Cases of murder in Australia where offenders have been convicted or pleaded guilty
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
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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
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11 March 2006
Craigmore, SA
MICHAEL WAYNE KILSBY
PG - Murder - Kylie Kilsby
S - Life / 17y (David J)
P - 11 March 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Saturday, 31 December 2005
Murder in Australia: 2005
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2 January 20051
Wauchope, NSW
"F.A.P."2 (24)
PG - Murder - ?3 4 (15m)
S - 19y 6m / 14y 6m (Howie J)
P - 7 July 2019
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2 January 2005
Warrion, VIC
JARRAD FRANCIS MATTHEWS (b. 7/85 - 19)
PG - Murder - Howard Ambrose (71)
S - 18y / 13y (Teague J)
P - 3 January 2018
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4 January 2005
NSW5
MALCOLM JOHN NADEN6 (b. 5/11/73 - 31)
PG - Murder - Lateesha Jane Nolan (24)
PG - Aggravated indecent assault7 - "XY"8 (12)
PG - Break, enter & steal9
PG - Break, enter & steal10
PG - Break, enter & steal11
PG - Break, enter & steal12
PG - Break, enter & steal13
PG - Break, enter & steal14
PG - Break, enter & steal15
PG - Break, enter & steal16
PG - Shooting with intent to murder17 - Senior Constable McFadyen (33)
PG - Break, enter & steal18
PG - Break, enter & steal19
PG - Break, enter & steal20
PG - Break, enter & steal21
PG - Break, enter & steal22
PG - Break, enter & steal23
S - 28y / 21y, 4y / 2y, 2y, 2y 6m, 2y, 2y, 2y 6m, 2y 6m, 3y 6m, 3y, 16y / 6y, 2y 6m, 2y 6m, 3y, 3y 6m / 1y, 3y, 3y 6m
TS - 40y / 30y24 (Price J)
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6 January 2005 - 7 January 2005
Lenah Valley, TAS
MARK THOMAS NOBLE
PG - Murder - Ralph Carmin Bocchino (37)
S - 19y / 10y 6m (Evans J)
P - 7 July 2015
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10 January 200525
Cape Barren Island, TAS
GALVIN GORDON RILEY (37)
C - Murder - James Andrew Walley (44)
S - 18y / 9y (Crawford J)
AD - 16 August 2007 (TASSC)
LR - 14 December 2007 (HCA)
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10 January 2005
Parramatta, NSW
GLENN ALLAN WATERS (b. 4/12/75 - 29)
PG - Murder - Gregory Lansdowne (29)
S - 20y / 15y (Hislop J)
P - 16 January 2020
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11 January 2005
Toronto, NSW
KIRRLIE "KYLE" SHANE WILSON
C - Murder - Ric Anson (55)
S - 26y 6m / 20y (Howie J)
P - 18 May 2026
William Wayne Spencer (34)
C - Manslaughter
S - 13y / 9y 6m (Howie J)
P - 18 November 2015
Owen Henry Frazer (49)
C - Manslaughter
S - 11y / 7y 6m (Howie J)
P - 18 November 2013
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15 January 2005
Seddon, VIC
PETER TIMOR RATTYA (40)
C - Murder - Amer Alihromic (26)
S - 21y / 16y (Hollingworth J)
AU - 21 August 2008
RS - 18y / 15y (VSCA)
P - 28 April 2020
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15 January 2005
Mayfield, NSW
MICHELLE LEE DURANT (24)
C - Murder - David Allen Bryant (42)
S - 17y 11m / 13y 6m (Hulme J)
P - 19 July 2018
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16 January 2005
Collaroy, NSW
PHILLIP RAYMOND PARKES (b. 18/8/56 - 48)
PG - Murder - Grace Winifred Parkes (b. 25/1/21 - 83)
S - 18y / 13y (James J)
P - 17 February 2018
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26 January 2005
Mitchell Park, SA
DENNIS WILLIAM CHILDS
C - Murder - Robert Keith Anderson (51)
AU - 30 May 2007 (SASC)
RT - Murder
S - Life / 24y (Kelly J)
P - 4 February 2029
VICKI YVONNE BROOKS (38)
PG - Murder
S - Life / 24y (Kelly J)
AD - 14 February 2007 (SASC)
P - 26 January 2029
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3 February 2005
Croydon, VIC26
GREGORY ROBERT WEBB (b. 30/1/80 - 25)
PG - Murder - Jason Michael King (formerly Paul Bowen) (43)
S - 15y / 11y (Osborn J)
P - 28 February 2016
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5 February 2005
QLD27
STEVEN ROY TURNER28
C - Murder - Nicole Margaret Lieske (33)
C - Interfering with a corpse
S - Life / 23y29, 1y 6m (McMeekin J)
AD - 22 June 2010 (QCA)
P - 26 May 2028
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16 February 2005
Taree, NSW
BRIAN JAMES STEER (38)
C - Murder - Warren Leslie Dickson (43)
PG - Robbery armed with an offensive weapon30 - Jacqueline Lee Preston
S - 29y 4m / 22y, 4y; TS - 31y 4m / 24y (Whealy J)
AD - 9 December 2008 (NSWCCA)
P - 22 February 2029
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17 February 2005
Moonah, TAS
ANTHONY DAVID BLACKMORE (53)
PG - Murder - Lynette Blackmore (63)
S - 20y / 12y (Hill AJ)
P - 22 February 2017
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21 February 2005
Beresford, WA
BRIAN WILLIAM GAMBLE
PG - Wilful murder - Julianne Faye Kowald (41)
S - Life / 20y (Murray J)
AD - 29 May 2007 (WASCA)
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5 March 2005
Wonthaggi, VIC
MARY ROSE CURTIS (46)
PG - Murder - Jack Hazeldene (80)
S - 14y / 10y (Kellam J)
P - 6 March 2015
____________________________________________________________________________________________
8 March 2005
Blackburn North, VIC
HUGO ALISTAIR RICH (b. 18/9/52 - 52)
C - Murder - Erwin Kastenberger (58)
C - Armed robbery
S - Life / 30y, 20y (Lasry J)
P - 11 May 2035
Mark Ewan Dickson (b. 4/5/61 - 43)
PG - Armed robbery33
PG - Conspiracy to commit armed robbery34
PG - Conspiracy to commit armed robbery35
PG - Assisting an offender
S - 8y, 4y, 4y, 1y; TS - 9y / 7y (King J)
PG - Contempt of court36
S - 3y; TS - 11y / 8y (King J)
P - 25 May 2013
Leonard Frank Ryan (b. 10/9/72 - 32)
PG - Armed robbery
PG - Conspiracy to commit armed robbery31
PG - Conspiracy to commit armed robbery32
S - 7y, 4y, 4y; TS - 8y / 6y (King J)
P - 21 June 2011
____________________________________________________________________________________________
15 March 2005
Eudlo, QLD
ANDREW FREDERICK SMITHERS (26)
PG - Murder - Natalie Adams (48)
PG - Murder - Earl Stuart Watson (51)
PG - Causing grievous bodily harm37 - ?
S - Life / 25y, 5y (MacKenzie J)
LR - 26 April 2013 (QCA)
P - 15 March 2030
____________________________________________________________________________________________
18 March 2005
Prospect, SA
MICHAEL ANTHONY CURRAN
C - Murder - Leila Maree Drapes (31)
S - Life / 24y (Vanstone J)
AD - 20 February 2008 (SASC)
Robert George Lord
PG - Perjury
S - 1y 2m / 8m (Boyland DCJ)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
23 March 2005
Watsons Bay, NSW
JASON CLIVE McCALL
C - Murder - Robert Ljubic (44)
S - 29y 4m / 22y (Barr J)
AD - 9 August 2010 (NSWCCA)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
24 March 2005
Otford, NSW
DESMOND CAMPBELL (47)
C - Murder - Janet Campell (49)
S - 33y / 24y (Latham J)
P - 10 May 2034
____________________________________________________________________________________________
29 March 2005
Sandgate, QLD38
CHRISTOPHER CLARK JONES (21)
C - Murder - Morgan Jay Shepherd (b. 19/12/87 - 17)
PG - Interfering with a corpse
S - Life39 (Atkinson J)
AD - 14 December 2007 (QCA)
AD - 29 April 2009 (HCA)
P - 2 April 2032
JAMES PATRICK ROUGHAN40 (25)
C - Murder
PG - Interfering with a corpse
S - Life (Atkinson J)
AU - 14 December 2007 (QCA)
RT - Murder
S - Life41
AD - 20 February 2009 (QCA)
P - 2 April 2032
Rohan Ernst Neuherz (21)
Isaac Immanuel Murdoch (19)
Kristopher Adam O'Brien (18)
PG - Accessory after the fact
____________________________________________________________________________________________
10 April 2005
Colyton, NSW
BEVAN PHILLIP JOYCE (b. 22/8/67 - 37)
C - Murder - Rosemary Joyce (49)
S - 21y / 16y (James J)
P - 11 July 2021
____________________________________________________________________________________________
17 April 2005
Maylands, SA
LESLIE TREVOR LOVEGROVE
C - Murder - Vicki Koch (37)
S - Life / 16y (Vanstone J)
AD - 1 August 2007 (SASC)
P - 16 April 2021
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23 April 2005
Derby, WA
TERRENCE DANN
PG - Wilful murder - ?42 43 (4)
PG - Wilful murder - ?44 45 (1)
S - Life / 22y (Hasluck J)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
25 April 2005
Christmas Hills, VIC46
JAMIE LESLIE SUMNER (b. 25/3/78 - 27)
C - Murder - Raymond George Allen (16)
S - 22y / 18y (Nettle JA)
AD - 2 September 2010 (VSCA)
LR - 14 August 2013 (HCA)
P - 1 April 2025
____________________________________________________________________________________________
27 April 2005
Melton South, VIC
DAVID COPLAND (23)
PG - Murder - Janine Gray (39)
S - 17y / 13y (Eames AJ)
P - 19 February 2019
____________________________________________________________________________________________
29 April 2005
Bexley, NSW
MICHAEL REX CLARK (41)
C - Murder - Ernest Richard "Dick" Clark (74)
S - 30y / 24y (Kirby J)
AD - 11 May 2010 (NSWCCA)
LR - 1 October 2010 (HCA)
P - 20 July 2029
BEN RICHARD CLARK (now Stephanie Elizabeth Clark) (b. 26/3/84 - 21)
PG - Murder
S - 20y / 14y (Patten AJ)
LR - 1 August 2012 (NSWCCA)
P - 13 July 2019
____________________________________________________________________________________________
30 April 2005
Kilkenny, SA
STEPHEN JOHN ALBERT CHOWIS
C - Murder - Tahleah Chowis
S - Life / 14y (Nyland J)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
9 May 2005
Burleigh Heads, QLD
LYDIO MONJE LICERA (36)
PG - Murder - Teresa Maree Pieper (32)
PG - Stealing as a servant x 2
S - Life47 (Fryberg J)
P - 9 May 2017
____________________________________________________________________________________________
12 May 2005
South Durras, NSW
GRANT JOHN COLB (28)
PG - Murder - David Richard McKeever (68)
S - 18y / 14y (Latham J)
P - 19 May 2019
____________________________________________________________________________________________
13 May 2005
Dandenong, VIC
CLINTON JOHN GOTTINGER (b. 8/3/87 - 18)
PG - Murder - Greg Wayne Harrison (24)
S - 14y / 9y (Habersberger J)
P - 13 May 2014
George Pantazopoulos (b. 10/85 - 19)
PG - Intentionally causing serious injury
PG - Affray
S - 3y, 3m (Teague J)
X - 11 September 2009
Justin King (b. 3/85 - 20)
PG - Intentionally causing serious injury
PG - Affray
S - 3y, 2y; TS - 4y / 1y 6m (Teague J)
AU - 17 December 2007
RS - 2y 9m, 3m; TS - 2y 9m / 1y (VSCA)
P - 1 December 2007
X - 1 September 2010
Jamie Lee Ngyoune (b. 9/87 - 17)
PG - Intentionally causing serious injury
PG - Affray
PG - Burglary with intent to steal48
PG - Riotous assembly49
PG - Theft50
S - 2y, 1y, 1y, 1m, 1m; TS - 3y (Teague J)
AU - 17 December 2007
RS - 2y, 3m, $500 fine, 1m, 1m; TS - 2y (VSCA)
X - 9 May 2009
"SPA"51 (b. 1988)
PG - Intentionally causing serious injury
PG - Affray
S - 1y 6m, 1y; TS - 1y 9m (Teague J)
X - 26 September 2008
Abdul Kader Tabbit (b. 4/85 - 20)
PG - Affray
S - 1y / 3m (Teague J)
P - 25 July 2007
X - 25 April 2008
____________________________________________________________________________________________
22 May 2005
Morwell, VIC
DAVID NEIL PYKE (b. 11/67 - 37)
PG - Murder - Mark Anthony Logan (36)
S - 27y / 22y (Teague J)
AU - 1 December 2006
RS - 23y / 18y (VSCA)
P - 22 May 2023
____________________________________________________________________________________________
22 May 2005
Beserker, QLD
STEVEN ROY TURNER52
C - Murder - Edmund William Payne (31)
S - Life / 23y53 (McMeekin J)
P - 26 May 2005
____________________________________________________________________________________________
30 May 2005
Toowoomba, QLD
SCOTT GEOFFREY MAYGAR (18)
PG - Murder - David James Lyons (17)
PG - Murder - Michael Ross Thompson (30)
PG - Manslaughter - Tyson James Wilson (17)
PG - Rape x 4 - Cassandra Nugent
S - Life / 20y, 15y, 10y x 4 (Douglas J)
AU54 - 28 September 2007
RS - Life / 30y (QCA)
P - 29 May 2035
JOHN BRIAN WOODMAN (16)
PG - Murder x 3
PG - Rape x 2
S - Life detention55, 10y x 2 (Douglas J)
P - 29 May 2025
"WT"56 (16)
PG - Murder - Michael Ross Thompson (30)
PG - Interfering with a corpse
S - 10y detention / 5y (Douglas J)
AD57 - 28 September 2007 (QCA)
P - 29 May 2010
____________________________________________________________________________________________
9 June 2005
St Kilda, VIC
CHRISTOPHER BRIAN BUTLER (41)
C - Murder - Deborah Lorna Hinton (42)
PG - Intentionally causing serious injury58
S - 21y, 3y; TS - 22y / 17y (Curtain J)
P - 12 June 2022
____________________________________________________________________________________________
9 June 2005
Bittern, VIC
"JWP" (25)
PG - Murder - "EW" (72)
PG - Attempted murder59 - "WP"
PG - Aggravated burglary60
PG - Possession of a drug of dependence
S - 17y, 8y, 2y, 1m; TS - 20y 6m / 15y 6m (Eames JA)
P - 9 December 2020
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17 June 2005
Wallsend, NSW
DENNIS WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM (b. 1969 - 35)
PG - Murder - Kerri-Anne Louise O'Meley (35)
PG - Murder - Sydney Thomas O'Meley (59)
PG - Inflicting grievous bodily harm - Donna O'Meley (54)
PG - Inflicting grievous bodily harm - "AO"61 (13)
PG - Assault - "DJO"62 (14)
S - 29y / 21y, 19y / 14y 6m, 10y / 7y 6m x 2; TS - 38y / 30y (Howie J)
P - 17 June 2035
____________________________________________________________________________________________
19 June 2005
Hamilton, NSW
LISA JANE SAALFELD (aka Lisa Winkworth) (43)
C - Murder - Tina Maree Gestro (33)
S - 22y / 16y 6m (Howie J)
P - 18 December 2021
____________________________________________________________________________________________
23 June 2005
Dubbo, NSW
MALCOLM JOHN NADEN63 (b. 5/11/73 - 31)
PG - Murder - Kristy Scholes (24)
S - Life64 (Price J)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
28 June 2005
Bexley North, NSW
DALLEY STUART ROBINSON (b. 5/6/73 - 32)
PG - Murder - Kelly Lorraine Hudson (b. 20/1/71 - 34)
S - 21y / 16y (Hall J)
P - 27 June 2021
____________________________________________________________________________________________
2 July 2005
Moonee Ponds, VIC
TRAVIS GRAHAME DUGGAN (aka Travis Bunn) (b. 5/73 - 32)
PG - Murder - Jacinta Green (36)
PG - Attempted murder65 - Linda Duggan
S - 16y, 8y; TS - 22y / 17y (Teague J)
P - 2 July 2022
____________________________________________________________________________________________
2 July 2005
Warburton, VIC
"DJE"66 (b. 11/87 - 17)
PG - Murder - Jarrod Heeps (18)
S - 14y / 9y (Teague J)
P - 1 July 2014
____________________________________________________________________________________________
6 July 2005
Mayfield, NSW
"MB"67 (b. 26/6/89 - 16)
C - Murder - Zane McCready (b. 8/10/84 - 20)
S - 22y / 15y 6m (Howie J)
AD - 19 August 2009 (NSWCCA)
LR - 12 November 2010 (HCA)
AU - 8 November 2013
RS - 17y 6m / 12y 6m (NSWCCA)
P - 7 January 2018
____________________________________________________________________________________________
19 July 2005
Forresters Beach, NSW
"DL"68 (b. 5/89 - 16)
C - Murder - Tania Burgess (15)
S - 22y / 17y (Hulme J)
P - 19 July 2022
____________________________________________________________________________________________
27 July 2005
Parramatta, NSW
"SSA"69 (17)
C - Murder - Dong Jun Kim (20)
S - 18y / 13y (Hidden J)
P - 26 July 2018
John Phillip Siose (18)
PG - Manslaughter
S - 6y 9m / 3y 9m (Hidden J)
P - 27 June 2009
X - 27 June 2012
____________________________________________________________________________________________
5 August 2005
Etna Creek, QLD
SCOTT ANDREW JOBLING (34)
C - Murder - Suzanne Cheryl Standing (30)
S - Life70 (Cullinane J)
AD - 4 March 2011 (QCA)
LR - 10 February 2012 (HCA)
P - 10 August 2020
BEAU ERNEST HINSCHEN (20)
C - Murder
S - Life71 (Dutney J)
AD - 6 June 2008 (QCA)
LR - 30 September 2008 (HCA)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
17 August 2005
Warialda, NSW
WARREN ROBERT HOLMAN (b. 2/10/53 - 51)
C - Murder - Nigel Pettet (31)
S - 21y / 16y (Patten J)
D - 14/15 December 200972
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27 August 2005
Lalor Park, NSW
WILLIAM ANDREW McDONALD (b. 24/3/65 - 40)
PG - Murder - Barry Michael Shaw (45)
S - 24y / 18y (Price J)
P - 29 August 2023
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4 September 2005
Buckley, VIC
ROBERT DONALD WILLIAM FARQUHARSON (36)
C - Murder - Jai Farquharson (10)
C - Murder - Tyler Farquharson (7)
C - Murder - Bailey Farquharson (2)
S - Life72 (Cummins J)
AU - 17 December 2009 (VSCA)
RT - Murder x 3
S - Life / 33y (Lasry J)
AD - 7 December 2012 (VSCA)
LR - 16 August 2013 (HCA)
P - 1 March 2041
____________________________________________________________________________________________
6 September 2005
Balwyn North, VIC
DONNA FITCHETT (b. 1/7/59 - 46)
C - Murder - Thomas King Fitchett (b. 5/8/94 - 11)
C - Murder - Matthew David Fitchett (b. 3/12/95 - 9)
S - 24y / 18y (Nettle JA)
AU - 25 June 2009 (VSCA)
RT - Murder x 2
S - 27y / 18y (Curtain J)
P - 6 September 2023
____________________________________________________________________________________________
15 September 2005
Melton, VIC
SHAOYI LIU (33)
C - Murder - Lorelle Mary Makin (48)
C - Rape
S - 22y, 10y; TS - 27y / 22y (Coldrey J)
AD - 25 November 2008 (VSCA)
P - 16 September 2027
____________________________________________________________________________________________
16 September 2005
Carina, QLD
COLIN BARRY CLOUGH (b. 14/9/67 - 38)
C - Murder73 - Leanne Elizabeth Clough (34)
S - Life74 (Wilson J)
AD - 25 May 2010 (QCA)
P - 15 September 2020
____________________________________________________________________________________________
23 September 2005
South Maroota, NSW
PETER JAMES JOHNSON
C - Murder - Ian David Hughes (60)
C - Murder - Anna Carolina Hughes (58)
S - Life75 (Whealy J)
AD - 7 May 2010 (NSWCCA)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
24 October 2005
Dubbo, NSW
IAN THOMAS DARCY
PG - Murder - Dyonne Hillman
S - 20y / 15y (Berman AJ)
P - 23 October 2020
____________________________________________________________________________________________
29 October 2005
Gorokan, NSW
"PJS"76 (30)
C - Murder - "CB"77 (3)
S - 26y / 20y (Mathews AJ)
P - 10 November 2025
____________________________________________________________________________________________
30 October 200578
Bexley North, NSW
JASON RUSSELL DAVIS (b. 14/9/67 - 38)
C - Murder - Vikila Avimeleki (73)
S - 24y / 18y (Mathews AJ)
P - 7 November 2023
____________________________________________________________________________________________
22 November 2005
Corio, VIC
ANTHONY JOHN STEVENSON
PG - Murder - Natalie Maree Coles (21)
PG - Arson
S - 18y, 4y; TS - 19y / 16y (Lasry J)
P - 24 September 2022
____________________________________________________________________________________________
22 November 2005
Cabramatta, NSW
HOANG MINH NGUYEN (b. 29/6/85 - 20)
PG - Murder - Chy Pou Yeak (57)
S - 18y / 13y 6m (Whealy J)
P - 21 May 2019
____________________________________________________________________________________________
26 November 2005
Parramatta, NSW
YUSUF AYTUGRUL (40)
C - Murder - Sevda Bayrak (33)
S - 28y / 21y (RA Hulme J)
AD - 3 December 2010 (NSWCCA)
AD - 18 April 2012 (HCA)
P - 4 June 2028
____________________________________________________________________________________________
29 November 200579
Brunswick, VIC
KHALID BAKER (b. 10/7/87 - 18)
C - Murder - Albert Dudley Snowball (22)
S - 17y / 12y (Whelan J)
AD - 9 September 2010 (VSCA)
AD - 15 August 2012 (HCA)
P - 30 May 2018
____________________________________________________________________________________________
29 December 2005
Bibra Lake, WA
LESLIE SHORTTE (56)
PG - Wilful murder - Kylie Jane Shortte (45)
S - Life / 17y (Miller J)
P - 29 December 2022
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Notes:
1. Assaulted on 1 January 2005
2. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
3. Offender's son
4. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
5. Body never located
6. Convicted of 2 murders (4 January 2005 & 23 June 2005)
7. On 12 May 2004
8. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
9. At Dubbo, NSW, in November/December 2005
10. At Stewarts Brook, NSW, on 7 February 2007
11. At Bellbrook, NSW, on 14 October 2008
12. At Birdwood, NSW, between 10 June 2011 & 20 June 2011
13. At Nowendoc, NSW, between 18 September 2011 & 23 September 2011
14. At Nowendoc, NSW, between 22 September 2011 & 27 September 2011
15. At Nowendoc, NSW, between 11 November 2011 & 16 November 2011
16. At Nowendoc, NSW, between 18 November 2011 & 24 November 2011
17. At Nowendoc, NSW, on 7 December 2011
18. Between 7 December 2011 & 15 December 2011
19. Between 24 November 2011 & 22 December 2011
20. On 20 December 2011
21. Between 3 December 2011 & 29 December 2011
22. Between 10 February 2012 & 24 February 2012
23. On 22 March 2012
24. Also sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Kristy Scholes on 23 June 2005
25. Assaulted on 9 January 2005
26. Body located at Lyndhurst, VIC, on 16 February 2005
27. Body located at Mount Etna National Park, QLD, on 29 May 2005
28. Convicted of 2 murders (5 February 2005 & 22 May 2005)
29. Sentenced in relation to 2 murders
30. At Wauchope, NSW, on 18 February 2005
31. Between 12 & 24 May 2005
32. Between 12 & 26 May 2005
33. At Dandenong, VIC, on 7 June 2004
34. Between 12 & 24 May 2005
35. Between 12 & 26 May 2005
36. On 20 September 2008
37. In May 2004
38. Body located at Dayboro, QLD, on 1 April 2005
39. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
40. Nephew of 2000 convicted murderer Katherine Mary Knight
41. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
42. Offender's stepdaughter
43. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
44. Offender's stepson
45. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
46. Body never located
47. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
48. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
49. At Noble Park, VIC, on 13 January 2007
50. At Noble Park, VIC, on 13 January 2007
51. At Noble Park, VIC, on 13 January 2007
52. Convicted of 2 murders (5 February 2005 & 22 May 2005)
53. Sentenced in relation to 2 murders
54. Attorney-General appealed against non-parole period fixed in relation to murder counts
55. Eligible to apply for parole after 20 years
56. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
57. Attorney-General appealed against sentence in relation to murder count
58. On 2 April 2005
59. At Venus Bay, VIC
60. At Baxter, VIC
61. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
62. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
63. Convicted of 2 murders (4 January 2005 & 23 June 2005)
64. Not eligible to apply for parole as per NSW legislation
65. At Bendigo, VIC, on 9 February 2005
66. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
67. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
68. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
69. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
70. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
71. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
72. Died of heart failure at Lithgow Jail
73. No non-parole period fixed
74. Convicted by Wilson J in a trial by judge alone
75. Eligible to apply for parole after 15 years
76. Not eligible to apply for parole as per NSW legislation
77. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
78. Cannot be identified due to a suppression order
79. Assaulted on 27 October 2005
80. Assaulted on 27 November 2005
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