Australia Australia - Lynette White, 26, Coogee, NSW, 8 June 1973

[OkieGranny]

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/unsolved-...ion-into-double-killings-20170421-gvpen1.html

Twenty-six-year-old Mrs White was at home with her 11-week-old baby in her Coogee apartment on June 8, 1973 when she answered a knock at the door.

A man burst inside, terrorised Mrs White and forced her at knifepoint to undress in front of him.

Her clothes were found folded in a neat pile not far from her body. She had been stabbed 11 times.

Her baby son, Shane, was found unharmed in his room when his father, Paul White, arrived home hours later.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/blood-sta...-murder-of-lynette-white-20160915-grhlou.html

The narrow hallway was still there, as was the door frame where Lynette White's lifeless body fell.

A lick of paint and modern carpet were the only changes to the Coogee apartment in Sydney's sought-after eastern suburbs that looked like it had been frozen in time for more than 40 years.

So, when detectives peeled back the carpet last month, they found blood from the cold case murder still stained the concrete.

Investigators are now hopeful forensic analysis of the blood using technologies that were not around 40 years ago may help them finally identify the person responsible for one of the city's most horrific unsolved murders.

 

[dotr]

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/coldcase-...rangers-before-her-death-20170605-gwklk6.html

Lynette Patricia White worked as a hairdresser before giving birth to her son, Shane. Photo: Paul Borderi

June 5 2017

New details have emerged in the unsolved killing of Sydney mother Lynette White, who received threatening phone calls and faced terrifying encounters with strangers before her death.

The cold-case investigation was reopened in recent years and uncovered fresh DNA evidence.

New details to be aired on the ABC's Australian Story program on Monday night reveal Mrs White confided in her friends about being followed and having a man expose himself at her front door.

Writer and friend Bob Wurth said Mrs White started receiving obscene phone calls "out of the blue" that got more and more depraved.

"It was a young bloke saying things like 'I'm coming to get you, I know where you live,' " he told Australian Story.

Senior Detective Kelly said there were also a few instances in which Mrs White was followed after she finished performing in shows as a hula dancer.

"But there's also the possibility of it being the same person responsible for the phone calls or the indecent exposure at her unit," he said.

Fairfax Media reported last year that unsolved homicide team detectives returned to the unit.

They ripped back the carpet and found a bloodstain on the concrete.
Mrs White's DNA profile and two male profiles were found in the stain.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Murder by the Sea: The Lynette White Story airs on the ABC's Australian Story at 8pm on June 5.

 

[dotr]

Graphic details, video included at link.
http://www.news.com.au/entertainmen...e/news-story/9b98afc7108dfe35061a916c2672a1f5

Australian Story will air chilling new evidence that Lynette had several alarm-bell ringing encounters with men before her violent death.

Former ABC journalist and friend Bob Wurth says the “obscene” and “depraved” calls began “out of the blue”, and escalated rapidly.
“It was a young bloke saying things like ‘I’m coming to get you, I know where you live’,” he says.
And then, at one stage: “I’ve got a white coffin for the baby”.
In another incident, Lynette heard a knock on the front door. Through the peephole, a man “flashed” at her.

Lynette received “depraved” obscene phone calls ahead of her murder. Picture: News CorpSource:News Corp Australia

The cold case was reactivated two years ago, and while DNA technology has improved vastly since 1973, the investigation has been hampered by lost evidence — including the knife used in her slaying, and a nappy the killer may have wiped blood on — according to Detective Senior Constable Deon Kelly.
He tells Australian Story many leads weren’t touched — while a sketch of a man leaving the Coogee home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs about the time of the killing was released by police, anonymous tips about a man spotted in the area with a towel over his head weren’t followed up.
“To this day they remain anonymous but they’ve actually witnessed some very important details,” he says.

“There’s a lot of documented cases of people being obsessed with her, men who would regularly come to the shows. And there were a few instances of her being followed after the shows,” he says.

rbbm.

 

[dotr]

Tonight.
http://www.abc.net.au/austory/

[h=2]Murder By The Sea[/h]
[h=4]05/06/2017[/h] The unsolved 1973 murder of young Sydney mother Lynette White terrified the community and has baffled police for more than 40 years.
Lynette’s husband Paul discovered her body when he returned home from work and has lobbied tirelessly in the years since to have the murder re-investigated.
When he joined forces with an old friend, former ABC journalist Bob Wurth, those efforts began to bear fruit.
Two years ago a cold case investigation began and vital new leads are now emerging.
Australian Story was granted rare access to this ongoing investigation, going behind the scenes with homicide detectives as they search for a breakthrough in the case.
[h=4]PROGRAM EXTRAS[/h] Murder By The Sea - Transcript [h=4]VIDEO[/h] Murder By The Sea full episode
[h=4]RELATED LINKS[/h] ABC News articlePlaying cards emblazoned with details of murders will be distributed to inmates in New South Wales prisons, in a bid to solve a cold case that has baffled police for more than 40 years.

 

[dotr]

Wondering if Lynette chose to " fold her clothes in a neat pile " or if the killer told her to do it like that, or if he folded the clothing himself?
If LE have the perp's blood, it should be just a matter of time before they know his identity, hopefully!

Lynette White was found dead in her Coogee home, in Sydney's east, on June 8, 1973 after she was stabbed 11 times and had her throat slit by an intruder.

The 26-year-old mother was forced to undress in front of him and fold her clothes in a neat pile as her newborn baby Shane lay in a cot nearby.

Friend Bob Wurth revealed on Australian Story on Monday night that Mrs White received obscene phone calls that became threatening before her murder.

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Mrs White's murder remained a cold case for 43 years until police discovered a bloodstain still soaked into the cement floor when they pulled back the carpet last year.

It is believed to contain the DNA of Mrs White's killer who injured himself during the frenzied attack.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...case-murder-details-emerge.html#ixzz4jAl238Xb
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[dotr]

July 26 2017
http://www.9news.com.au/national/20...hite-mystery-death-40-years-ago-sparks-reward

[h=1]Mystery killer in 40-year-old murder case urged to ‘show some guts’ as police raise reward to $100,000[/h]

Police are still working to identify the two male DNA profiles found mixed in with Lynette's DNA in the stain discovered on concrete under the carpet of the unit.

Investigators believe she may have known her killer or killers, as there were no signs of forced entry.
The Whites had an active social life and a wide circle of friends at the South Maroubra Surf Club.

"There is also some evidence nappies were touched, and the offender may have injured themselves," Unsolved Homicide Team Coordinator, Detective Chief Inspector Chris Olen said.

Police are hoping to re-interview everyone who knew the couple or who lived in the Coogee unit block at the time.

 

[DRT]

Million Dollar Reward offered.

"Police say there are “a million reasons” to come forward with information into the murder of a Sydney mother brutally stabbed to death 45 years ago.

Lynette White, 26, was in her Coogee apartment in the city’s east on June 8, 1973, when she was killed as her 11-week-old son lay in his cot nearby.

Less than a year ago, Minister for Police Troy Grant announced a $100,000 reward and on Friday increased it to $1 million."

New hope for mother's cold case murder as police offer $1m reward

 

[Jennifer17]

Hairdressers are particularly vulnerable to stalkers. They touch their clients heads and sometimes that is enough to make a man feel that they want more. My hairdresser daughter had two really scary stalkers, one who was waiting for her in the underground parking station and another who followed her home and was banging on her doors. All she had done was cut their hair, but they thought that she was coming on to them and were angered when she did not do their bidding.

 

[dotr]

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/nsw/2018/06/09/million-dollar-reward-lynette-white-killer/
"Police had previously thought Ms White’s murderer could have been a fan of her Hawaiian dance troupe.
But the search has since narrowed to anyone who lived in the block of apartments at 26 Beach Street in Coogee between 1971 to 1973, in particular, a group of men believed to be from the UK.

“They (the group) often had loud parties and visitors,” NSW Detective Superintendent Scott Cook told reporters in Sydney on Friday.

“She had her throat slit and three stab wounds with a kitchen knife still implanted in her chest,” Det Supt Cook said.

She was also naked from the waist down.

“This murder needs to be solved, there are now a million reasons for someone to come forward and provide information,” he said."

 

[gregjrichards]

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/nsw/2018/06/09/million-dollar-reward-lynette-white-killer/
"Police had previously thought Ms White’s murderer could have been a fan of her Hawaiian dance troupe.
But the search has since narrowed to anyone who lived in the block of apartments at 26 Beach Street in Coogee between 1971 to 1973, in particular, a group of men believed to be from the UK.

“They (the group) often had loud parties and visitors,” NSW Detective Superintendent Scott Cook told reporters in Sydney on Friday.

“She had her throat slit and three stab wounds with a kitchen knife still implanted in her chest,” Det Supt Cook said.

She was also naked from the waist down.

“This murder needs to be solved, there are now a million reasons for someone to come forward and provide information,” he said."

I hope the $1 million reward brings new leads.

 

[DRT]

From Trove, Canberra Times article: Killer 'asked for glass of water' - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) - 9 Apr 1975
Inquest details:
Killer gained entry by asking for a glass of water.
A knock on the door by a delivery driver for laundered nappies interrupted the killer.
Rape intial purpose but killer deterred by blood.
Fingerprints eliminated one suspect.
No match from fingerprint and blood.

 

[Jennifer17]

From Trove, Canberra Times article: Killer 'asked for glass of water' - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) - 9 Apr 1975
Inquest details:
Killer gained entry by asking for a glass of water.
A knock on the door by a delivery driver for laundered nappies interrupted the killer.
Rape intial purpose but killer deterred by blood.
Fingerprints eliminated one suspect.
No match from fingerprint and blood.

I had babies in the early seventies and this was a much appreciated baby gift. Payment for a month of laundered nappies, especially for people living in flats with shared laundry facilities.

 

[DRT]

The Australian Story episode @dotr mentioned earlier in this thread is still available for viewing at Murder By The Sea . There is a transcript available as well as the video. I noticed too that the 45th anniversary of Lynette's death was the date the reward was issued.

 

[Bohemian]

Crime with Rochelle Jackson: the cold case of Lynette White
On Nightlife with Philip Clark

Police have been looking again at the case of the murder of Lynette White, who was murdered in a frenzied stabbing attack in Sydney in 1973 while her infant son slept nearby. Nightlife's crime contributor Rochelle Jackson talks us through the case.

Broadcast: Thu 26 Apr 2018, 10:00pm

Crime with Rochelle Jackson: the cold case of Lynette White

 

[TootsieFootsie]

The cold cases featured on Million Dollar Murders

Retired Detective Superintendent Deborah Wallace is making it her mission to finally give a grieving husband the truth about his wife’s brutal murder.

www.newidea.com.au

Retired Detective Superintendent Deborah Wallace is making it her mission to finally give a grieving husband the truth about his wife’s brutal murder.

Investigative TV Series, Million Dollar Murders, Channel 9 and Nine Now

Three cases including Lynette White, Gerard Ross, Melissa Hunt.

 

[DRT]

So the episode is on at 9.05 pm tonight or it will be available on 9 now.

Gerard Ross is on next week.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Million Dollar Murders Season 2 Ep 2 Lynette White, Watch TV Online

Paul White returned home from work to find his wife Lyn murdered in their apartment. Her baby was asleep nearby. Deb pursues new leads that may bring this cold case to a close.

www.9now.com.au

Lynette White Episode.

You need to make an account to watch. It's free.

 

[Tricia]

Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. This is the Australian Crime Stoppers.