Published in CrimeBeat·May 31Phone Scams are Becoming ScaryVirtual kidnapping with the victim’s consent. Ye Jingwang, 20, was a Chinese student living in Sydney. In August, 2019, he went missing. The next day his family in China received a video of Jingwang that showed him blindfolded and with a bloodied face. There was a message demanding 80 Bitcoin…True Crime6 min read
Published in Dark Alley·Apr 25Killers Make Out as She DiesLesbian lovers were aroused as they killed Stacey Mitchell. — Stacey Mitchell was sixteen years old when she left home. She had been fighting with her parents. She didn’t want to live with them any longer. A friend told her about a place they could rent. A house in Lathlain, Perth, had a room available. …True Crime6 min read
Published in CrimeBeat·Apr 21Families Run as Biker War Breaks OutA Father’s day event turns into a massacre. — On Father’s day, 1984, two rival motorcycle gangs erupted into violence at a Sydney public gathering. It became known as the Milperra Massacre. Break up In 1983, the Comancheros motorcycle gang split over internal disputes. William George “Jock” Ross was the Supreme Commander of the Comancheros. Some members were unhappy with his…True Crime8 min read
Published in Dark Alley·Apr 17Children Held Hostage During Murder SpreeKillers went on a rampage that became The Cangai Siege. — In March 1993, three men went on a killing spree that crossed two states. After kidnapping two children and holding them hostage, they ended up in a siege with police that lasted two days. The First Murder Leonard Leabeater, 41, lived with Robert Steele, 22, and Raymond Bassett, 25. The three had met…Murder7 min read
Published in Dark Alley·Apr 7He Coldly Murdered His Wife and ChildrenAnthony Harvey journaled about killing his family. Then he did it. — Anthony Harvey, 24, was married to Mara Harvey, 41. They had three daughters together. They lived in the suburb of Bedford in Perth, Western Australia, and ran a Jim’s Mowing franchise (mobile gardening service). Harvey Turns on his Family On Monday, 3 September 2018, Harvey drank half a bottle of wine while he waited for…True Crime7 min read
Published in CrimeBeat·Apr 4Psychotic Son Murders FamilyHe didn’t receive the treatment he needed. — On Sunday 15 July 2018 at 1.00 AM, a fight took place at a house in Ellenbrook, Western Australia. Neighbours woke to hear fighting and screaming. There were also growling noises like an animal would make. Then it went quiet. Shortly after, at around 1.30 AM, a young man named…True Crime5 min read
Published in Dark Alley·Apr 1Rapist Walked Free for too LongHe was an untreatable psychopath. — Leonard Fraser was the first convicted serial killer in Queensland. He murdered at least three women and one girl and he is suspected of killing at least three other women. He is also estimated to have raped over twenty women and girls. He became known as the Rockhampton rapist. A School Girl Is Murdered On…Murder10 min read
Published in Dark Alley·Feb 22Two Men Gunned Down for Helping a StrangerA biker’s drug binge ends in murder. — In 2007, Christopher Wayne Hudson fought with his stripper girlfriend on a busy city street in full view of more than 200 people. When two men tried to help, he shot them both with no warning. The Week Before the Shooting On June 12, 2007, Hudson, aged 29, attended a strip club called Spearmint Rhino…True Crime8 min read
Published in CrimeBeat·Jan 3Arsonist Murders 15 People for Petty RevengeMany people want him to remain in prison. — Robert Paul Long was an itinerant worker with an extensive criminal history. On June 23, 2000, when he was 37 years old, he set fire to the Childers Palace Hostel. Eighty-five people were asleep in the building at the time. Fifteen people died in the fire. Long's Past In May 1993, Long…True Crime7 min read
Published in CrimeBeat·Nov 18, 2021Did he Murder his Wife and Three Daughters?Ljube Valevski insists he is innocent for 25 years. — In 1994 a mother and her three daughters were found dead. It appeared to be murder. The husband was charged, however, the case was not clear-cut. Ljube Velvski lived with his wife, Snezana, their six-year-old daughter, Zaklina, and two baby twins, Daniela and Dijana aged three and a half months…True Crime6 min read
