Australia Australia - Claremont SK, 1996-97, Perth, WA - #14

[petedavo.au]

On your advice, I just did look it up. The ‘nolle prosequi’ was abolished in WA eleven years ago. You are right in one sense, it is better to look things up properly !

Not abolished. It's just now called a Discontinuance of charge (no indictment)



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[Moustachio]

Now that's a better likeness..
Here's his rap sheet..sorry for the long read!

Keating was born in 1959 in New
South Wales and had a juvenile criminal record in New South
Wales.
His first offences, serious offences, in Western
Australia were in 1977 when he was 18 years of age. On
11 October 1977 he was convicted of deprivation of liberty
and two counts of rape and sentenced to a five-year parole
term with a minimum of one year, nine months' imprisonment.
The circumstances of that case were that on 26 June 1977 at
Osborne Park he abducted a nurse and subsequently raped
her. The judge in the sentencing remarks on that occasion
His Honour Jones J
You came here from New South Wales and arrived in
this state in June, just about three weeks before you
committed these crimes. The series of outrages which
you have perpetrated on your unfortunate victim
constituted an atrocious crime. To say that you
behaved like an animal would not be true: no animal
would behave in the way you did -
and the sentence was then imposed; a finite sentence at
that stage.
In 1977, on October 12 1977, Keating requested to be
transferred to minimum security at Wooroloo Training Centre
or Karnet Prison Farm and indicated that was because - for
his preference for working on farms and the statement that
he felt that retention at Fremantle Prison would have an
emotionally detrimental effect on him. On 27 October 1977
the prison assessment and orientation report written by an
officer recommended that Keating remain at Fremantle Prison
at maximum security as he presented as an irresponsible

young man who appeared to be emotionally unstable and
impulsive.
The report indicated that Keating had been referred
to a psychologist at his request and attended Alcoholics
Anonymous meetings. On 17 November 1977 a psychologist
completed a report concerning Keating. This would appear
to be the first of many psychological reports in relation
to Keating; it's document 287, which commences:
This inmate's youth and immaturity cause me to be
concerned at the effect which Fremantle Prison is
having on him. He recognises that he has committed a
serious offence and must be dealt with accordingly.
However, he is a nervous, sometimes clearly
frightened young man and it concerns me that maximum
security may be detrimental to his present and future
adjustment -
and the recommendations towards the end of the page are:
Immediate transfer to Pardelup. Keating has a
country background and work experience and is keen to
work on a farm. His lack of family and friends in
the state negates concerns about visits; (2) if the
committee feels this would be unwise for security
reasons, an alternative would be to transfer to
Bunbury with consideration of a transfer to Pardelup
after a trial period; thirdly, if it's deemed
necessary to maintain Keating in maximum security for
a further period, I suggest that his present
difficulties justify an early review. If he is to
remain in Fremantle, I request that he be reviewed no
later than two months from now.
On 18 November 1977, the following day, the
classification committee decision slip indicated the
committee's recommendation for Keating to remain at
Fremantle Prison in view of the likelihood of escape. This
decision was approved by the director on 23 November 1977;
however, it included the notation, "If at all possible, I
would like to see this inmate out of Fremantle with a
recommended review date of February 1978
He was transferred to Brunswick Junction Prison to
commence work release on 23 February 1979 and commenced
employment on 26 February 1979 as a labourer at the sleeper
processing company in Picton Junction. Shortly after on
10 March 1979 Keating escaped from legal custody. The
incident report in relation to that is document 299, which
states:
As instructed, at 8.45 am I left Brunswick Prison to
take a cricket team to Bunbury rehabilitation centre
and inmate Keating, P.S. a work releasee to Bunbury
on shopping leave. I left Keating, P.S. at the
Bunbury Railway Station at 9.15 am and told him,
"Return to the Bunbury Railway Station between
11.30 am and 12 noon on Saturday morning, 10 March
1979." I returned to the railway station at
11.40 am. I then waited until 12.20 pm. Keating did
not return. I did a tour of the Bunbury shopping
area and did not find Keating.
Two days later on 12 March 1979
whilst at large, Keating broke in and entered a residential
property at Trigg where he stole a quantity of jewellery.
The next day, 13 March 1979, so shortly after his escape
from legal custody, whilst still at large, Keating answered
a newspaper advertisement from a woman seeking a male
flatmate. He was selected by the woman from a number of
applicants.
At approximately 10.20 pm that night the flatmate
went to bed whilst Keating was watching television in
another room. Sometime later he entered her bedroom. She
asked him to leave. He threatened her with a knife and
threatened to kill her if she made a noise. After an
unsuccessful attempt to have oral sex with her, Keating
raped her at knife point. He tied her up and stole $174
from her handbag.
Keating was apprehended on 16 March 1979 and returned
to maximum security at Fremantle Prison. On 17 March 1979
at East Perth Court of Petty Sessions he received a finite
sentence of three months' cumulative imprisonment for
escape legal custody. On 30 April 1979, according to the
prison assessment and orientation report, it was
recommended that he remain in maximum security at Fremantle
due to the future court.
On 5 June 1979, Keating escaped from maximum security
at Fremantle Prison. Incident reports indicate that
Keating escaped under the tray of the rubbish truck and was
subsequently recaptured by an officer, the driver of the
truck, while at the Fremantle Council rubbish tip on the
same day. On 18 June 1979 at the East Perth Court of Petty
Sessions Keating received a further finite sentence of
three months' cumulative imprisonment for escaping legal
custody.
On 8 August 1979, Keating was sentenced to a finite
term of two years cumulative imprisonment for break, enter
with intent. This was the offence committed on 12 March
1979. After sentencing Keating was reportedly about to be
placed into the van to return to prison whereby he ran away
from court escorts on the spur of the moment. He was
apprehended on site. The following day he was sentenced to
a further finite term of one-month concurrent imprisonment
for escape legal custody.
On 5 September 1979, so the following month, two
incidents were reported. One incident reported Keating had
attempted to escape legal custody. He was later charged
for that offence on 10 September 1979 at Fremantle Court of
Petty Sessions where he received a further finite sentence
of two months' cumulative imprisonment. On the same day of
the attempted escape Keating reportedly committed an act of
misconduct by being in possession of an article not issued
to him, namely, a spanner and was confined to a punishment
cell for four days.
As I have already indicated, on 3 October 1979 he was
convicted on his plea of guilty and sentenced in relation
to the offences committed on 13 March 1979, which included
the life sentence. The management of Keating then returned
to review by psychologists and psychiatrists. There was a
review by a consultant psychiatrist F.G. Farrelly on
24 November 1980, which is document MI309. The report is a
short one and reads:
2/8/05 QUINLAN, MR 957
On 22 January 1981 Keating received a prison charge
for unlawfully assaulting another prisoner. As a result of
that offence he was confined to punishment for five days.
On 23 April 1983 he received a
prison charge for assaulting another prisoner and as a
result was confined to a punishment cell for four days.
on 24 October 1984, as a result of a
case conference, it was recommended that Keating be reduced
to medium security rating and recommended that he be
transferred to Canning Vale Prison on an eight-week trial
period and on 3 November 1984 Keating was transferred to
Canning Vale Prison at medium security. 14 days later
Keating again escaped legal custody. According to the
advice of escape from legal custody, Keating had broken
into the gymnasium roof and climbed the wall, using a steel
frame.
He was in the company of five other prisoners and
during the time at large he broke into a house in Balcatta
where he arranged for a woman to come to the house. Two
females attended the house, at which time they were
indecently assaulted and sexually assaulted. He was
apprehended on 20 November 1984. What can be seen at this
point is a pattern emerging in terms of Keating's
incapacity at that age in his 20s to control his offending
behaviour.
He was placed in prison originally for sexual
offences in 1977. He escaped in 1979 and within two days
committed serious sexual offences for which he received a
term of life imprisonment. When he next went to medium
security, he escaped within 14 days and that day committed
sexual offences against two women. He was apprehended on
20 November 1984 and returned to maximum security at
Fremantle Prison. The next day on 21 November at East
Perth Court of Petty Sessions, he was sentenced to a finite
term of four months' cumulative imprisonment for escape
legal custody.
On 2 January 1985 he was transferred to Fremantle
public hospital as a result of a drug overdose. Two
officers were in attendance and leg irons were applied. He
returned to Fremantle Prison on 3 January 1985 after
receiving medical treatment. On 23 April 1985, Keating was
sentenced at the Perth Supreme Court for break and enter,
two counts of deprivation of liberty, three counts of
unlawful indecent assault, and sodomy.

Then on 27 October 1986, Keating committed
the first of his serious offences of a sexual nature within
the prison environment. At approximately 3.45 pm an
incident occurred during an interview with Keating by a
female psychologist at Fremantle Prison.
The interview had been conducted in a room within the
prison hospital annexed buildings. Keating reportedly held
a home-made knife, a scissor blade, to the psychologist's
throat, putting some tissues in her mouth and made
unspecified demands. After some time the psychologist was
able to talk Keating into relinquishing the knife and
leaving her alone. She took the knife and threw it out the
window once Keating returned to prison routine.
n October 1991 he was transferred to Casuarina
Prison at maximum security when Casuarina Prison opened and
was in the self-care unit. Shortly after October 1991, on
29 January 1992, he committed his second offence against a
female person in prison and a more serious offence than the
one that he had committed against the prison psychologist
in 1986.

Jaysus

 

[Moustachio]

Not abolished. It's just now called a Discontinuance of charge (no indictment)




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They both abolished the common law “nolle”, to be perfectly correct

 

[Spooks-R-Us]

For me legal jargon is discombobulating!
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Can anyone please recommend a good website that simply explains the WA legal system and common legal terms? Especially the pathway related to this case.
I need to prep for the upcoming legal proceedings!!!
TIA

 

[Spooks-R-Us]

Jaysus

Did any other sleuthers notice that the ad content on their Tapatalk app (if you use free version with ads) changed to ads for "The Young Pope"!

I think Mo's comment above primed the ad content towards a religious theme! Lol

God bless you Mo!
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[petedavo.au]

For me legal jargon is discombobulating!
[emoji15][emoji21]
Can anyone please recommend a good website that simply explains the WA legal system and common legal terms? Especially the pathway related to this case.
I need to prep for the upcoming legal proceedings!!!
TIA

DPP Prosecution Guidelines downloadable from this website is a good start. http://www.dpp.wa.gov.au/P/prosecution_process.aspx?uid=6720-7056-9953-6323

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[b4u]

Anyone else concerned that if BRE is actually guilty of some or all of the crimes he has currently been charged with,
that potential witnesses who have crucial evidence that could assist with a conviction on some or all of the current charges,
might assume that he is going to be found guilty, and reason that their evidence against BRE, will probably not make much of a difference to the outcome of the case against BRE, and thus decide not to bring their evidence to the attention of Law Enforcement agencies and the Prosecution case?

On the face of it, the current Police and media silence on the case, is not exactly doing anything to counter the potential risks I have rightyl or wrongly raised here.

Neither is the lack of a huge monetary reward, or continued lack of WAPOL publicly releasing any photos of BRE as a younger man from his earlier years, doing anything to encourage additional witnesses come forwards with evidence.

It's like the Police and Prosecution are acting like they think they have enough irrefutable evidence already to put BRE for a few lifetimes.


Maybe WAPOL are so concerned about funding issues, that any more publicity and calls for witnesses accompanied by a publicity campaign of any existing photos of a younger BRE, will divert scarce police resources away from other cases and programmes? Maybe not.

To be fair on Law Enforcement, with such a complex case, it's hard for us without the facts, to start 2nd guessing what's going on behind the scenes, and the range of difficult decisions that the various parties have to make at any point in time. All too easy to snipe from the sidelines and criticise.

 

[Innerchild]

Hi MLF, I wasn't sure if I was following the correct guy for RDM, but I'm sure as well that this is MM (or RDM).

Looking closely again at he video and taking stills, the first time you see him is when JR and her friends exit the Conti, before they head to Club Bay View. There is vision that is clearly MM and PPman following him closely. However the vision has been altered not just with a time jump, but almost like a rough film splice. He could have been talking to JR for just over 20 seconds. It's possible the time stamp has been disguised when the jump is made and he suddenly comes into frame.

He is quite tall and well built and PPman a lot smaller. You see MM and PPman together when JR and friends first leave Conti and then some suspicious possible connections.

Thanks No name and Innerchild for your insights! Innerchild you did some great work there sussing out Red Dot Man's movements..There's more to that than I'm willing to say and I suspect the man inside by the stairs is also Red Dot Man, shortly before he exits and heads towards his vehicle...shortly before Jane disappears!


Quote Originally Posted by Xyz
With all the DNA bungles in WA at the moment, is anyone else having slight doubts as to whether BRE is the right guy? At first, I was thinking the WAPOL must be certain... but I remember thinking that about LW too! (And, of course, innocent until proven guilty)

Xyz..no I don't have slight doubts...I have very serious doubts and always have! I predicted an arrest no later than Feb 2017 well over a year ago....Fancy that! They are so predictable!

 

[Innerchild]

You may not be able to see this but it shows when JR and friends left Conti, a male looking like MM exits soon after and may have been talking with her, instead of brushing past touching her. The time stamp possibly altered and it could be 21.41.38. The next time stamp is 21.41.57, then 21.41.58, However he moves backward rather than forwards if you put the time in order. PPman is defiantly following putting his jumper on.
In the video clip I saw when this MM came out and went past JR to go onto the road, he turned his face to the camera and him face was obscured by a whiteout bar.

 

[Innerchild]

JR could have been talking to MM for at least 20 sec, maybe 45s.
In the above images there seem to be a girl behind MM in the first two frames. He could have been
waiting for PPman who is seen at .57 and .58 putting his left then right arm in his jumper.
Time stamp has been altered IMO.
Why is the vision missing between .11 and .57, when this could
be very impt?

 

[MyLeftFoot]

JR could have been talking to MM for at least 20 sec, maybe 45s.
In the above images there seem to be a girl behind MM in the first two frames. He could have been
waiting for PPman who is seen at .57 and .58 putting his left then right arm in his jumper.
Time stamp has been altered IMO.

Why is the vision missing between .11 and .57, when this could
be very impt?

Excellent job Innerchild!!!

 

[Innerchild]

Just had another look and I think the guy following MM when he is talking to JR is not PPman, as he has dark trousers.
Maybe he is an innocent mate and MM taking him home as MM comes back later when JR has let her friends go home without her and is waiting outside Conti.
Could the PPman be the guy leaning on the PP here or someone else? MM interacts with PPman, so is if cops have talked to everyone?
The frame above is the shot of someone looking like MM coming out of Conti and interacting with JR but has a whiteout block on face.

Excellent job Innerchild!!!

 

[petedavo.au]

JR could have been talking to MM for at least 20 sec, maybe 45s.
In the above images there seem to be a girl behind MM in the first two frames. He could have been
waiting for PPman who is seen at .57 and .58 putting his left then right arm in his jumper.
Time stamp has been altered IMO.
Why is the vision missing between .11 and .57, when this could
be very impt?

Previously mentioned that multiple cameras, but only one video screen/recorder, so the gaps are where vision from other irrelevant camera vision that didn't show this entrance were removed from what was presented to public presumably. Most security systems in 1990's were set up with rotating camera vision.

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[meticulously]

Excellent job Innerchild!!!

https://youtu.be/eTpMkQV_bfk

Mystery man again ?

.

 

[MyLeftFoot]

https://youtu.be/eTpMkQV_bfk

Mystery man again ?

.

Yeah I know Meticulously...I'm sick and tired of that footage too but there are elements of that footage that suggests Jane's "relationship" with MM was something more than it has been represented to be. Just picking it apart to evaluate that suspicion!

 

[JoWa]

JR could have been talking to MM for at least 20 sec, maybe 45s.
In the above images there seem to be a girl behind MM in the first two frames. He could have been
waiting for PPman who is seen at .57 and .58 putting his left then right arm in his jumper.
Time stamp has been altered IMO.
Why is the vision missing between .11 and .57, when this could
be very impt?

Link to photo below of MM with his shirt tucked in. If it's the same guy wonder why he would have bothered?

http://s27.postimg.org/djmo7gwhe/42452_239e2b5878d3bdcd825d0b1a40cc9846.jpg


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[Canning Vale]

B4U,

Good points raised. I've often thought victims of minor crimes wouldn't want to get involved in such a high-profile case - meaning they wouldn't want the publicity - how embarassing everyone knowing one's personal business. I feel there would be quite a few older ladies who had dealings with him.

With regard to showing photos of BRE, would the defense lawyer be able to argue that was unfair.

Also, some of the older witnesses could be dead. Such as a massage parlour madam who was forty then would be in her seventies now.

As BRE has such distinctive characteristics no one could forget him, unless they'd been drinking. They'd probably just remember the spikey beard. These are only my opinions and not based on any fact.

Anyone else concerned that if BRE is actually guilty of some or all of the crimes he has currently been charged with,
that potential witnesses who have crucial evidence that could assist with a conviction on some or all of the current charges,
might assume that he is going to be found guilty, and reason that their evidence against BRE, will probably not make much of a difference to the outcome of the case against BRE, and thus decide not to bring their evidence to the attention of Law Enforcement agencies and the Prosecution case?

On the face of it, the current Police and media silence on the case, is not exactly doing anything to counter the potential risks I have rightyl or wrongly raised here.

Neither is the lack of a huge monetary reward, or continued lack of WAPOL publicly releasing any photos of BRE as a younger man from his earlier years, doing anything to encourage additional witnesses come forwards with evidence.

It's like the Police and Prosecution are acting like they think they have enough irrefutable evidence already to put BRE for a few lifetimes.


Maybe WAPOL are so concerned about funding issues, that any more publicity and calls for witnesses accompanied by a publicity campaign of any existing photos of a younger BRE, will divert scarce police resources away from other cases and programmes? Maybe not.

To be fair on Law Enforcement, with such a complex case, it's hard for us without the facts, to start 2nd guessing what's going on behind the scenes, and the range of difficult decisions that the various parties have to make at any point in time. All too easy to snipe from the sidelines and criticise.

 

[Spinnaker]

JR could have been talking to MM for at least 20 sec, maybe 45s.
In the above images there seem to be a girl behind MM in the first two frames. He could have been
waiting for PPman who is seen at .57 and .58 putting his left then right arm in his jumper.
Time stamp has been altered IMO.
Why is the vision missing between .11 and .57, when this could
be very impt?

Great work IC! Could the girl in the frame be with MM? She seems to be standing back - I also think it is her putting the jacket/ jumper on.

 

[Canning Vale]

He probably tucked his shirt in to impress the ladies. Not everybody's a slob!

Link to photo below of MM with his shirt tucked in. If it's the same guy wonder why he would have bothered?

http://s27.postimg.org/djmo7gwhe/42452_239e2b5878d3bdcd825d0b1a40cc9846.jpg


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[JoWa]

Yeah I know Meticulously...I'm sick and tired of that footage too but there are elements of that footage that suggests Jane's "relationship" with MM was something more than it has been represented to be. Just picking it apart to evaluate that suspicion!

It breaks my heart every time I see that video, to know that she was so happy to see him and then what happened next. I can't imagine the pain it would have caused her family to see it, especially when it cuts so deep for a complete stranger.


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