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Falconio case echoes teenager's rape ordealBret Christian 2005.12.21The PostA young woman who survived an abduction and rape in Claremont suffered an ordeal with chilling similarities tothe Peter Falconio and Joanne Lees crime in the Northern Territory.Both women had bags placed over their heads, had their hands tied and were thrust into the load space of acommercial vehicle.Joanne Lees had her hands tied with cable ties.The Claremont woman described her bonds as telephone cable.A cold case review is under way to determine any links between convicted killer Bradley John Murdoch andunsolved Claremont crimes, as well as others.Police have said that they have opened investigations into the movements of Murdoch (47), of Broome, who wasconvicted last week of the murder of British tourist Peter Falconio and the attempted abduction of his girlfriend,Ms Lees.Ms Lees escaped from her attacker and raised the alarm.Murdoch was familiar with the Claremont area ("Falconio's killer has Claremont connection", POST, 17/12) andwas known to make frequent visits to Perth.On February 12, 1995, the 17-year-old woman was walking along the edge of Rowe Park in Gugeri Street,Claremont, opposite the Showgrounds subway.Details of how she was approached were not released.However, her head was covered and she was tied up and put in the back of a vehicle described at the time as avan.She was then driven to a remote part of Karrakatta Cemetery, stripped and raped.She did not see her attacker, who released her.At 4am she ran naked to the nearest visible light, the admissions department of Hollywood Hospital in nearbyMonash Avenue.Police cast a wide DNA net, collecting samples from the woman's friends and associates, including people who hadbeen with her at Claremont's Club Bay View that night.No arrest was made.Only the Northern Territory and Queensland have agreements with WA about the exchange of DNA informationtaken from prisoners.Less than a year after the Karrakatta rape, the first disappearance in what became known as the Claremont serialkillings occurred.South Perth secretary Sarah Spiers (18) disappeared from the corner of Stirling Road and Stirling Highway,Claremont, after leaving friends at Club Bay View.Shenton Park childcare worker Jane Rimmer (23) vanished on June 9 after parting company with four friendsoutside the Continental Hotel in Claremont.She was last seen in Stirling Highway, near Loch Street.Her naked body was found lightly concealed 40km south of Perth in Wellard.Then on March 17 the following year, 27-year-old Mosman Park lawyer Ciara Glennon disappeared aroundmidnight from Stirling Highway near Richards Electrical.One of the last reported sightings of Ms Glennon was by a senior federal politician and his wife who, from theircar, saw Ms Glennon crossing Stirling Highway.The politician's wife was making a mobile phone call at the time, allowing police to pinpoint the exact time of thesighting.One puzzling aspect of the four attacks is that no one reported seeing any of the women, who had been drinkingheavily, enter a vehicle.All four abductions happened near intersections, raising the possibility that the abductor parked his vehicle aroundthe corner in quiet streets and waited for the women to arrive.A British geographic crime profiler has told police investigating the Claremont crimes that serial offenders prefer tooperate in familiar areas, even if their experience dates back to their early years.Bradley Murdoch lived in Waroonga Road, Nedlands, near the Claremont border, and attended East ClaremontPrimary School when he was aged nine to 11.A man who lived in a nearby Claremont street as a child in the 1950s and 60s said that the entire suburb was theplayground for children of that age.They knew every street and nook and cranny well, playing in the many back-lanes and in the streets.In pre-electronic games days, their entertainment focused on the river and Claremont Baths, now demolished, theClaremont Pictures in Bay View Terrace and the Showgrounds and Claremont Football Oval.
Falconio case echoes teenager's rape ordeal
Bret Christian
2005.12.21
The Post
A young woman who survived an abduction and rape in Claremont suffered an ordeal with chilling similarities to
the Peter Falconio and Joanne Lees crime in the Northern Territory.
Both women had bags placed over their heads, had their hands tied and were t
hrust into the load space of a
commercial vehicle.
Joanne Lees had her hands tied with cable ties.
The Claremont woman described her bonds as telephone cable.
A cold case review is under way to determine any links between convicted killer Bradley John M
urdoch and
unsolved Claremont crimes, as well as others.
Police have said that they have opened investigations into the movements of Murdoch (47), of Broome, who was
convicted last week of the murder of British tourist Peter Falconio and the attempted abd
uction of his girlfriend,
Ms Lees.
Ms Lees escaped from her attacker and raised the alarm.
Murdoch was familiar with the Claremont area ("Falconio's killer has Claremont connection", POST, 17/12) and
was known to make frequent visits to Perth.
On Februa
ry 12, 1995, the 17
-
year
-
old woman was walking along the edge of Rowe Park in Gugeri Street,
Claremont, opposite the Showgrounds subway.
Details of how she was approached were not released.
However, her head was covered and she was tied up and put in the
back of a vehicle described at the time as a
van.
She was then driven to a remote part of Karrakatta Cemetery, stripped and raped.
She did not see her attacker, who released her.
At 4am she ran naked to the nearest visible light, the admissions
department of Hollywood Hospital in nearby
Monash Avenue.
Police cast a wide DNA net, collecting samples from the woman's friends and associates, including people who had
been with her at Claremont's Club Bay View that night.
No arrest was made.
Only th
e Northern Territory and Queensland have agreements with WA about the exchange of DNA information
taken from prisoners.
Less than a year after the Karrakatta rape, the first disappearance in what became known as the Claremont serial
killings occurred.
Falconio case echoes teenager's rape ordeal
Bret Christian
2005.12.21
The Post
A young woman who survived an abduction and rape in Claremont suffered an ordeal with chilling similarities to
the Peter Falconio and Joanne Lees crime in the Northern Territory.
Both women had bags placed over their heads, had their hands tied and were t
hrust into the load space of a
commercial vehicle.
Joanne Lees had her hands tied with cable ties.
The Claremont woman described her bonds as telephone cable.
A cold case review is under way to determine any links between convicted killer Bradley John M
urdoch and
unsolved Claremont crimes, as well as others.
Police have said that they have opened investigations into the movements of Murdoch (47), of Broome, who was
convicted last week of the murder of British tourist Peter Falconio and the attempted abd
uction of his girlfriend,
Ms Lees.
Ms Lees escaped from her attacker and raised the alarm.
Murdoch was familiar with the Claremont area ("Falconio's killer has Claremont connection", POST, 17/12) and
was known to make frequent visits to Perth.
On Februa
ry 12, 1995, the 17
-
year
-
old woman was walking along the edge of Rowe Park in Gugeri Street,
Claremont, opposite the Showgrounds subway.
Details of how she was approached were not released.
However, her head was covered and she was tied up and put in the
back of a vehicle described at the time as a
van.
She was then driven to a remote part of Karrakatta Cemetery, stripped and raped.
She did not see her attacker, who released her.
At 4am she ran naked to the nearest visible light, the admissions
department of Hollywood Hospital in nearby
Monash Avenue.
Police cast a wide DNA net, collecting samples from the woman's friends and associates, including people who had
been with her at Claremont's Club Bay View that night.
No arrest was made.
Only th
e Northern Territory and Queensland have agreements with WA about the exchange of DNA information
taken from prisoners.
Less than a year after the Karrakatta rape, the first disappearance in what became known as the Claremont serial
killings occurred.
