Australia Australia - Lorraine Wilson, 20, & Wendy Evans, 18, Oxley, QLD, 6 Oct 1974

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Tessa Scott (@TessaScott9)
28/06/13 12:24 PM
Coroner tells nurses inquest the fact their cries went unheard is one of the most heart rendering aspects @9NewsBrisbane

Tessa Scott (@TessaScott9)
28/06/13 12:35 PM
Coroner concludes nurses killed by Wayne Hilton and one or more other people who can't be accurately identified @9NewsBrisbane

 

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TEN News Queensland (@tennewsqld)
28/06/13 12:43 PM
Men involved in the murder of two Sydney nurses have been described as "a despicable gang of thugs"

Renae Henry (@renaehenry10)
28/06/13 12:51 PM
Nurses inquest coroner: "violent vicious attack mounted to satiate the perverse sexual dysfunction of despicable gang of thugs" @tennewsqld

Renae Henry (@renaehenry10)
28/06/13 12:53 PM
Nurses inquest, coroner: "I offer the families of both women my sincere condolences"

Renae Henry (@renaehenry10)
28/06/13 12:58 PM
Nurses inquest coroner finds Wayne 'Boogie' Hilton killed Sydney nurses. He died in a car crash in the 80s @tennewsqld

 

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OFFICE OF THE STATE CORONER FINDINGS OF INQUEST

Inquest into the deaths of
Wendy Joy EVANS & Lorraine Ruth WILSON
Coroner’s Court
Brisbane and Toowoomba
2012/4069 & 2012/4068
28 June 2013

Brisbane
19 December 2012, 8 – 11 April 2013 & 19 – 20 June 2013

http://www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/202245/cif-evans-wj-wilson-lr-20130628.pdf

 

[SouthAussie]

This case was featured on 60 Minutes tonight. What an horrific crime! And a whole town living in fear of the gang of thugs who allegedly committed the murders of Lorraine & Wendy, and apparently committed numerous rapes among the young women of the town.

It is so sad that so many people could have helped Lorraine & Wendy, but did not help due to their own fear of the psychotic ringleader "Shorty" and the rest of the gang.

It is suspected that up to 6 people were involved - four of them now dead.

Finally one man has spoken out about his second-hand knowledge of the brutal crime. And the case is still open. Let's hope that something can be done to bring some kind of justice for Lorraine & Wendy ... even this late in the piece. Their families will soon be travelling to Toowoomba to lay a plaque of remembrance for the two girls.

 

[SouthAussie]

Lorraine Wilson and Wendy Evans disappeared on a gap year in Queensland 40 years ago.

Their remains were found at Murphys Creek on the outskirts of Toowoomba two years later.

In all the time since, a code of silence and a reign of terror have protected the perpetrators of this evil crime.

A gang of men swore an oath on blood never to talk about that night and the entire town lived in fear of reprisals.

60 Minutes - aired on 2nd March 2014 ....... Murder at Murphys Creek - Part One

http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8806583


Crime re-enactment photos .....

http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/...ectionid=7810749&subsectionname=nurse&photo=1

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/violence-against-women-goes-back-a-long-way/2854229/

The two Sydney nurses, aged 20 and 18, had been hitch-hiking through Toowoomba in October 1974. They never got past the Garden City.

They were abducted, tortured, raped and bludgeoned to death at the foot of the Toowoomba Range near Murphys Creek.

No-one has been held responsible for their murders despite separate coronial inquiries, including one held in Toowoomba in April 2013.