Due to the graphic nature of this episode, listener discretion is advised. This episode contains discussions of murder, sexual assault, PET Ophelia, too. Her body mutilation and suicide that some listeners may find disturbing extra. caution is advised for listeners under thirteen on May twenty of ninety. Ninety nine police arrived in the small community, a snow town on the tree love some missing persons. At least five people had vanished from Adelaide northern suburbs. just after lunch time, their search led them to an abandoned bank in the middle of town. The vacant, building, with its right brick exterior and imposing steel doors was a bit of an ice or it had been empty, for almost for years and now stood as a grim reminder of the towns recent decline, but investigators learn rapidly.

was recently rendered out my personal interest in their investigation, John Bunting, until now he'd slip through the cracks, but at last here was a solid, led detectives were keen to find out just what bunting was using Empty building for once inside officers, found little of interest in a derelict space. The remnants of the buildings former life is a community bank were the only things that really stood out. Well that and an air freshener. Once they finished documenting the details, police turned their attention to the bank vault at the back of the room, the imposing door was locked, but a simple peaceably air made quick work of it. The door swung open, revealing not a cavernous treasure trove, but flimsy sheet of plastic taped tightly to the frame moving care. To preserve any evidence they might find. On the other side officer. is reached up to peel back the plastic. They

had no idea that the horrors they were about to unleash change snow town for however, I am Gregg pulsing. This is serial killers, Spotify original from her cast. Every episode we dive into the minds in matters of serial killers today were concluding. The story of the horrific snow murders of South Australia, other is known as the bodies in barrels murders. I'm here with my co host Vanessa Richardson high everyone. you can find episodes of serial killers and all other Spotify originals from part cast for free on Spotify or wherever he listened upon casts. Last time we met about John Bunting and his obsessive hatred of gay men and pedophiles. We watched as he gathered malleable cohorts around him with whom he murdered friends and acquaintances from his Adelaide neighbourhood

today will find out how police finally realized something was wrong and why the investigation into bunting missing victims took so long to gain ground rules so detail the rest of bunting gangs, horrific murders and learn just what was hidden in that Snow Town Bank fault. We ve, All that and more coming up stay with us. This episode is brought to you by Lyft, make some extra money this holiday season, driving with Lyft. You can earn hundreds of dollars a week plus tip. Let's have your back with twenty four slash, seven support and to make sure you start things off right. You can earn two thousand five hundred dollars guaranteed for your first two hundred rides terms apply apply today at Lyft, DOT, com, Spotify, that's Lyft, DOT, com, Spotify,

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Heads have adventure and no with its right, for you go to back country dot com to get fifteen percent off your first full price purchase. Some exclusions apply. In early November, nineteen. Ninety seven, the body of eighteen year old, Thomas Trevelyan, was found hanging from a tree police quickly. rule the teenagers death a suicide, but in reality, Thomas was murdered. It was at least fifth murder. Thirty one year old, John Bunting had committed along with his Hopeless twenty five year old Robert Wagner for years this data scaped police attention by selecting victims with few people who cared when they went missing. That said, the sudden disappearance of their victims cost at least some people to worry. When very lanes friend and Ex Vienna say who will call Shelby hadn't heard from him in a while she got concerned, then, when she heard about Thomas's death,

These worries mingled with suspicion. Last cheat heard Thomas and Lane were living together and we're supposed to be on a road trip with a broken down car. The fact that Thomas made it back to without lane and then killed himself didn't make any sense to her. So she went the police to report lane missing. She also told police that lane confided in her about helping John Bunting once dispose of human remains according to show. The lane was never sure about whose body he held very, but he suspected it was Clinton precise at this point, Clinton had been officially missing since nineteen ninety five when his family fight We contacted police the men of his name triggered routine investigations into lanes disappearance as well, but it seems, like no one tried very hard to find the convicted pedophile calls

John Bunting and Robert Wagner yielded little more than vague stories about having seen lane out and about so both stagnated. Few people seem to care about a missing, predator and a troubled teen. So with no unaware of the multiple murders in their community. Ninety ninety seven melted into ninety. Ninety eight, with little false the year war on John Bunting, felt the urge to kill again and like always, he chose his next victim from those closest him for years. Bunting had lived with a woman named Elizabeth Harvey and her teenage sons. Heed Then, after he heard Elizabeth boys were targeted by a local pedophile He decided to be their protect her, but he was interested in looking after every one in the house one year old, Gavin Porter also live with Elizabeth at her sons. He was good for with Elizabeth Son, Jane EVIL Circus, but though bunting took

fatherly shine to Jamie and wanted to mould him in his own image. He had no such affection for Gavin. It's not clear what provoke bunting, but perhaps he felt a cabin was about influence on Jamie Gavin, reportedly struggled with drug addiction or maybe bunting just didn't like the look of him either way he asked Wagner help get rid of Gavin at some point. In early April, nineteen. Ninety eight bunting and agnor ambushed Gavin, while he napped in his car they rupture rope around his neck, trying to strangle him to death. But twenty nine year old fought back. He grabbed a screwdriver over and stabbed it into bindings hand, but his struggle was in vain TIM leaned on his victims chest making it even harder for him to breathe. He stayed

that way until Gavin gasped his last, the two men carried governs body into the garage placing it in a mechanic spit in the floor. Then they covered it with plastic sheets and couch cushions and order chinese food for dinner. They were still eating when nineteen year old Jamie got home. That night bandinage. His food bunting took Jamie into the garage to show him his friends dead body Vanessa, Gordon over in the psychology here and throughout the episode. Please note: Vanessa is not a licence. Psychology is dressed psychiatry list, but she has done a lot of research for the show thanks. Gregg understanding Jamie's state of mind is crucial here because it informs much of what we know about this story. The murder of a friend or family member can be a traumatic experience for those who survived them and typically homer side survivors will deal with effects beyond the obvious shock. can vary, but include lingering feelings of guilt of fear.

that they'll lose some one else. In the same way and negative feelings about themself. According to a too thousand and five study published in the American Journal of preventive medicine. Homicides drivers will also experience strained relationships with other loved ones, were suspects in the crime there, also more likely to be preoccupied with a desire for revenge This is undoubtedly made more complicated and Jamie situation because he didn't just suspect bunting. He knew but his surrogate father figure and self appointed protector had killed his friend, sir. He had good reason to fear for the safety of his remaining loved ones. After governs murder from a day on Jamie was likely too scared to cross bunting. That explains why, just a couple of days later, he help move governs body from the garage into a brand new forty gallon plastic. Barrel. The drum joined the others in a garden shed where, according to Jamie Bunting, lifted the lid to check on that

means already inside them. Remember bunting had lost his sense of smell as a boy, so the stench of decaying corpses didn't bother him and said childhood he'd been obsessed with watching living things break down before his very eyes. Only now it wasn't insects dissolving an asset. It was his victims and he was apparently quite pleased with the progress with the latest body taken care the tree. I set about crafting stories to cover for gap in sudden disappearance for his role in the plot bunting gifted Jamie Gabions ATM Cart and pin, which he used to make regular withdrawals. That way. If authorities ever became suspicious about gabions whereabouts. His bank statements would show him spending his regular welfare payments once again. The plot work exactly as intended as far as well. and tell no one ever reported Gavin missing, which suited bunting and his co conspirators just fine, it's possible there,

continued success in bold and bunting in his choice for their next victim. In our last episode, we spoke about plantings, lifelong hatred for pedophiles and gay man. Given what we know about the three men, it seems like that bunting was aware that he Wagner an Jamie. Had all experience sexual abuse and their childhood and vengeance at sea, was something to thirty. Two year old was particularly enamoured of according to him, Bunting zone abuser died in a motorcycle accident years ago, together here Wagner, tortured and murdered, bury Lane who was ignores abuser Jamie had been abused by his own father, who was also long dead, but Jamie had confided, and bunting that another member of his family had also molested him as a child. sometime in late August or early September of ninety. Ninety eight than bunting in Wagner shook Jane

awake. In the middle of the night, the men handed him a piece of wood and ordered him to follow them. Unthinking the nineteen year old did he was told he was led into the bedroom of his half brother twenty one year old, Troy you'd years ago, Troy. carried on their fathers abuse after he died and joy. Me, never forgot it. Neither did bunting the men set upon choice, sleeping warm, though Jamie later said, he quickly left the room in his absence. Bunting and Wagner. Restrained, try and took him into the bathroom from nearby Jamie could hear the aldermen order is half brother to refer to them, as Lord Sir and God, they set about torturing the twenty one year old in the bathtub, then building on their previous schemes. They force Troika record over a dozen angry messages for his loved ones or.

Of them amounting to a single idea, good bye when they had their phone wanting, ordered Jamie to come into the bathroom and told Troy to apologize for what he did and without taking care of their gag, Troy and tapped. His mouth shut been strangled him to death, but the length of rope according to Jamie Bunting, but directly into choice eyes. While he died with yet another dead body on their hands. The trio knew just what to do the initial He wrapped Troy and plastic garbage bags and stored him in the garage right Gavin had been months earlier, but Actually they moved him to a barrel. Only Troy was too big to fit. This didn't face Ponting. He set about separating one of choice feet from his leg. He may Jamie watch as he cut into his brother and laughed while explaining his carving technique. Afterward with tries body wholly in the barrel

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Three men loaded Troy's body into a plastic barrel and stored. in a garden shed like with their other victims, Bunting Wagner, spread CUP stories to explain away. Troy's disappearance, they'd, even force trying to record staged goodbye messages while they tortured him to play over the phone for his loved ones Those loved ones included Troy's, mother, bunting de facto partner Elizabeth Harvey. As far as we can she had no idea. Her boyfriend had tortured and murdered her eldest son right in her own. House again, she already knew bunting was a killer she'd. Even helped him murder, one of his earliest victims in nineteen. Ninety five, so perhaps he should have suspected something was amiss when Troy vanished, but per Perhaps she was just inclined to trust whatever bunting said, if she did her trust was misplaced. Bunting was currently cheating, Ottawa,

Beth with a woman named Gale Sinclair he'd met gale through his friend marketing. She was currently staying with him and his wife bunting spent long stretches of time at the Hayden House, either killing time with his friend or having fun with his mistress. Gale might have been a wonderful lover, but, according to those who knew her. She wasn't the best mother to or seventeen year old Son, Fred, Brooks Fred was reported a friendly young man with ambitions of joining the air force. But he was ended his mother, who openly disliked her new boyfriend. Bunting, try to become a father figure Fred, but the teen rejected him and it would. seeing the bunting did not take kindly to rejection. For the most part. Bunting victims had been people he knew or suspected of being gay man or pedophile perhaps as world view was so twisted that he believed any

I didn't want him in their life must be a pedophile. So apparently he told us more pliable, protegee Jamie, that Fred was most definitely a predator. and with that not long after he murdered his partners son, he was ready to kill his gun friends son as well in MID September, bunting brought Amy an empty house where Wagner was waiting with Fred with his policy in place. Bunting gave the signal and they shackled seventeen year old, Fred in Handcuffs and, cuts, Wagner wrapped his hands around Freds throat and started to squeeze by this time he'd, seemingly grown quite fond of strangling their victims, bunting even to call him Papa smurf because he turned people blue, but their fun was just getting started, so he told I ignored a back off and lead Fred, breathe them moved the helpless teen into the bathroom they play for

into the same bathtub where they tortured and murdered Troy you'd only days earlier. There they stripped him, beat him and subjected him to sustained horrific abuse. We won't go into detail but breads final hours were undoubtedly excruciating. John Bunting psychiatric reports had never been made public. So it's difficult to get a complete picture of. mental state, however forensics, high interest. Kevin Howells from the University of South Australia said that bunting behaviour The mould of a quote emerge. Finally deficient psychopathic killer. This isn't an official diagnosis, but if it's accurate, it explains how bunting was able to so easily. Torture is victims for extended periods of time, vessel Howells suggested that bunting lacked empathy with his victims, while so Timorously displaying a great deal of control over his own behaviour. This controlled behave

such ass, it was helped bunting stay off police radar for so many years. Instead, it seems that thirty, two year old, was really to play, judge, jury and executioner in the world. He ruled during the assault, bunting questioned Fred about a young girl, the teen supposedly molested, despite the Ex crucial torture for, denied any knowledge of the girl, but by hunting was relentless. He was unshakeable in his belief or delusion that Fred was a pedophile and that it was here his duty to enact violent vengeance, eventually Fred, couldn't handle the pain any longer and started agreeing with whatever, as torturers said. That's when they step things up to a new level of vindictive twisted cruelty watching in horror. Jamie noticed how much bunting and Wagner seemed to enjoy what they were doing there golden Freds pain in the God like power they had over the situation and

As was now they're pattern, they force there victim to record angry phone messages, as He was leaving town for good. If I understood what messages would be used for later, but thought must have been terrifying for the already traumatized Fred to be forced to say, by two you locked once in a while, you know, will leave behind an echo of hate it some thinkable, but it was bunting. Signature move its unclear how long the men tortured the seventeen year old WAR exact Lee how he died, it suspected heed done a gag stuffed into his mouth to muffle his screams after they dropped Fred and plastic. He was eventually moved to the floor. More cadence garage to await the arrival of a new pair Meanwhile, his mother Gale worried about her son. She reported missing to the pole since September eighteenth completely unaware that his body was in her own home

with gales suspicions raised bunting told her story about seeing Fred somewhere in town obvious under the influence of drugs, soon after bunting called Hale at home and played her friends angry goodbye message. That was enough. Four gale who told police took care In that case, Fred, they decided had left of him own free will, with that another are disappearing. was explained away, leaving bunting Wagner and their new recruits Jamie too. Ariane, murdering as they liked only now they were out of obvious victims. There was about age, no one left in their social circle who bunting suspected of being a dirty. His word for gay men and pedophiles until oh, he laid eyes on Gary or Dwyer burnt, spotted twenty nine year old, Gary walking around town and told Jamie that he looked like he was gay. What homophobic staring

types led him to that conclusion is unclear, but the mere suspicion was as good as a death sentence, then again perhaps but just wanted another weekly government paycheck to steal either way he knew that Jamie was loosely acquainted with Gary and ordered him to do some digging wanting I need to know how much Gary's government pension was and whether he had loved ones who might notice if he were to disappear. He was a snake coiling for the strike described by his sister as a lost soul. Gary had no idea he was in danger in his early the twenties hit and run accident left him with permanent brain damage and a limp following accident he drifted in and out of trouble with police and spend much is disability pension on drugs and alcohol. Jerry was report

play, a lonely man which might have been what made him so quick to trust new friends. He sometimes offered people keys to his apartment, perhaps imagining them a kindred spirit. Who would spend time with him? Then he'd come home to an empty house biased, phony friend. How much of this munting knew was unclear, but any piece of the puzzle must have made Gary sound like a perfect target. So we not number of nineteen. Ninety eight he bully Jamie into calling Gary and manipulating an invitation for drinks bunch Wagner and Jamie showed up on Gary's doorstep and were enthusiastically welcomed in by the twenty nine year old it's inside bunting urge Jamie to chuck some drinks with their housed, ostensibly to get implacably trunk. Once the alcohol went to work Wagner pounced grabbing Gary by the throat, while bunting handcuffed like with their earlier victims, the men questioned Gary about his bank account and stole his debit card once they have

the information they wanted. They procured a bag, bunting favorite torture. Devices about point. Jamie fled the scene, By now he knew enough to know he didn't want to be around for what happened next because Jamie wasn't. There were not sure how Gary died, but the next day bunch took his reluctant young apprentice to clear the apartment of anything valuable soon. After that Gary's body was placed in a barrel. By now, the plastic drums containing the decomposing victims had been moved from the backyard shed to market and courage. So it stands to reason that Hayden himself was well aware of what each contained. How when Bobby was the actual murders and whether we told anyone else about them is debated. Subject if he told anyone it's possible doing so marked that person as the next to die because hunting and Wagner's. Next victim was havens, wife, who will call Beth,

don't know much about exactly when or how bunting in his friends killed Beth. But it was time in late November of nineteen. Ninety eight, its reported that bunting despised Beth behind havens back he called her disgusting and by this point it wouldn't be surprising if that was bunting. all reason for wanting her dead, whatever his reasons, bunting arranged for Hayden to take Beth Sister Gale for a drive so that the house would be empty, then He and Wagner murdered thirty seven year old, Beth and stuff her body into a barrel when, then Gale arrived home. The meant that guy story about Elizabeth making a pass at wanting and her fury when he turned her down. They told they'll that her sister had stormed out of the house shouting about a man. She was having an affair with gale, the story, apparently, because the behaviour certainly sounded like her somewhat erratic sister

But when she didn't hear from bath for a few days, she reported her missing. It seems that bunting hadn't been able to make bath record any good Bye messages Elsie didn't think it was necessary, but now he had no way of throwing gay aloft assent, and that was a problem with police best disappearance. It was only a matter of time before they showed up at the hidden residents to ask questions with five barrels full of upstairs in the garage. It was around support for disaster. So hunting and Wagner loaded. The barrels into a broken down toiled on land cruiser. They packed the vehicle with. Bulging garbage bags and other detritus. Perhaps in an effort, muffle. The Oder, then loaded it on who would trailer. It was time to move their victims far away so with a toilet are trailing behind them, like some macabre parade, float bunting in Wagner drove away from Adelaide towards the little hamlet ups. Note

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If I term supply no back to the story in late ninety. Ninety eight thirty two year old, John Bunting and twice seven year old Robert Wagner, we're on a seemingly unending killing spree in the suburbs of Adelaide Australia, but when the latest victim Beth Hayden must reported missing, they knew it was time to finally move the plastic barrels containing the victims bodies. If police came poking around the hay house. They were sure to notice the five large drops in her eyes, so they the barrels into a toy Yoda and total some two hours away to snow town showed up on the doorstep of a friend who will call Peter and asked if they could store the pact car on his property Peter agreed, but was weary of the smell bunting splain that they'd been out, shooting kangaroos to sell to a pet food company and the carcass as were in the barrels, this peculiar explanation,

satisfying Peter for a while, but by Ninety, ninety, nine, the smell from the barrels, was unbearable. He told bunting that the barrels couldn't stay where they were Luckily, there was a vacant building just across the street, from where the toy Yoda was parked. The community bank had almost three years earlier and apart from a brief stint as a plant shop, heads the empty. Ever since by I decided it was just what he needed in early one thousand nine hundred and ninety nine, he signed a lease on the building. Then he Wagner and Mark Hayden move the barrels into the bank's long, a involved. If the men hoped the vault good luck in order as well as at once held money, they were to be sorely disappointed. Before long the snow wafting out from the old bank drew complaints from Peter, so bunting at his cohorts, taped a sheet of plastic over the baltic door.

Obviously believing that would effectively trap the smell of death. There was a temporary fix, but one that gave bunting the competence to crave is next victim. But while he selected is next pray, he had no idea police said finally picked up his and people around John Bunting had been disappearing for years, and all that He and his cohorts cobbled together somewhat credible cover stories. Not every case had been closed see the killers had been using their victims bank cards to withdraw their welfare payments each fortnight. This helped make it look like A donor was still alive and it lined the killers pockets? How when money is often withdrawn from an account, but no one has seen the accounts owner in months or years. It raises some red flags by July. One thousand, nine hundred and ninety eight police knew that Robert Wagner,

using his former lover, bury lanes atm card, so they suspected that Wagner had something to do with lanes. Ninety ninety seven disappear. it's the only thing was they didn't have any proof. They tailed wag, or on at least one occasion and watched him meet with John Bunting. But therein action offered nothing incriminating a few months later it seem like investigators might finally have a solid lead when Gale reported your sister bath missing Following days, police received an anonymous Tipp to search the Hayden House, so they did just that during this sweet they found that's purse containing her credit cards and other personal talking It was the kind of thing no one would ever leave home without not if they intended to run away with a new lover ban in the OZ offices noticed a peculiar odor but didn't see anything else out of the ordinary. It seem that the barrels had been moved just in time. That same month, a police

constable. Looking over Beth havens, missing persons file ff we notice that bunting name was mentioned in multiple other open disappearances, that of clear interests ice very Lane and Suzanne Alan at last, all Four cases were linked and declared major crimes Doing this had several immediate effects on the ongoing investigations. It may detectives assume that, Murder was the most likely explanation in each case and crucially, at allowed them to obtain a warrant to tap Buntin and bikers phones. At all times from then on, a dedicated operator was listening to every call. by April, police had gathered enough evidence to suspect that re Davies was bunting and Wagner's fifth victim and they were correct, accepts that by

that stage. They killed eleven people between them and they weren't done yet. In early may. Ninety ninety nine bunting selected as next victim someone else He knew personally David Johnson moved in with Elizabeth Harvey in nineteen ninety when she was in a relationship with his father, Marcus he under her room for a time at apparently fought, often with his step brothers and though his presence might have irked Elizabeth. She put up with it to claim government support for the extra body in her home the one person, How so David did get along with was Jamie, who told them horror stories about the crimes bunting in Wagner had committed in Turn David, does biological mother about at least some of the murders when Troy disappeared? She begged him to go to the police with what he knew, but he didn't however, he eventually moved out of illicit this house away from bunting unfortunate Lee he wasn't far enough on May Ninth Jamie called David.

To invite him for a drive. He had a friend he's add who was selling a top of the line computer for only two hundred dollars. It was a steel. What, David knew he couldn't pass up. The only problem was the see was a couple of hours away in some place called snow town following bunting, sorters, Jamie lured, twenty four year old, David all the way to the bank in sight The dingy building bunting waited in the dim light thrown by the computer screen, while Wagner hid in the shadows. Once David was close enough, but men attacked they hand and beat David, then forced him to recite specific words and phrases into the computers microphone. It seemed bunting fancied himself, an audio technician and wanted to be able to create whatever he wanted. For David T, yellin phone messages later once pointing with sawdust

with his new audio library. He used a belt to strangle David to death, but twenty four year old point to the very end and kicked out at his attacker breaking some ribs, but bunting held fast, squeezing the life out of the younger man David lay dead on the floor, bunting or Wagner and Jamie to add the body to one of the barrels in the vault before they put the lid on. Wagner sliced off a piece of David's flesh and tucked it inside a rubber gloves a souvenir for later. What Wagner did with that he's a flesh is unclear, but his time to do anything with it was running out a week later, detective tailed, bunting and Wagner to snow town. Where they noticed the toilet, a land cruiser parked outside a house in the centre of town. This was in particular interest to investigators, as mark havens, neighbors had already told them about seeing the men loading it with barrels just after Beth Disappear

Only now the toy Yoda was empty, but bunting friend Peter gave the police the key to unlock everything. When asked about the car pewter explained that his friends had park care and that there had been barrels inside, but he said the drums smelled so terrible that they'd been move just across the street to the old bank, and it just so happens that he had a key to the bank. right there within hours, a team of police arrived to conduct a search inside the bank law. Be. There was little of note, except perhaps a small deodorants or plugged in then using a piece of wire twisted just so they online. The imposing vault door. The opening was covered in thick plastic sheeting, secured with tape when they started peeling way the plastic. The officers were wallop with an overpowering, revolting stanch enough to make you turn the other way and run. Unfortunately, that wasn't an option.

Police so into the vault they went inside. They found six black plastic barrels with screw top lids and it was here the smell emanated from whatever was inside scattered around the claustrophobic space were handcuffs knives. Roy wear gloves. I saw a belt and several bottles of hydrochloric acid it was like the nightmares set from a slasher movie later that night officers Adelaide major crimes unit arrived to remove the barrels and other evidence in a place like snow townward. Travels fast, so locals were gathered to watch as police backed a trailer up to the bank. The pump across the road was biniod vantage point to enjoy a beer and swap gossip. Everyone knew something big was happening, but no one knew just how big. Yet Once the barrels arrived, it add, Lades Forensic Science centre. Their contents were carefully examined to no one.

Surprise. They found human remains in them: though there were only five missing persons linked together. There were eight bond he's crammed into the plastic drums? Suddenly the case was much bigger than any one had suspected at the crack of dawn. The next morning, detectives arrested John Bunting Robert Wagner and marketing charging them. Each with one count of murder just enough to hold the men in custody during the ongoing investigation. Thirty two year old bunting showed little emotion during his arrest and refuse to answer detectives questions as still under the thrall of their de facto leader, twenty eight old Wagner and thirty one year old havens, demeanor, as were much the same. Meanwhile, other people were talking, bunting, longtime, partner and accomplice. Elizabeth Harvey was brought in for questioning having helped him murder at least one of his victims. Elizabeth New Bunting was an experienced killer, but

perhaps she'd underestimated the full depth of his evil, because she does I believe the story. He told her about the death of Suzanne Alan that he found Suzanne already dead. He then helped Elisabeth Cancun of his mistress bank account to steal her government payments years of living with bunting taught her to be afraid of him. So she didn't dare ask the more data Does this culture of fear surrounding bunting had allowed him to work undetected for almost a decade? Why Elizabeth finally felt safe. Sharing. This information is unclear, but there are several: possibilities. The first is that it Tibet has recently received a terminal cancer diagnosis. She knew that time was running out to tell the truth is also possible that, with bunting in custody, Elizabeth felt protected by day, students with all that she knew perhaps she felt certain that her abusive partner

going away for good, still even in police custody, bunting left behind a legacy of terror, with his mother, Elizabeth speaking to police and bunting, arrest. Nineteen year old, Jamie Philosophical was beside himself sitting at home. He watched as use of the bodies in the barrel, spread around Australia The story was dubbed the snow town murders within hours, course. It was something of a misnomer. Only one, of this Lange's took place anywhere near snow town, but by then too late and the name stuck report has arrived in Snow Tom, eager to dig up information about the murders. Fleetly unaware that the small hamlet was just the unfortunate dumping ground elsewhere, photographers camp for hours outside about Elates magistrates, court for a glimpse of the three suspects of were led into the building. This story made headlines around the world with journal

from the BBC offering live on the air updates on the cases progress it easy to see that the swelling media phronsie could cause problems with future legal proceedings. So police announced that contempt of court charges would be levelled at anyone who published material That would in any way prejudice and upcoming trial. With this going on nineteen year old Jamie went to visit a friend to confess the stories flying up were true. He said, John Bunting was a murderer. Jamie off admitted his involvement and told his friend about the undiscovered bodies buried in suburban backyard, not far away, eventual Jamie calm down and returned home. Then his friend called the police. To tell them everything within days police used, penetrating rate, are to search the backyard and eventually uncovered eleven garbage bags containing the dust.

Members pieces of Suzanne Alan with one body revealed a team returned to the back yard to keep looking like stage. Locals were bursting with curiosity about what had happened right under their noses children, climbed easy to get a glimpse into the yard. While neighbours gathered outside the house to await news. crowd was so large that Catering Van set up shop in the street to feed the masses there wasn't long for police on earth. The skeletal remains of Re Davies, bringing the climbing body count to ten and, as the story Got bigger shocking the entire country one man was about to reveal the full truth well investigators, work to identify each of the decomposed remains they'd found so far Jane The Lusaka sat down with detectives to finally come clean, but there was a catch in extreme. for what he and his mother Elisabeth knew they want. Immunity the South

trillion legal system prevented detectives from granting that request outright to qualify for immunity, Jamie to share what he knew them. The director of public prosecutions would make the decision whether or not to extend full immunity. However, his statement would not be used against him in court. With all that in mind, Jamie began telling his story his brawling, emotional interview lasted ten days and obviously too toll on a traumatized teen. At times he had to pause to throw up when recounting the horrors he experienced array action that indicated to one expert, the Jamie was not the cold, blooded killer, bunting and Wagner. Were he had taken no pleasure in the deaths he witness. He only participated because he was completely under them. Some of John Bunting later in court. This say expert suggested. The Jamie could one day emerge as a role lively, unaffected member of society, but for now

teen scars were still fresh in all Jamie told police about twelve murders before he was formally charged with homicide and taken to a psychiatric hospital to await trial. Later the decision came back, Jamie would not be granted. Immunity still be eminency offered during his confession was instrumental in forming a full picture of what happened in most of the murders. Eventually, the investigators linked the formerly unidentified, remains of contentious. eyes to the case, as well as the misdiagnosed suicide of Thomas Trevelyan twelve murders, it was the most homicide charges. Australia had ever seen in one case signalling the beginning of Marathon court proceedings, the common hearings alone lasted eight months with almost fifteen hundred witness statements tendered to the court in MID. Two thousand one Jamie pleaded guilty to forecast of murder that of his brother, Troy you'd as well as bread Brooks Gary Dwyer and David Johnson.

in exchange he was given for life sentences, which was the minimum size since allowed for murder and South Australia, but he would eventually be eligible for corral a glimmer of light at the end of a long long time He was sent to prison with a new identity in case any of the men. He turned on sought retribution by that date His mother Elizabeth Harvey had died of cancer. She'd been granted unity in exchange for her testimony against bunting Wagner and Hayden, but she never made it to. The stand perhaps as a result, the evidence The trio was somewhat weakened. maidens lawyer, succeeded in severing his case from bunting and Wagner, and many of the charges against him were dropped, including all but two of the murders that of troy, you'd and his wife Beth. However, the jury didn't convict Hayden of any murders. Instead, he was found guilty of lesser charges, including hiding the bodies of victims. In the end, he was sentenced to twenty five years.

behind bars in September of two thousand three, both bunting and Wagner were found guilty of murder. However, After seven days of deliberation, the jurors couldn't degree on whether bunting and Wagner killed Suzanne Alan, still eleven guilty verdicts were as good as one when it came to punishment. The automatic sentence was life behind bars too cowardly to face the cost Quences of his actions. Thirty seven year old, bunting Ray used to stand for the verdict, not that it stopped his punishment. It was the pathetic protest of a petulant child and its doubtful. Anyone was truly offended by it. John bunting had lost his power to people still, he was a figure of horror. The undue. Sputum ring leader of a murderous sect, their sentencing justice. Brian Martin remarked that bunting and Wagner were in the business of killing for pleasure. It seems likely

the pleasure, they derived didn't end with the deaths themselves, though they also enjoyed what came after when reading about the snow tone murders. Many reports suggest that what motivated the slayings was money, the stolen welfare checks not trickled in each week, but it might be more accurate to conclude that the dominating factor in the snow town murders was fear. hunting Wagner and Jamie all experienced childhood sexual abuse. So it's standards that they might fear, or even despise, pedophiles Their reaction to their trauma, specifically bunting and Wagner, seems outsize to the root cause. If you squint, you can understand and wagged his motivation for killing his abuser bearing lane, but none of the other exams did anything wrong to him more bunting. Logically, they had nothing to fear from them. Then again, perhaps they enjoyed being the ones in control of someone else's fear with glee,

pull the strings to make their captives dance to make them ask them as master and Lord to hear them beg for their lives with a tightened rope or AIR of pliers. They dialed up the fear in their victims eyes relish the moment when frantic panic, terror, dull, and their subject breathed their last. Every time they get away with it more power surge through them. Each time they pulled the police. It was a heavy rush, then, with every triumphant withdrawal from their victims bank accounts, it was a reward for their ultimate dominance and that web of control and snared those left standing partners, accomplices working ass, a stopgap until the need to exert their power resurfaced again and again. These days there's little reason to fear John Bunting and Robert Wagner

aging men living out their small lives behind walls of concrete and steel. Amy Le Circus, still living under an assumed name, will be eligible. four parole in twenty twenty five. What he's afraid these days? No one can say, but him it seems likely that it's his past that draws a shiver. The abuse he endured the secrets he kept and the father figure who turn amen to a killer, sometimes that that might happen next are more frightening than the horrors you ve already faced. Likewise, its knowing there's evil potential working inside yourself, that's more frightening. Than any spectre that awaits you in the dark thanks again for turning into serial killers, we'll be back soon with a brand new story.

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