TRURO — 1977 · Serial Murder
The Truro Murders
Between December 1976 and February 1977 seven young women and girls disappeared in Adelaide. In April 1978 two brothers picking mushrooms near Truro, about 70 km northeast of Adelaide, found human remains; subsequent searches recovered the remains of all seven victims, five around Truro and two elsewhere. According to the investigation the victims had been picked up in Adelaide by two men. One of the offenders died in a car crash shortly after the last killing; the other was convicted of the murders in 1980, sentenced to life imprisonment, and died in prison in 2008.
- Date
- 1977
- Place
- South Australia, Australia, Truro, AU
- Category
- Serial Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- -34.4100, 139.1200 ↗
Timeline of Events
- December 1976 – February 1977Seven young women and girls disappeared in Adelaide.
- February 1977One of the offenders died in a car crash.
- 20 April 1978The first remains were found near Truro.
- 1980The surviving offender was convicted of the murders.
- October 2008The convicted offender died in prison.
Sources
- ABC News — Truro killer dies abc.net.au ↗
- Wikipedia — Truro murders en.wikipedia.org ↗
- ABC News
- Wikipedia
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