He says that the whole drama cost him his job. It has moved to where the Valiant had previously been parked. A segment of his skull floated loose in his cranium. There was a party going on. Autopsy: The Last Hours of A time where people were forced to find their freedom under the cover of darkness, and in doing so risked violence, victim-blaming and institutional prejudice. Its been argued that the screw got turned particularly tightly on South Australias homosexuals after the Woomera rocket range was built in 1949. It would appear that robbery was part of the picture because his bag and wallet were missing, but the fact that his assailant had wanted to take him home would indicate that he was targeted as a gay man. The murders focused attention on the sort of things that went bump and grind in the night, and threw up rumours about a cadre of paedophiles in high places. Saint didnt make it. To do that they had to ignore Toms evidence that hed seen them pulling a jack out of the boot on a nearby street; the evidence of the ransacked glove-box; Robinsons evidence that hed seen someone hiding in the back seat, and that Verco was loitering on his boot watching the cars go by as Blaxland had said, rather than just dashing out for a leak. The 33-year-old grabbed some cigarettes off the dash and sat on a bench by the river to think about some problems. They then callously abandoned him to the elements, as the judge would later say. It was just that they never came back.. But it was a start. Von Einem also allowed police to take hair and blood samples, as well as carpets and other materials for testing. The detective clarified that there had been no aggression from the victim. It was a matter of national security. Interested Parties may contact Coroners & Medical Examiners for questions about: Finding Dallas death records; Locating death certificates; Order autopsy reports One of them, according to Lewis, was Robert Woodland. More people suspected in the abduction and murder of Richard Kelvin The group kept drinking out at the pergola. I didnt know what it was at the time. She knew she was doing it, the relative said, drunk, on the live stream. Utting says they told police what they knew but were guarded in what documents they handed over. You have no place to live. They were actually unemployed. During their search they found a prescription for Mandrax issued to a B. von Einem, a name familiar to police as he was questioned previously over the deaths of three young men and an alleged sexual assault of another. But he claims his attempts were hamstrung by police seeming to somehow know of their planned meetings in advance and being there waiting. Pearces barrister argued that his client had been interfered with as a child and so, to him, a homosexual advance was a grave insult. Tall and thin, he was intensely shy, private and unable to swim. The other victim, Roger James, was brought into police headquarters on crutches. Another is a prominent businessman in South Australia and a third one is a former male sex worker. For every death, there were dozens of assaults that went unreported. She regained consciousness unsure what had happened. Finally, to answer evidence about how fibres from von Einem's cardigan had got onto Kelvin, von Einem stated that he had put his arm around Kelvin and hugged him because Kelvin was upset about how his peers had been bullying him at school. The South Australian appeal court agreed. Paul Murdaugh and his mother, Maggie, were each shot several times before dying last week in their South Carolina home, according to autopsy results released Monday. I dont think he knew. He didnt come home. With all the fibres being accounted for with his albi, von Einem concluded his statement by saying that Kelvin stayed for two hours before von Einem dropped him off in the Adelaide CBD near the Royal Adelaide Hospital and gave Kelvin $20 to catch a taxi home. The Court of Criminal of Appeal rejected the appeal, saying that the trial was conducted fairly and justly throughout; they did concede that Mr. Justice White should have included the evidence relating to the birthday party. Episode 1 Rex, the beat, and the bashing, This investigation was the basis of SBS True Stories Podcast Season Three. And well never know how much of a thing. The street kids I hung out with used to go down to Popeyes boathouse near the River Torrens [the Number One beat where George Duncan was murdered]. Even if they are police officers theyre not exempt from the law are they? He admitted that he did in fact recognise two of the attackers and picked out two vice squad officers. Sensationally, the three police officers suspected of involvement refused to give evidence on the grounds it might incriminate them. Kenton Penley, spokesman for the Lesbian and Gay Community Action, said gay bashings were on the rise and that according to information gathered by the community, at least two homosexuals were hospitalised each week after serious attacks. The defence opted for von Einem to give an unsworn statement from the dock, rather than give sworn evidence from the witness box. How the system let those little turds off. When questioned about the Kelvin murder, rather than profusely denying any involvement, von Einem simply said that he wouldn't do such a thing because it would be "unethical". He saw Robinsons white Torana, and noted the Mercedes parked close to a lime-green Valiant. A jury of 12 people (seven women and five men) was selected and agreed upon by the prosecution and defence. He was sitting on his car playing with his dick, having a tug, and they reckoned they were just there to go to the toilet, he says. The attackers ran off. I said to them on a number of occasions, Youll drown one one day. To answer evidence about how fibres from von Einem's bed had come to be on Kelvin's clothes, von Einem stated that the two of them had sat on his bed and played with the large gold harp which he kept in his bedroom. Lesbian and Gay Community Action spokesman Kenton Penley told the media the area was notorious for gay bashings. Friends reported Moore missing. But after the pink-shorted Premiers reign ended in 1979, problems resumed, according to Purcell. Forensic scientists were called next to give evidence first on when Kelvin had died and when his body had been dumped in the Adelaide Hills area, and a leading entomologist claimed, from the larvae cycle of flies that were on the body, and comparing these to the larvae cycle of flies on a dead dog that was nearby, that Kelvin's body must have been dumped beside the airstrip near Kersbrook on 10 July 1983. He loved holidaying with the family, taking his speedboat down to their shack on the Murray. Kelvin was 15 years old at the time of his death. Ill give it to you. An autopsy usually includes the examination of internal organs. She had the radio on. Homosexuality was never discussed and I could not understand why I found guys attractive. One of them, which had also been in Langleys blood, was called Mandrax, which required a very specific prescription to acquire. They took Pitchers mobile phone and Zito phoned his own mum. But it didnt take long to figure out that it wasnt about that. First, is it a reasonable possibility that what the deceased did or said caused Mr Lindsay to temporarily lose his self-control and to kill Mr Negre whilst he was not in control of himself? He wanted to encourage Handley to come forward and give a statement. I dont care if everybody knows., Because the dude was gay? the house-mate persists. There was a furious drumming of knife blows to Negres chest. Analysis of Kelvin's bloodstream revealed traces of alcohol and five hypnotic drugs, Mandrax, Noctec, Amytal, Valium and Rohypnol. As a result theres a lot of concern about what Ofsted wants to see, Richard says. An inquest was called. Autopsy Reports WebPersons reporting a death should provide details regarding the death. Another of Lewiss informants, Craig Ratcliff, leaked the story of the link between the two deaths to the media and the frenzy was on. The document is only available to the immediate family of the said victim. He was last seen at the beat at 1am on December 5, after having left a Gouger St nightclub. He puts his high beam on and sees a shape on the road next to it. Part of the thrill of it all is straight boys experimenting, says our Adelaide identity. Nothing about the fact that that area of the South Parklands was a well-known beat or that David Saint was in fact homosexual. France in 1791.). I was warned by a mate to watch out for bashers but I thought, I will be right, I can run fast.. The story had its origins a few years earlier when Peter Lewis, the independent Speaker of the South Australian parliament, and a small team of committed campaigners fought to change the statute of limitations on child sex-abuse cases. I was completely extended and I just felt and heard a crack and I knew I had broken something.. Autopsy Lindsay told Negre he was cool to stay the night. On 1 November 2007, the ABC reported that after 24 years behind bars, von Einem was now eligible to apply for parole. For the defence, it was a case of trying to make von Einem's story hold up in court, and raising doubts about his ability to keep Kelvin captive for five weeks and committing the murder. Why would somebody murder a bloke like that, or any person like that, thats harmless?. It was then I started cruising the beats myself, South Parklands, Veale Gardens and a few well-known public toilets, sometimes during the day but mostly at night. Copyright 2014. They had to take into account that an offer of money for sex made by a Caucasian man to an Aboriginal man in his own home and in the presence of his wife and family had a pungency that such an advance would not have to the rest of us. Neils dismemberment was highly unusual: his head was separated from his body but tied to his torso with a rope, and his organs had been removed and the killers had placed his lower legs and arms inside his abdominal cavity. He endured numerous operations. About how his mate got out for a leak and was suddenly wrestling with the old guy. Pushed on this point in a later police interview, he said hed been there before. We know that one single call can make all the difference.. It was closed. Pearce rolled a scoob when, according to Pearce, Ruks started all this poofter shit and grabbed his crotch, causing him to snap. They talked about the laser show and the powerful old-model car. I was a cleaner and a supervisor. The bashers had got away with it. I cant help wondering if many would have preferred the dunking to the opprobrium of coming across OShea and his fellow conscientious officers; being charged, named in the paper. James has suggested elsewhere that this fear that the police were trying to discredit him by having him identify an innocent officer made him clam up. She noted that the glove box had been rifled and papers were strewn about the front seat. A very broad range of occupations.. The noose is tightening, Detective Inspector Greg Hutchins, from SA Police Major Crime Investigation Branch, says. On 29 October 2006, The Australian reported that von Einem had been selling hand-painted greeting cards to prison officers for $20 each. On December 3, 2004, former Supreme Court judge Ted Mullighan was appointed to head a commission of inquiry into the abuse of children in state care. This came across as a strange thing for an innocent person to say. Kelvin's parents, girlfriend and best friend were called to testify that Kelvin was an average 15-year-old who would not willingly get into a car with a stranger, was heterosexual with no homosexual or bisexual tendencies, and that he had been wearing the dog collar as a joke. He said there were people who didnt want him to be able to talk about what, he wanted to tell me. Medical examiners determine the cause of death, and issue an autopsy report. There was nothing at the time to link him to his murder, but he was kept in the radar. WebDocumentary Biography. But then, a partial victory. The good Samaritans dropped Coonie off, but were sufficiently worried to visit later the same day. Kelvin was 15 years old at the time of his death. I was surprised at what she said and suspected that she knew more than she was saying. I ask how hed remembered the number plate 20 years later. On August 27, 1981, Peter Stogneff (14, second picture) disappeared. After passing, Tom looked back and saw the guy had a long object in his hand. As time has gone on, the desire for reform has got larger and more radical. His skeletal remains were found 10 months later in Middle Beach, by a farmer who was doing a prescribed burn in his land. It completely contradicted his initial statement of his whereabouts on 5 June 1983, when he said he had been in bed with the flu. This story will take you into the world of beats and bashings during those dark decades, at a time when society with all its fears and biases not only tolerated but perpetuated the abuse. The prosecution also answered the doubts raised by the defence about when on 10 July the body was dumped at the airstrip by suggesting that von Einem could have dumped the body sometime very late on 10 July or in the early morning of 11 July before going to work for the day. On August 28 of that same year, a body cut in pieces was found inside garbage bags thrown in the Port River. So why, the day after the murder, did they tell the media that it was? The whole group saw it, and they heard Lindsay tell him to stop. During this investigation, one detective interviewed Bevan von Eimen, and he claimed hed been Neils lover a couple of years before. Australian Murder of Richard Kelvin and a Secret Group Known as WebKelvin was held captive for approximately five weeks and a post-mortem examination revealed that he had died of massive blood loss from an anal injury, likely caused by the The 25-year-old comes here a lot. "Mr B" also provided further information about other associates of von Einem, but claimed he took no part whatsoever in any murders. Being gay had got him an honourable discharge from the army which hed wanted. Beat is a peculiarly Australian usage for the places where men cruise for casual sex with other men. Autopsy Reports By this time, I had my act sorted out, got a job and an apartment. The gay communitys embrace of Saint and his death left his siblings in something of a quandary. Someone is hiding there. But when they came to interview Kevin Williamson, he thought, Well, why not? The prosecution was led again by Brian Martin QC, who was assisted this time by Tom Birchall, and their case against von Einem relied on evidence of the Kelvin murder, with the details of the crime being so strikingly similar to the murders of Barnes and Langley. Plans to change the law in Queensland are back on the drawing board. Bevan Spencer Von Einem - Tortured 15-year-old boy to death Youve had too much to say already. In other words, We dont want you to tell us the story., Detective Chief Superintendent Bob McGowan from Scotland Yard wrote in his report only tabled in parliament in 2002 after successive governments had refused to release it that Michael Kenneth Clayton, Francis John Cawley and Brian Edwin Hudson took part, possibly with others, in throwing Duncan, James and [Witness A] into the water but despite intensive inquiries, no further witness has been found who can assist in providing further evidence against them there was no real intention of causing anyones death this was merely a high-spirited frolic which went wrong.. Even after homosexual acts became legal across Australia between 1975 (South Australia) and 1997 (Tasmania), what went on at beats has remained an act of public indecency. Everyone would see. Yeah, it was pretty crawling with them.. Soon after his presumed time of death, someone attempted to use his ATM card to withdraw money near the Mars Bar in Gouger Street. The prosecution was led by Brian Martin QC (later the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory), with assistance from Paul Rofe QC (who went on to be Director of the Department of Public Prosecutions). He felt his name was forever besmirched by having been in the vice squad at the time, by having his picture in the paper leaving the inquest. He admitted going home and putting his bloodied jeans and his Metallica T-shirt in cold water to soak before washing them the next day. The Family Murders - Wikipedia Two days later, Lewis got up in parliament to say that Handley had been another of his witnesses. The scientists stated that if von Einem's story was true, then there should be a very small amount or even none of the fibres and hair samples from that night still on Kelvin's clothing some 36 hours later, let alone five weeks later. Is this some sort of trap? We thought, Fuckin hell this is gunna be messy. And it was., OShea says a superintendent called them all in. Thomas Poberezny-Lynch tells me: The logic went that the accused would say the deceased made a sexual advance towards me and that triggered my latent homosexuality which then caused me to suffer a bout of insanity because homosexuality was considered a mental illness at the time and therefore inflict fatal violence upon the deceased. John hadnt come out to his siblings until he was in his 30s. Autopsies are surgical procedures that confirm the cause and manner of death. His blood showed a combination of several drugs and sedatives. She was heard yelling and swearing at Negre, wondering why hed endanger their relationship to hang out with people he didnt even know. WebThe autopsy is designed to determine the cause of death, properly document findings, and collect evidence. Terrified, Mildwaters took refuge in a nearby bedroom. The family had a distant cousin Bob, a married man whod become a woman, explains Helen. During their search they found a prescription for Mandrax issued to a 'B. Despite the blood, he was chatty. Shannon used his earnings to move around the country and found himself working Veale Gardens where, in about 1985, he claims to have been picked up by a well-known South Australian politician, though not one of the two implicated in Woodlands allegations. The toilets? The documentary series takes a turn to look at Real Crime and reveals the truth behind the controversial deaths of people whose untimely deaths were surrounded by scandal and intense media attention. Hes dead, thank Christ. Von Einem then tortured, drugged, raped and held Kelvin captive for five weeks, before murdering him and dumping his body alongside an airstrip near Kersbrook in the Adelaide Hills area (to the north-east of the city and close to where relatives of von Einem lived). His housemate, Brigette Mildwaters, told him to let Negre go. This was a shattering blow for the prosecution's case, and on 21 December 1990, on advice from the Attorney-General of South Australia, prosecutors withdrew the charge for the murder of Langley. And my successes in all those years were generally in areas around the beats. Until the late 70s, the gay-panic defence was not a defence of provocation but of insanity. He was doing his job. At approximately 6:15pm on 5 June 1983, von Einem (likely along with other unknown persons) abducted Kelvin near the intersection of Margaret Street & Peppertree Lane, North Adelaide, just 60 metres from Kelvin's home around the corner in Ward Street. Thats a bit strange. You know, like, Why would this common criminal be calling this policeman sir? and I thought, They are trying to trick me.. This straightening out of the news has continued into this century. Kelvin was 15 years old at the time of his death. Inquiries fizzled out. Police previously did see this harp in his room when they seized the drugs. Past the toilet block. I phone the number attached and the voice confirms his identity. Hairs from von Einem were found on and inside Kelvin's clothing and of 925 fibre samples found on Kelvin's clothing, 250 came from von Einem's home environment, with just seven from Kelvin's home. Barnes' fatal injuries mirrored those of Kelvin's closely. Plus, the quantity of fibres on Kelvin's clothes was far too large to suggest that Kelvin was in his company for only 2 hours. The four murdered were Alan Barnes in June 1979, Neil Muir in August 1979, Peter Stogneff in August 1981 and Mark Langley in February 1982. Some 23 years after Rex Robinson found Jim Blaxland brutally bashed beside his red Mercedes in Veale Gardens, I knock on his door and explain my purpose. Gay bashings and murders continue. With Iain Glen, Lucy Drive, Antti Hakala, Enrico Lange. When I phoned Woodlands mother, she stated, emphatically, that her son was not gay, that he had never spoken to Lewis and never made the allegations attributed to him. He got pins in his cheek. This was about 300 metres from his family home. More red lights, more screeching as they chased him until he got to his sisters place and ran inside. More interesting. The first time he went to a beat, at what is now the Himeji Japanese Garden, he was a 23-year-old with a girlfriend, still in denial about his sexuality. The day he was due to meet with this officer those couple of days is when he disappeared, Utting recalls. With enough evidence, along with the information given by "Mr B", to indicate that Kelvin was at von Einem's home around the time of his death, police arrested and charged von Einem with murder on 3 November 1983. von Einem still denied ever coming into contact with Kelvin. You can get away with anything so long as you say, the dirty faggot came on to me.. The guy moans and rolls over, revealing a face covered in blood. Alarm bells ring in his head, so he pulls away and the guy leaning on the boot turns to watch him go. The two males that was with her killed the man. He saw the light show then went to leave, but as he drove down the narrow track out of Veale Gardens, the dizziness returned so he pulled over. In 1983, 11 years after Von Einem had rescued Roger James on the night George Duncan was murdered, he abducted a 15-year-old boy, Richard Kelvin, the son of long-time Adelaide Channel Nine newsreader Rob Kelvin. Jim Blaxland, 53, (not his real name), a fundraising manager for a prominent charity, finished the Crossquiz in The Advertiser before he got into his British red Mercedes around midnight to go and house-sit for a friend. Uniformed constable Rebecca Kuss arrived and saw a man sitting in the door well of the red Mercedes with his feet on the road. I remember the kids saying they did it because they were gay and easy prey. That was Bevan Von Einem. Also entered as evidence were samples taken from Barnes's body which showed that sedative drugs had been present. OShea didnt report seeing them in the city which would have contradicted their version of events. Richard says its not surprising that so many have weighed in. In the water, James looked about and saw the top of the head of the other man who had been thrown in. WIthin five weeks of the discovery of Moores body, Lewiss failure to hand over the documents and a video tape (which hed never claimed to possess) to police led to him being forced to resign as Speaker. And its needed. He also claimed that he was sick with the flu for the next week after that and did not return to work until 14 June. I was sent in as bait because of how young I looked to lure guys into the bushes. In my family I was brought up that you finished school, got married, had kids, bought a house and got a good job, but this was not me. Von Einem admitted that the drugs were his and said that he used them to help him sleep. von Einem's defence counsel appealed the decision, launching an abuse of process action in the Supreme Court of South Australia to achieve a permanent stay of proceedings, as well as stating that the huge media interest in the charges would result in their client not getting a fair trial. They denied having heard anything about the 1991 murder of another gay man, David Saint, in the South Parklands. von Einem', a name familiar to police as he had been questioned previously over the deaths of three young men and the alleged sexual assault of another. However, it turned out to be impossible to corroborate these allegations. I was taken to hospital and the police came and saw me and questioned me but when they heard where I was, they verbally abused me, calling me a fucking poofter and a pervert and I got what I deserved. The words The Fruit Pirates were graffitied on a chair there. Hell see some mates over near the toilets and end up just chatting. In February 2005, the police knocked on his door, went into his house, had a look around but couldnt find him. I used to drink with them every bloody night at the Crown and Sceptre, he says, and eventually one night I said to em, When are you actually going to formally interview me about this? They said, Were not. The Advertiser ran a letter from the secretary of the Moral Renewal Society, David W Griffiths, which agreed: The signal being sent to the homosexual community [by the verdict] is one of: be warned, unnatural behaviour, if advanced unwarranted to a normal person, can be construed as offensive and retaliation can be accepted as self-defence.. The Attorney-General of South Australia immediately appealed the leniency of the non-parole period, and on 29 March 1985 the Court of Criminal Appeal in South Australia increased the non-parole period to 36 years, a record at the time in that state. On 11 May 1990, Magistrate Gurry ordered von Einem to stand trial for the two murders of Barnes and Langley. I formed the impression that the gay community in Adelaide, afraid of being lumped together with these sadistic paedophiles in the public imagination, had been making itself into as small a target as possible ever since.