Kimono Clue to a Brutal Killing. Front page headlines on February 17th 1988, just after the Huntingdale attack. The police hoped that the kimono will be the vital clue to help them catch Victoria Clark's murderer. I have some closer picture of the text, but it is written ambiguously.
Police are convinced the same person committed both crimes which are linked through the kimono (clue is DNA?) that was dropped at the Huntingdale attack.
We didn't know until Karl O'C press conference after the accused arrest that there was DNA on the kimono, alleged to be BRE's . Karl made it clear that the kimono was stolen off someone's clothes line.
Somewhat conveniently for BRE who's DNA is alleged to be on the kimono, David Troy Masters confessed to the murder of VC. He was one of VC's neighbours that supposedly was cleared after exhaustive questioning (or was DNA taken that didn't match?). They also cleared the USA navy sailor last seen with VC with 'forensic' tests.
Masters left the state soon after VC's murder, became homeless and moved around and murdered a hitch hiker in 1991 in NT. Was sentence to 7 years non parole in QLand and at some stage confessed to VC's murder, expecting to get another 7 years. Parole laws changed and he is still inside in WA. Note that the date of VC's murder in the article is incorrect.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...l/news-story/caabadc94c068367a745b2fea510be56