b. 27/8/85 - 20)
C - Murder - Rajnesh Joga (27)
C - Theft - Peter Kondogonis
C - Attempted theft - Christopher Blain
PG - Attempted theft - Robert Orsillo
PG - Theft - Lakhwinder Singh
S - 17y, 1y, 6m, 2m, 14d; TS - 17y 6m / 14y 6m (Harper J)
AD/AU38 - 30 March 2011
RS - 17y 6m / 13y 6m (VSCA)
P - 5 February 2020
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9 August 2006
Coolbie, QLD
PAUL MALLARDI (41)
PG - Murder - Vito Mallardi (75)
PG - Murder - Maria Pia Mallardi (68)
S - Life / 20y (Cullinane J)
AD - 11 February 2009 (QCA)
P - 8 August 2026
____________________________________________________________________________________________

11 August 2006
Summerholm, QLD
DIANA FAE HUGHES
C - Murder - Gregory Ross Stewart (52)
S - Life39
AD - 14 August 2012 (QCA)
P - 13 August 2021
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13 August 2006
Mirboo East, VIC
MICHAEL PATRICK FLAHERTY (b. 1969)
PG - Murder - Stephen John Witham (42)
S - 21y / 16y (Kaye J)
P - 7 November 2023
JODIE ANNE WATSON
PG - Murder
S - 16y / 11y (Kaye J)
P - 7 November 2018
Aidan Connally
PG - Accessory after the fact
S - 3y bond (Kaye J)
AU40 - 11 November 2010
RS - 2y suspended for 2y 6m (VSCA)
Michelle Anne Churchill
PG - Assault41
S - 3m suspended for 3y (Kaye J)
Aidan Geoffrey McGillivray
PG - Assault42
S - 3m suspended for 3y (Kaye J)
Darren Whittaker
PG - Assault43
S - 3m (Kaye J)
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13 August 2006
Forster, NSW
JOHN HARRY FAEHNDRICH (50)
C - Murder - Dianne Julie Condon (36)
S - 20y / 15y (Price J)
P - 20 August 2021
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19 August 2006
Innisfail, QLD
LEW JAMES BAIRA
C - Murder - Luis Planas (53)
S - Life44 (Jones J)
AD - 30 October 2009 (QCA)
P - 19 August 2021
____________________________________________________________________________________________

19 August 2006
Punchbowl, NSW
GREGORY MARK HOWARD
PG - Murder - Jacob Digby (23)
S - 18y 6m / 14y (Hulme J)
P - 27 October 2021
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30 August 2006
Newstead, TAS
STEPHEN ALEXANDER HARPER (42)
PG - Murder - Roderick Alexander Harper (88)
PG - Murder - Helene May Harper (77)
S - 32y / 16y (Blow J)
D - April 201045
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1 September 2006
Reservoir, VIC
MATTHEW WAYNE BROOKS
C - Murder - Priscilla Chapple (19)
S - 17y / 13y (Coghlan J)
AD - 28 August 2012 (VSCA)
P - 1 September 2019
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12 September 2006
Swanhaven, NSW
ADAM PATRICK OWENS (32)
PG - Murder - Doris Owens (69)
S - 23y / 17y (McCallum J)
P - 4 March 2024
____________________________________________________________________________________________















19 September 2006
VIC46
DARREN JOHN ELLIS (35)
C - Murder - Naomi Marree Bernaldo (b. 17/7/87 - 19)
S - 21y / 17y (Coghlan J)
AD - 18 November 2010 (VSCA)
LR - 11 March 2011 (HCA)
P - 5 November 2023
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19 September 2006
Hobart, TAS
KEITH JAMIE LYNCH-WHITTON (28)
PG - Murder - Kamehn Schrader (41)
S - 18y / 14y (Evans J)
P - September 2020
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22 September 2006
Seaford, VIC
AARON JAMES JOHNSTONE (25)
C - Murder - Phillip William Higgins (46)
S - 18y / 14y (Coghlan J)
AU - 9 March 2011 (VSCA)
RT - Murder
S - 18y / 14y (Osborn J)
P - 23 September 2020
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15 October 200647
Geelong, VIC
NICHOLAS JOHN STRAIN (20)
C - Murder - David John McFadyen (34)
S - 17y / 13y 6m (Coghlan J)
P - 27 July 2020
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23 October 2006
Cawarral, QLD
HAYDEN MICHAEL FINCH (19)
C - Murder - Murray Finch (49)
C - Murder - Leone Musgrove (38)
S - Life / 20y (McMeekin J)
P - 26 October 2026
____________________________________________________________________________________________

27 October 2006
Redfern, NSW
MARK ANTHONY COLLON (b. 16/9/85 - 21)
PG - Murder - Daryl Ogden (24)
S - 21y / 14y 6m (Mathews AJ)
AD - 29 July 2009 (NSWCCA)
P - 26 April 2021
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27 October 2006
North West Cape, WA
TOBY LEIGH FRASER (29)
PG - Wilful murder - John Damien Blood (44)
S - Life / 27y (Blaxell J)
AD - 23 January 2009 (WASCA)
P - 30 October 2033
Kelly Jade Brown (21)
PG - Accessory after the fact
S - 4y 8m
AU - 22 August 2008
RS - 3y 8m (WASCA)
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18 November 2006
Scoresby, VIC48
ADAM CHARLES DENNIS HARGRAVE (b. 24/4/80 - 26)
C - Murder - Michael Daou (22)
C - Kidnapping
C - False imprisonment
C - Conspiracy to murder49 - Kylie Rachel McDonald
S - 26y, 8y, 5y, 10y; TS - 31y / 26y (King J)
P - 11 January 2033
LANH NGOC "LUKE" BUI (b. 2/4/85 - 21)
C - Murder
PG - Kidnapping
PG - False imprisonment
S - 24y, 6y, 4y; TS - 25y 6m / 20y (King J)
AD - 7 December 2011 (VSCA)
LR - 15 March 2013 (HCA)
P - 11 January 2027
ANDREW STEVEN JOHNSTON (b. 29/11/81 - 24)
PG - Murder
PG - Kidnapping
PG - False imprisonment
PG - Trafficking MDMA
PG - Trafficking methylamphetamine
PG - Trafficking MDA
S - 16y, 4y, 3y, 10y, 4y, 4y; TS - 23y / 15y (Bongiorno J)
AU - 29 July 2008
RS - 10y, 2y 6m, 2y, 6y, 3y, 3y; TS - 16y / 11y (VSCA)
P - 10 January 2018
Garry Charles Hargrave (b. 25/11/55 - 50)
C - Conspiracy to murder50
S - 9y, 6y; TS - 11y / 7y (King J)
AD/AU51 - 7 December 2011
RS - 11y / 5y (VSCA)
P - 11 January 2012
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2 December 2006
Ferntree Gully, VIC
JOHN GRAEME McKENZIE (20)
PG - Murder - Todd Leslie Laver (26)
S - 20y / 15y (Kaye J)
P - 1 December 2021
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6 December 2006
Sydney, NSW
"BH"52 (17)
PG - Murder - Mitchell Moseley (23)
S - 17y / 13y (Hidden J)
P - 8 October 2020
____________________________________________________________________________________________

14 December 2006
Woodridge, QLD
DAVID JUMA
PG - Murder - Lily Keji
PG - Inflicting grievous bodily harm - Gabriel Levi
S - Life53 (Martin J)
P - 13 December 2021
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15 December 200654
Penshurst, VIC
CLIVE HOSKING (b. 1953 - 53)
C - Murder - Judith Hosking (79)
S - 15y / 10y (Hollingworth J)
P - 29 October 2016
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18 December 2006
Lathlain, WA
JESSICA ELLEN STASINOWSKY (19)
PG - Wilful murder - Stacey Mitchell (b. 17/6/90 - 16)
S - Life / 24y (Blaxell J)
AD - 22 January 2009 (WASCA)
P - 20 December 2030
VALERIE PAIGE PARASHUMTI (18)
PG - Wilful murder
S - Life / 24y (Blaxell J)
P - 20 December 2030
David Ross John Haynes
PG - Accessory after the fact
S - 2y / 1y (Kennedy DCJ)
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19 December 2006
Forster, NSW
CLAYTON JOHN WILSON
C - Murder - Stephen Knowles
S - 25y / 18y (Latham J)
P - 10 May 2025
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Notes:

1. Bodies located at Tomerong, NSW, on 29 January 2006
2. Body located at Tallarook, VIC, on 14 October 2007
3. Body never located
4. Between 3 April 2005 and 18 April 2005
5. Victim's daughter
6. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
7. Between March 2006 and April 2006
8. Victim's daughter
9. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
10. Offender's daughter
11. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
12. Appeal against conviction upheld in relation to murder and sexual offences against offender's daughter
13. At retrial, convicted of murder and undisclosed offences
14. Offender appealed against convictions, DPP appealed against sentences
15. Assaulted on 11 March 2006
16. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
17. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
18. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
19. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
20. Body located at Glen Huntly, VIC, on 23 May 2006
21. DPP appealed against sentence
22. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
23. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
24. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
25. Assaulted on 15 June 2006
26. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
27. Convicted of 2 murders (15 July 1995 & 26 June 2006)
28. Pleaded guilty to recklessly causing serious injury to John Morris on 22 June 2009 at Anakie, VIC
29. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
30. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
31. Offender's stepson
32. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
33. Victim's mother
34. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
35. Appeal against conviction dismissed, appeal against sentence upheld
36. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
37. Assaulted on 8 August 2006
38. Appeal against conviction dismissed, appeal against sentence upheld
39. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 year
40. DPP appealed against sentence
41. At Berwick, VIC
42. At Berwick, VIC
43. At Berwick, VIC
44. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 year
45. Died of cancer at Royal Hobart Hospital
46. Body located at Creswick, VIC, on 2 November 2006
47. Assaulted on 12 October 2006
48. Body located at Narre Warren East, VIC
49. Between 28 December 2006 and 9 January 2007
50. Between 28 December 2006 and 9 January 2007
51. Appeal against conviction dismissed, appeal against sentence upheld
52. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
53. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 year
54. Assaulted on 30 October 2006