Thought I share my views on the AG, the Department of Prosecution, Forensics branch, the prosecutors and the members of judiciary involved in the committal hearings, the inquiry, the trials etc.
This is because comments attributed to SAPOL investigators by members of the public along the lines...
Posts that revealed identities covered by suppression orders have been removed as I recall. Bit of googling and yes, deciphering is required. There is one website that reveals the identities of some. It was done by a chap in the last 2 years I think. Helpful.
These suppression orders were...
Unfortunately all the above with once exception are covered by the court suppression orders. Close to 30 names are covered by the orders. 4 were lifted after their deaths and a 5th agreed to the lifting (Lewis Turtur).
DR/R - is the "businessman" and close associate of BVE
MG/ MGL - the...
As I said previously, hindsight is a wonderful thing. Here I will list the key flaws, lapses etc in SAPOL investigation of these murders.
The bodies were found from 24th June 1979 and the fifth and last body on 24th July 1983. A span of 4 years.
4 had horrific injuries with clear signs of...
MGL was a mild character who often took the "boys" for dinner and drinks. They boys did speak of him favourably. They had the opposite opinion of his partner DR. I doubt the "rough trade' was done in MGL's house. Hence the room with one mattress and grandfather clock above the shop.
One other thing.
In 1987, Chief Superintendent Bob Lean, Head of SA Major Crime told the media that BVE is the principal person behind the murders. It was first time that SAPOL made that comment which is in itself is revealing. It ties to the signature fatal injuries. It however does not...
For the longest time, I too had Mr B in the frame as no. 3. That was until the emergence of Trevor Peters' diaries in 2014. Certain things emerged - photos of Barnes, the rented unit, DSD comment 4 days before he died, CW mentions the unit, DSD points out the unit, DSD falsely claiming to be...
In 2008, a task force was formed to specifically look at the 5 murders and not keep chasing after shadows. The Mulligan Inquiry from 2004 to 2008 looked at the abuse of children in state care and the end of the inquiry allowed a re-focus on 5 specific murders only.
The investigative structure...
I thought this might be of interest to those who are following this case over the years. Some might recall this interview with BVE which was his first and 5 years after his conviction. He gave this interview to Dick Wordley of the Advertiser in 1983
The main points he put forth are
He is...
This unfortunately is the wide held view and the investigation went all over the shop with little focus and the end result is one conviction. No different to what Debi has been suggesting in her book. A conspiracy of silence by the city?
There is no doubt there is a lot of information but they are irrelevant to the topic. Here are some examples. I know now that Jenny Loftes has a degree in Advertising Arts in 1960 and that Paul went to Thebarton High School in 1960. One of the victim‘s parent (I prefer not to name though she has...
I will as an aside, move away from the main characters and talk about Debi Marshall. The author of Banquet, The untold story of Adelaide's Family Murders.
I had not read anything that she wrote about before so it was with fresh eyes that I read the book. From the start it became apparent that...
Have been following this for the last 22 years, keeping updated on developments in the media, internet, books etc. Including this forum and the contributions by many. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. My personal views are as follows
Police have botched this from the word go with the discovery...
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