Investigative historian, writer and genetic genealogist. My sources are inanimate objects. They don't lie. They don't demand loyalty. And they can't be manipulated with time.
There is a consistent formula to funerals. The Spartan phrase about not speaking ill of the dead remains firmly fixed in our psyches. So what does it mean when a eulogy defies these social norms?
Police and the public have been searching unsuccessfully for this house for 35 years. Thanks to the incredible memories of two child victims, I have identified the most sought after criminal address in Melbourne.
There are some things you just need to read. This post is one of them.
How a Shared Signature Implicates Mr Cruel as Victoria's Worst Serial Killer
How the "Anon" signature connected two connected two serial offenders
I've received some interesting emails this week. I thought I’d share my take on the top 3 questions.
While Mr Cruel's well-known attacks targeted girls between the ages of 10 and 14, the other cases police linked him to include adult women and even a teenage boy. This wide range of victim ages is an extremely unusual feature, and it is a trait shared by the Tynong North serial killer.
Right before Mr Cruel's emergence, Melbourne was terrorised by a similarly experienced and also unknown kidnapper. The two offenders overlapped in space, but never quite in time, and therefore never met in the same dark alley. What if they were one and the same?
