Article describes the suburb of Claremont being for privately educated designer label understated wealth.
Rich kids have fun on a Friday and Saturday night at Club Bay View and the Continental.
Tim Winton's book is quoted.
Rumours that were going around Perth which have been previously mentioned.
Security in Fremantle commenced at taxi ranks.
The sensationalisation by the media criticised with "Serial Killer haunts Bay Watch"
The biggest ever murder investigation in Australia at one stage. 50000 phone calls.
Polygraphs for 54 people by US expert. Many finger printed. 1000's interviewed.
Media accused of hindering the case by publishing stories investigators did not want published.
The blame the victim mentality was mentioned. Girls still walking alone in Claremont affected by alcohol with short skirts.
2 1/2 years since SS went missing community still traumatised. The public want phones on the street and taxi ranks. Businesses don't want them in front of their building.
Disputes between the owner of CBV and the Conti vs the town council and mayor PW.
The removal of Paul Ferguson from Macro.
The taxi drivers being scapegoats. 80 losing their jobs. One Taxi driver saying" I always tell passengers a reporter did it"
Don Spiers 250 phone calls mainly from clairvoyants. This was a Post quote not direct from Don.
Attacks in Claremont are mentioned which have been quoted here previously:
NY Day 1994 a man dragged a woman from her car, attempted rape
3 months earlier 31 year old caught a taxi from the club. Man hiding in back seat, she jumped from car and broke leg.
Feb 1995 KK
Jan 1996 SS mention it was not investigated as a full blown murder investigation but a sinister disappearance
3 March 1996 a 21-year-old woman was indecently assaulted in a lane behind Club Bay View, which she had left about 2am. Her head had been bashed six times against a brick wall and her skirt ripped off.
Taxis being hard to find in Claremont. Drivers didn't want to go there. Customers vomited in taxis. People slept in vehicles and walked and hitched rides.
8 June 1996 police still processing 80,000 pieces of information.
3 August 1996 JR body found. Killed and dumped within hours of the abduction. Watch being found which held vital clues which police wouldn't disclose.
CG description 10 days after she returned to Australia left continental just after 12 and last seen 12.15.
CGs body been found semi clothed.
Last week (article date 30 May 1998) replicas were posted of SS and CG's jewellery.
Finally for part 1 details PW loss of Mayor position with Denis Glennon suggesting he didn't do enough to protect the girls.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12540600/hunt_for_a_serial/
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