Australia Australia - Bowraville Murders, NSW, 1990-1991

[Oddsocks]

I know. It's about time. The families have been working hard for this.

 

[Ausgirl]

During the first trial Hart admitted to killing to two men:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national...girl-court-told/2006/02/06/1139074171433.html

Sorry for this being a tardy reply -- but I think what is being said there (not very well, journalists write like crap these days...) is that Hart made admissions to two men, not killed two men, and was speaking about murders he's committed, bodies buried and how he'd killed one of the victims.

 

[Ausgirl]

I know. It's about time. The families have been working hard for this.

They have - and they've endured so much.. just awful treatment of them, all round. I couldn't be happier for them. And I reckon this trial might prove a bit of a political can of worms as well. In any case, I just hope Hart is put away for good. I believe he's done other crimes... I'll be a monkey's aunt if he has not.

 

[Scoobysnack]

Gosh I have not heard of these murders until now... how heartbreaking frustrating.
I just watched the four corners story.
Frighting to know there is a man walking free who is clearly responsible, and what on earth has he been up to since committing these horrendous crimes.

 

[catswhiskers]

The families are still waiting - fingers crossed that they get some results soon.
Bowraville families hang on double jeopardy tweak

 

[catswhiskers]

Police and legal experts say they know who murdered three Aboriginal children in Bowraville in the 1990s – a case plagued by accusations of police racism and incompetence and claims the justice system failed the victims' families.

Proponents of a retrial claimed a legal technicality was preventing important evidence from being heard in a court, which may have led to a conviction.

NSW Attorney-General Gabrielle Upton on Tuesday said the government would appoint Mr Wood to clarify the definition of the word "adduced" in double jeopardy laws by November this year.

Should the word's meaning be redefined, a retrial may be allowed and new evidence could be heard.

http://www.portnews.com.au/story/3121302/bowraville-murders-nsw-government-review-raises-hopes-of-triple-murder-retrial/?cs=12

 

[catswhiskers]

This is a great documentary about the ongoing legal issues surrounding the case and the impact on the victims' families:

Innocence Betrayed

Then a follow up forum on NITV which was filmed directly after the documentary above was aired
[video=youtube;SsEk2CR9cYU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsEk2CR9cYU[/video]

 

[Snoop Dog]

There is a tv show about this case called "Innocence Betrayed" on channel 34 right now, just started 5 minutes ago.

 

[perkerkel]

Thanks so much for the links! Let's hope that the wording issue in the double jeopardy law can be resolved and the three childrens murders can be retried together. How risky that the POI still roams free in NSW and even has the gall to work with disaffected aboriginal youth!
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ja...g-under-a-shadow/story-e6freuy9-1226592753711

This is a great documentary about the ongoing legal issues surrounding the case and the impact on the victims' families:

Innocence Betrayed

Then a follow up forum on NITV which was filmed directly after the documentary above was aired
[video=youtube;SsEk2CR9cYU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsEk2CR9cYU[/video]

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.news.com.au/national/cri...r/news-story/ad9b5e2ec19284a44a2ad4dbaf11a984

The victims’ families and police have long argued key pieces of evidence linking the three crimes together have never been heard in court. On Thursday, the families and supporters descended on parliament to demand a retrial of the alleged killer.

Hundreds of the victims’ family members and supporters, piled out of buses they had chartered from various country towns across NSW, to march from Hyde Park to NSW Parliament House. They were joined by politicians and police officers to ask NSW Attorney General Gabrielle Upton to refer the cases of the three murdered children to the Court of Criminal Appeal — a move which could trigger a retrial...

A mutual distrust between police and the community compounded by racism and prejudice ensured the case against Hart was flawed from the beginning.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-05/bowraville-murders-hopes-for-justice-dashed/7387220

A bill that could have seen a breakthrough in the Bowraville murders has been voted down in the New South Wales Parliament, but the Upper House has heard police will keep pushing for the suspect to be retried.

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.9news.com.au/national/20...-for-help-solving-nsws-most-notorious-murders

NSW Police continue to offer more than $21 million in rewards for new information on an array of unsolved cases...

NSW Police would also like to speak to anyone with information relating to the infamous Bowraville murders, in which three children - Evelyn Greenup, four, Clinton Speedy-Duroux, 16, and Colleen Walker, 16 - were murdered within five months of each other between late 1990 and early 1991 on the Mid North Coast.

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-13/bowraville-murders-police-say-they-have-new-evidence/7411122

The head of an investigation into the unsolved murders of three Aboriginal children more than 20 years ago says he has fresh evidence and wants the prime suspect tried for all three cases...

In his submission to the Attorney-General — which will be handed down in a few days — Detective Inspector Gary Jubelin, who has been leading the police investigation, is calling for the three cases to be tried together...

Jubelin said if all of the evidence was presented together, a court would be more likely to convict.

 

[Bohemian]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-13/bowraville-murders-police-say-they-have-new-evidence/7411122

Thanks OG. I've been following this case prior to joining WS and I'm so glad that DI Jubelin, along with Colleen and Evelyn's, as well as Clinton's, families and their supporters, have continued with their dogged (and seemingly indefatigable) determination in bringing the alleged perpetrator of their murders to justice.

These were, and continue to be, terrible crimes against children and particularly against our First People. I can't help but think had Colleen, Evelyn and Clinton been from the 'right side of the tracks' there would have been marches up and down this country until justice was served. Nevertheless, even if its wheels grind excruciatingly slowly, this case is an example of what can happen, given a group of determined people and regardless of their 'differences'. A lesson for us all.

More power to DI Jubelin and Colleen, Evelyn and Clinton's families and their supporters. I'll be awaiting the results of recent developments in this case.

'The People United Will Never Be Defeated!' ~ Frederic Rzewski (US composer)

Google News Search:

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=...34.mobile-heirloom-serp..10.3.796.mPoLPXYEM9I

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...r/news-story/a3f5401e1380434c713fd21e8a8244c1

The man suspected of serial killings that have gone unsolved for a generation says he would like the case to be sent back to court, with evidence about all the murders heard for the first time since they took place.

Jay Hart, who was found not guilty during separate trials of two of the three Bowraville murders, said: “I want the actual evidence to be all heard and seen that it wasn’t me”...

Mr Hart’s statements to The Australian could help clear the way for a retrial, after the NSW government repeatedly refused to allow it in the past.

 

[Bohemian]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...r/news-story/a3f5401e1380434c713fd21e8a8244c1

Yes, let the case(s) go back to trial. And, yes, we shall see...

 

[Bohemian]

I thought this maybe of interest to WSers following the Bowraville child murder cases:


'The Family Response to the Murders in Bowravlle' [.pdf]:

https://www.uts.edu.au/sites/default/files/article/downloads/Bowraville_Parliament_Report.pdf

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...n/news-story/c90d5bc18b06b6686ff9fa2e6dd18241

Police investigating the unsolved murders of three children in Bowraville, northern NSW, initiall*y put the families under covert surveillance and pursued suspicions that some relatives might have “sold” four-year-old Evelyn Greenup, court documents reveal.

The families of Evelyn and 16-year-olds Colleen Walker and Clinton Speedy-Duroux said yesterday* they were unaware of the covert operation and were horrified to learn of it from The Australian...

A number of former police *officers involved in the case have also said the failure to quickly identify the missing children as potential murder victims might have meant vital evidence was lost.

 

[Bohemian]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...n/news-story/c90d5bc18b06b6686ff9fa2e6dd18241

The original investigation was a tragedy of errors which lead to the perpetrator slipping through the fingers of justice...then.

 

[Oona]

As this case has been in the news again recently people may be interested in a podcast series by Dan Box, The Australian's crime reporter, about the Bowraville murders.
It is available (free) on the Australian's website. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/bowraville

 

[Bohemian]

Gary Jubelin and a female relative of Clinton Speedy-Duroux have just spoken on the ABC's 'The 7:30 Report'. Segment will be uploaded shortly. DI Jubelin said charges will progress quite quickly given today's development:

http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/