# The Disclosure Archive
> Investigative historian Sam Hill uncovers the shocking evidence linking Melbourne's notorious 'Mr Cruel' to a series of unsolved local serial killings.
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- [About The Disclosure Archive](https://thedisclosurearchive.com/about.md) - Unmasking a 35-year cold case through immutable public records.
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## Posts
- [Chapter 8: Letters of Administration](https://thedisclosurearchive.com/chapter-8-letters-of-administration.md) - When Alex McGaffin died he left behind significant assets that were distributed in accordance with intestate protocols because he had no will. At least, that's the story presented to the Supreme Court.
- [Why Cold Cases Need More Creative Thinking](https://thedisclosurearchive.com/why-cold-cases-need-more-creative-thinking.md) - Thinking outside the box - when considered in context, anomalies become patterns.
- [Chapter 4.5 -  The Intersect](https://thedisclosurearchive.com/chapter-4-5-the-intersect.md)
- [Chapter 7: The Unexplained Millions](https://thedisclosurearchive.com/chapter-7-the-unexplained-millions.md) - How does a divorced, part-time security guard become a multi-millionaire?
- ["We called him Rambo": What this nickname reveals about the suspect](https://thedisclosurearchive.com/we-called-him-rambo-what-this-nickname-reveals-about-the-suspect.md) - 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?
- [Chapter 6: Mr Cruel’s House in Thomastown](https://thedisclosurearchive.com/mr-cruels-house-how-the-victims-truth-revealed-their-detention-premises.md) - 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 a house that matches to the most sought after criminal address in Melbourne.
- [Chapter 5: The 1995 Execution](https://thedisclosurearchive.com/the-1995-execution-a-convenient-silence.md) - There are some things you just need to read. This post is one of them.
- [Chapter 4: The Tower Maniac](https://thedisclosurearchive.com/high-voltage-electricity-how-mr-cruels-signature-implicated-him-as-victorias-worst-serial-killer.md) - How a Shared Signature Implicates Mr Cruel as Victoria's Worst Serial Killer
- [Chapter 3: The Calling Card.](https://thedisclosurearchive.com/the-serial-killer-confession-how-mr-cruel-revealed-his-true-identity-and-how-everyone-missed-it.md) - How the "Anon" signature connected two connected two serial offenders
- [What I'm Reading in the Inbox This Week](https://thedisclosurearchive.com/what-im-reading-in-the-inbox-this-week.md) - I've received some interesting emails this week. I thought I’d share my take on the top 3 questions.
- [Chapter 2. From 8 to 80: How Mr Cruel and the Tynong North/Frankston Serial Killer Shared an Unusual Trait](https://thedisclosurearchive.com/from-8-to-80.md) - 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.
- [Chapter 1: The Two Exceptional Kidnappers Who Could Disappear Anyone](https://thedisclosurearchive.com/mr-cruel-chapter-1.md) - 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?

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