Two stories of one murder
Kate
This story revolves around the killing of an Aboriginal man named Padlalta (Charlie) who had been in trouble on a previous occasion but had managed to escape justice when a European man stood up for him and testified his innocence.
The 15 tons Cutter Kate broke her moorings in the Spencer Gulf while the crew were ashore and stranded high on the
beach. From here on there are two different versions of this story. The official … Read the rest
Australian murders, American law and hanged in Australian prison
In Pentridge
Edward Leonski was born in December 1917 in New Jersey, the sixth child of Russian parents. In1933, Edward took a secretarial course finishing in the top 10 per cent of the class. He had a few jobs before working at the Superior Food Markets NJ. He was drafted into military service on 17 February 1941,
Stationed at San Antonio, Texas, Leonski drinking heavily, When drunk he would do strange things like vaulting on to bar … Read the rest
Double child killer gets 31 years to life
FIFO worker Anatoria Headland had been on the phone to her recently separated husband Jason Craig Headland, Jason had been the main carer for their two children, five-year-old Zaraiyah-Lily and three-year-old Andreas who had a rare blood disorder requiring regular blood transfusions, as Anatoria was quite often away working in an isolated mine, Jason was also an active in his local indigenous community as a mentor for young Aboriginal men and coaching a local women’s … Read the rest
Put the sawn off shotgun in his mouth and pulled the trigger
Noel Crompton Hall was a tattooed drug dealer who was married to Sharron and had two children, on a drug run from his Nowra home to South Australia he picked up Les Saunders, Les was heading to see family in Adelaide for Christmas when his car broke down so he decided to hitch-hike.
Les had only been in Noels car for about an hour when the car was at Gol Gol near Mildura the two men got … Read the rest
Crushed his skull with a sledge hammer
Domenico Antonio Papalia killed his friend, Edward Camilleri, to steal his money and drugs
Domenico was in severe financial difficulty and saw a way out, Killing a well off Edward Camilleri, a long time family friend. Domenico had convinced another man named Steven Zenuni, that Edward had molested one of his niece’s and it wasn’t long before Steven was in on on the plan.
The two men lured Edward to a market garden farm owned by Domenico’s … Read the rest
Who killed John Hamp?
The only thing that is for certain in this case is the fact that John Hamp was murdered on the 23 June 1848. Legends and various rumors have persisted in the area around Elliston for over one hundred years.
John Hamp was found dead when his brother returned late in the day to the hut they shared on a pastoral run near the northern end of Lake Newland, finding John with his decapitated head lying next to his body (In … Read the rest
Triple murderer tells Judge “I WILL RIP YOUR FUCKING FACE OFF”
At the age of 17, Anthony Richard Dent killed two men, Ronald Hamilton, 55, and Allan Sichter, 51, behind a shed on Passmore Oval, Wickham Park on October 20, 1977, Ronald suffered a broken sternum, 16 rib fractures and died from a traumatic rupture of the heart. Alan’s neck and larynx had been broken, Anthony robbed the men of $50, Several of Anthony’s friends and one of his younger brothers had seen him walking hurriedly near the … Read the rest
The first SA massacre, A myth or justice gone mad?
Back in 1839 the town now known as Elliston, 169 km northwest of Port Lincoln was known as Waterloo bay, There are no OFFICIAL documents relating to this massacre and in the 1970s an indigenous advancement group applied to the Elliston council to have a memorial erected depicting the massacre. This request was denied on the grounds that there was NO PROOF that the massacre had actually occurred. Wether or not this massacre actually happened it is now a story … Read the rest
Septic cop kills Aussie woman
Normally I would not post a murder that happened in the USA, but seeing as this POS Cop killed a defenceless AUSSIE woman I will include it.
Mohamed Noor had only been a Minnesota police officer for 2 years and was already being sued for an incident that occurred on May 25th. The lawsuit claims Noor and the another officers violated the woman’s rights with excessive force when they entered her home without her permission and Mr … Read the rest
Speargun Killer
John Myles Sharpe, was working at the Commonwealth Bank when he met New Zealand born Anna Kemp, 4 years his senior. They married in October 1994. In August 2002 Anna gave birth to a daughter, Gracie Louise Sharpe, who suffered with a medical condition called hip dysplasia, requiring orthopaedic treatment by a corrective harness for the first three months of her life. Gracie had difficulty sleeping and cried often, a situation which placed some strain on the marriage. After … Read the rest
