True Crime: How a depraved serial killer terrorised a seaside suburb | 60 Minutes Australia

[@debra6513]

Why would you ever release a serial killer???? No serial killer should EVER be put up for parole, Good Lord what the hell is wrong with the system!!!

[@Peekaboo-Kitty]

What is wrong with a System who sends Drug addicts/dealers to Prison for years while Child Rapists get the revolving door and are given Public Housing when they get out, while people on DSP like me have been suffering and waiting for over 13 years for Public Housing?

[@WhatTheDickens92]

Right??!

[@elizabethhayward8238]

@@Peekaboo-Kitty It is the same in the UK paedos get out after about ten years. It is disgusting.

[@elizabethhayward8238]

If this POS gets out he will certainly do it again these people have no remorse.

[@lealovesthesea]

Australia doesn’t seem to get that they always reoffend.

[@ninabooker2904]

A killer like this should never get out of prison.

[@WHI73LION]

Hoping he doesn’t ever get enjoy eating McDonald’s again.

[@dicktipton5912]

The scariest thing is there's people like him who never even got caught. Who never even got named a suspect and went on living amongst us

[@melnelly5918]

Exactly

[@davidripley2916]

NOT a killer. Soldiers are killers. He's a MURDERER. FIFY.

[@zacharyayaga6661]

​@davidripley2916 yes. Murder is illegal killing is not

[@PossumLover1111]

Tara Brown is one of the best journalists and interviewer ever. She's obviously compassionate but always maintains her professionalism. I hope to continue watching her on 60 min. Australia for a long time. Thank you for such a moving show.

[@alix4434]

I was just coming to comment on how much I enjoy her and her journalism. I love Liz as well. And I'd say 60 Minutes Australia in general is one of my favorite shows. Anyway, to your point, Tara is great!

[@Stardusted1]

Agreed

[@user-96.-]

The best.

[@loopy1159]

She's an absolute grub R u kidding She's sided with child molesters murdered Lost someone's child She's an absolute grub Open ya eyes

[@adventurenana]

Same here. She’s the best.

[@Autumn_Forest_]

His first victim and I were the same age - 18 - in June 1993. Im 49 now and cannot imagine having been killed at such a young age. Her poor family. They got so little time with her. She was barely out of childhood. He took her whole adult life, her parents’ potential grandkids, her future spouse’s spouse… so many things she could’ve done over the last 30 years. Even if she’d simply rescued a pet, she’d have done more good in the world than the loser who murdered her. How he is up for parole is beyond me, but I’ve lived most of my life in Texas and Florida, so I’m used to killers receiving far harsher sentences.

[@JayJayisOK]

Thankyou for so eloquently summing up the huge cost of that one human soul being stolen so young. And this cold hearted individual did it three times and doubtless only stopped because he was caught.

[@wendyingram23]

Serial killers are not the kind of murderers that should ever be allowed free. Never. Ever.

[@rubyruby6358]

People who feel the urge to kill others and act on those feelings need to be separated from civil society indefinitely. There is no cure for evil.

[@geeksworkshop]

They used to use the end of a rope. But allowing men like this the idea of freedom was considered more civilized.

[@Erebus.666.]

That's bs. Everyone has the urge to kill at some point in life, but most won't act on it. Anyone who denies these urges exist, is either very naive, or lying to themselves.

[@LabiaLicker]

They should just join the police force

[@CeasefireNow2024]

30 years for killing 3 people is bull crap. He needs a life sentence with no parole.

[@thegatestoavalon]

He will most definitely kill again. The Psychologist said, that not even with extreme help would not change. When the egocentricity, lack of empathy, and sense of power and superiority of the narcissist cross-fertilize with the impulsivity, deceitfulness, and cunning criminal tendencies of this Individual, the result is a psychopath, someone who seeks the gratification of selfish impulses through any means without empathy or remorse. There was a hint of a smile under the surface as he gave his confession to relive it, noticing he didn't miss any details, and another opportunity to relive it at the crime scene his unspeakable acts of horror, their lives brought to an end in a terrifying way. Which in turn gave their families a life sentence of pure grief. l don't believe in the Death Penalty and for good reason, they too, much live a life of misery to the final day of their life. He must never ever be given parole.

[@danielmarotta4465]

Agree..the monster should have received at least 30 yrs for each murder

[@UNITEAGAISNTMSM]

He won't last on the streets, he'll be murdered.

[@heatherstewart9300]

This p.o.s. has no motive either, just random insane hatred. What can be more dangerous than that??

[@anthonykow997]

Well, that's the law your country and people chose to give people a second chance. Maybe Danial is reformed.

[@WhiteRose717]

No serial killer should EVER be let out.

[@CindySmith-d5t]

I agree totally

[@tami-luvs-vanilla-tree3400]

Agree

[@starrlara2599]

As the younger sister of my big sister who was murdered December 7, 1971 by the first serial killer of our hometown who never told the truth, no way should a serial killer EVER be released. I’m still trying to find my sister’s remains. Get this guy convicted on another murder, because I bet he killed more. This is what we did with my sister’s killer last February 4, 2023. Warren Forrest was convicted of the 1974 murder of Martha Morrison. He will never again come up for parole.

[@annaleedaughterofyhwh7767]

@starrlara2599 I am so sincerely sorry for such a great loss of your sister. May her memory always be a blessing. In Yeshua’s matchless Name. Ahmein and ahmein.

[@nancyp4337]

Natalie was so close to being saved. Heartbreaking. Those sweet women , may their souls be at peace somehow.

[@TheEyeRoller]

"He wanted to be transferred to a women's prison." I can only imagine the pain he wished to inflict there. What a monster.

[@caroleminke6116]

Everyone is a mother substitute by proxy 🤦‍♀️ psychopaths are just narcissists who hats their mothers because they never separated from her by age three. Think Psycho 🤦‍♀️ this movie by Hitchcock sums up the problem

[@aarond3657]

Going to a woman's prison could have led to more murder but the bigger hit, I think, is the fact that his last victim's brother is a trans doctor, which is very creepy and shows how he's still obsessed with the loved ones of the victims. He even wrote a letter to the former boyfriend asking him to advocate for his release! Sadistic manipulator.

[@adaada-dw1yp]

@@aarond3657 Him claiming a T identity has NOTHING to do with that. It is absolutely not unusual for a serial kllr of women to claim T status. Every single western country has a serial klr who is T. Finland's ONLY serial k is T. USA just executed one. This has been going on for decades and is nothing new. Why do think some male prisons sell women's uwear to male inmates? Do actual women need to have "panties" to be women? Outside practical female reasons eg for menstruation pads? Why wo0uld a male need lady uwear if actual women don't need them? Unless they get off which is why there are prisons who have banned it b/c the males were doing obscene things with them.

[@glamdolly30]

This monster is a prime example of why men must never be housed in women's prisons. Men are men, and remain male til the day they die - however they choose to dress/identify. Women's prisons are for women only. Just because a woman commits a crime and gets sent to prison, does not mean she loses her most basic human rights - for example, her right not to be locked up with male serial killers!

[@ZuShin]

A convicted serial killer should not ever be released from prison. It's too much of a risk to the community because these people who have chosen to take this path very rarely ever change their ways. Once you go down this road, there is no turning back.

[@markfox2043]

Exactly, how can a mind so messed, by rehabilitated. Plus, shouldn't get possibility for taking the lives. It's such high end madness, he's finished, can not be risked, unfortunately, he ended 3 lives and put himself behind bars, where's the sense in this.

[@h3llnite]

My heart breaks hearing 3rd young victims brother speak about his beloved sister, Natalie. The poor families of all 3 victims. Courts should be ashamed of even considering the release of this demon in human form 😡😡😡

[@YesItsReallyKeith]

what is also fascinating about this story is how everyone is interconnected... the brother who is an expert on transgender and also examined his sister's body, the ex boyfriend now a member of parliament and the killer using the loophole to contact him !!! messed up !!

[@annaleedaughterofyhwh7767]

Ms. Tara Brown c/o: 60 Minutes Australia, is absolutely hands down the greatest interviewer, and investigative journalist I’ve ever watched and the one I followed. Over her lengthy and remarkable career of integrity, brute honesty, with her mind astutely alert and ordered. Bravo Bravo Ms. Tara. ~ A beautiful Australian treasure, and beloved to Americans.

[@NatalieMcCabe-wh6ni]

& us in the UK. She's brilliant!

[@christopherdunn3094]

The only thing worse than a serial killer is a "justice'" system that would free him knowing what he is.

[@gingersnapped5235]

EVERY SINGLE application he puts forward or any 'serial killer' , should be denied denied denied every time!

[@delishme2]

The fact he is allowed under the law to reapply, retraumatises those poor families every time. They can never rest or put it behind them. There is no justice in that either.

[@taleandclawrock2606]

Yes. There was no mercy for his victims, nor for their families, a lifetime of trauma and loss.

[@angeepanjee]

I live in Carrum Downs,just around the corner where one of the girls bodies were found and a 5 minute drive to frankston. I actually lived in Frankston when the murders happened. The community here keeps up with whats happening with his parole hearings. Believe me, he will not last long on the outside. The community would be out for his blood,and it only takes 1 person to end him. Nobody would tell on them. Hes the most hated man in Victoria. I cant see him ever getting out tho. There'd be riots in the streets.

[@sonogabri1]

Fantastic. He doesn't deserve forgiveness.

[@Garryiswilde]

Im family friends with Les who’s house Paul broke into and killed the cats and wrote on the walls Donna your dead and he still can’t talk about that time My mum also worked with Natalie’s mum she was never the same afterwards was such a scary time

[@gail2500]

@@Garryiswilde Did you used to live in a house near Bayside in Frankston in the 1970's?

[@raindog428]

Vigilantes r a necessity when the law is a joke.just put the dog down and stop wasting taxpayers money keeping him locked up and u know he'll never get employed if he gets out.6 feet under is where the scum needs to be

[@matthewomalley6158]

If he is let out. Police should make the date and time public. Then turn a blind eye to what happens next. 30 years is a joke.

[@MrBibi86]

*That is scary that he transitioned just to be transferred to a women's prison and then when it was rejected, he transitioned back. either he wanted to kill more women, or he thought a women's prison would be nicer or safer. keep him behind bars!*

[@MissSuzapalooza]

He made a very unattractive woman 😂

[@smurfiennes]

He just wanted to kill more women. I don’t believe he wanted to be woman, meanwhile he had hated them so badly

[@jillwanlin9558]

It’s disgusting that he was even allowed to do that in the first place. EDIT: I’m assuming that would be at the expense of the tax payers to boot?? Not sure if Australia covers this treatment/surgery.

[@coreencasey5109]

He would have killed more women in prison for sure, he’s an evil narcissist who needs to be locked up for everyone’s safety.

[@mariahewitt9787]

All at the expense of the Australian taxpayers. Meanwhile, we have working taxpaying Australians living in tents and in their cars, and we have ramping, at most Hospitals. People actually died, because they couldn't get treatment.

[@LimeDeB]

My Mum was actually friends with one of the victims - Natalie Russel I think. I don't want to bring it up with my Mum because it's probably not something she enjoys discussing, but all I know is that on the night of her murder, my Mum and a bunch of friends were at a party. They were all underage, so when the police knocked on the door they were all assuming it was for the drinking. They were pretty caught off guard and worried when they pretty much said they couldn't give a shit about the underage drinking, they came to ask if anyone had seen Natalie and when they saw her last. Strange to think about. Couldn't imagine her (and all those other party member's) reaction to his appeals and transition. Pretty sick individual.

[@robynw6307]

I was a (female) driving instructor during his reign of terror in the Langwarrin/Seaford/Frankston area. The place where the lucky one to escape was grabbed is less than a km down the road from my home. We had to implement some strong systems of safety before he was caught, to ensure our own safety - verifying the identity of a new client, and locking all the car doors before going anywhere were some of these systems. We had to keep ourselves, and our students, safe. It was terrifying, and, as was stated, basically a lockdown situation in the area. He says he hated women, but then decided he wanted to BE one. This guy is mentally unbalanced (to put it kingly) and should never be released. I don't want my daughter to be at risk from him.

[@cynthia587]

I can’t held my tear when I see him lay down the flowers 💐 for his sister. Thanks for your courage to tell the story. Your sister is a beautiful angel .

[@TheZamfot]

😢😢😢 so sad he put a little stuffed animal in the flowers 💐 he misses his dear sister 😢

[@lisadianne5858]

Popping the little stuffed croc into the flowers broke my heart

[@kellisue5126]

As the mother of a teenage girl who lives not far from Frankston, the thought of this "thing" being released back amongst us absolutely terrifies me.

[@WHI73LION]

Yep, he could be eating at the local Frankston McDonald’s soon, eating cheeseburgers and living the good life!

[@curtisrobinson7962]

​@@WHI73LION I wouldn't call eating McDonald's the good life, but I get your point.

[@elvenkind6072]

I'm living in Norway, and the best friend I ever found in my world, is a deeply spiritual, Jesus-loving woman in Victoria, Australia, and just like wildfires, when I used to sit and listen to Australian radio, over the internet, probably a decade ago, to make sure she would be OK, and when the wildfires were getting close to her place, I would phone her, just the same way I wish I could phone someone in Australia now to make sure she won't get hurt, because she's my best friend, and she deserve to feel safe, more then serial-murderers like this deserve to let out into the world she is in, to make her even more fearful of men and what they might do to her... 😞

[@UNITEAGAISNTMSM]

I was attending Frankston High School when this was happening, heartbreaking stuff. Denyer was driving behind my family once, on our way to Soccer training.

[@dianneledford3681]

Absolutely agree with you!

[@janetleeharrison]

The poor policemen have so much pressure on them. You can see their PTSD come out even after all these years. I can't imagine doing their jobs of examining the horrific scenes in detail and the pressure to figure it out quickly to prevent more deaths. I am incredibly grateful to ALL of these men and women for the sacrifices they make to keep us all safer.❤

[@michelrood2966]

Its just a job the chose to do. Nothing heroic about it. Bring it down a notch

[@meichong8278]

​@@michelrood2966RUBBISH !!! Its a job like no other for many cops ,depends what department you're in , nursing is similar and a couple of other jobs , they see the best and worst of humanity and its something not everyone can handle that's for sure .

[@zzzbbbooo]

@@michelrood2966 What rubbish. They have to deal with all sort of dangerous and confronting situations on a daily basis. Bet you couldn't do the job. They deserve more money.

[@tinamorey6348]

Forensics is …fascinating to behold . My fav part is when the perps get busted . But those crime scenes mentioned here , by that Marlboro monster ,must be gut wrenching. All prayers to the persons killed ..R.I.Heaven…Help all involved LORD..asking in thy mighty name . Amen

[@jenrich111]

they receive a lot of rudeness and gross stuff. Deserve danger money for ptsd + remove any bad apples so can't be re-employed in any other state also

[@chaoticprogress]

A guy who killed 3 fkn women being eligible for parole is crazy.

[@jewisonjacaban6980]

3 Women killed by a killer is not called FCK women as hole have some respect.

[@dextro_daydreams2093]

I love the little things tara asks in her interviews. Just little stuff that always somehow gets these interesting bits out of people. Dunno, like the part “Just one beer?” “We were exhausted.”

[@Lionforaday]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the actions of the postal worker who spotted the guy slouched down in his car, lying in wait for an unwitting victim? How many of us may have walked by something that seemed suspicious and thought, "Maybe? Nah," and been on our way. As someone who has intervened twice in a crime, I can say without reservation that I'd do it again. Would you? Would you hope someone else would, if the victim was you, or someone you loved?

[@knowjusticeknowpeace15]

💯💯👏🏻👏🏻🔥🔥

[@YesItsReallyKeith]

yeah i personally have a regret like this.... my employee a few years ago found a body in the garage of the building.... he called me to come down and I called the cops.... They locked down the place and as they were questioning my employee, I was waiting outside.... but not to far, there was a guy looking towards the garage and bouncing in and out of view behind a parked bus acting very nervous....and I stared him down and he panicked and started to walk away real quick..... My stomach turned as I knew he knew about the kid we found..... but I didn't go back inside to tell the cops. I regret that !!! It was ruled an accident but my theory was the kid probably got into it with some people and ran into the garage and ended up down the elevator shaft.

[@donnamclean7738]

The postal worker and the tip off you mean? Mr Cruel didn't drive. Natalie Russell lived in the corner of my street. Di you think the murderer had to drive because he didn't. I seen my step father breaking in to the golf course in1990 or 1991 so have you looked up the Tynong Nth murders we had a serial killer in Frankston ten years earlier all protected by the coppers at Frankston police station. 1979/1980 Riot at pub in Frankston read newspaper clippings on internet. Chris' father was manager while Chris lived upstairs. Tynong Nth murders read clippings. Mr Cruel 1980S And then no evidence for a brain damaged Denyer. Seems they made it up I was told coppers like to bash people in the nineties I guess that's how they got their admissions. Or the copper who wreckins he could identify that bit if skin missing from Natalie to match Denyer???????????? His opinion is better than forensic. They had skin they could have tested it It's all online, newspaper cuttings unlike when Denyer was said to be murderer there was no internet to go back ten years ha ha

[@deescott8312]

Glad you called him a “thing” he’s a demon

[@eh-i1841]

@@donnamclean7738what are you talking about.Makes no sense.

[@karleegordon8907]

I’m pretty desensitized to true crime at this point, but talking about the mother of 12 days and being so close to home, and how you could actually see pleasure in that monster as he recounted it, made my stomach twist into a knot and feel so much sorrow for that poor woman 😔

[@gail2500]

That poor little baby grew up without ever knowing his mother. As he grew up and found out what happened to her, he would have fantasies about getting to Denyer. This bastard would go out and murder and then go back to his mother for soup and a roast dinner. Shame he didn't choke to death.

[@katybug6572]

I know.. so so tragic n senseless.. that poor baby never knew his own loving mum 😢 that’s heartbreaking.. God bless him ❤🙏😔

[@tcummins1395]

You wouldn't be desensitized if it was your child murdered.

[@faaaduma6876]

How could you be " desensitized" to human sufferings, but strongly feel about this particular one?? How does that even work??

[@karleegordon8907]

@@tcummins1395 pretty sure I wouldnt be desensitized if it was anyone I knew who was murdered…? What?

[@Sunrise2-p8g]

His smugginess whilst being interveiwed is infuriating

[@kbm506]

The post delivery woman was key. We all need to keep our eyes open like her. She saved the lives of so many more.

[@TwinTurbo93]

Any type of murder should be life imprisonment with out the possibility of parole.

[@larsbjrnson3101]

Nah, some might be just mistakes.

[@susan9919]

This killer needs to STAY in prison! Clear and present danger to all. 😢

[@kirstyenweary7059]

And mental health should not be used to help them get out

[@lorelange]

The irony, the brother being a specialist in trans gender health, the MP being the boyfriend at the time... This guy should not be let out at all. He clearly has shown again and again that he is an opportunist, a very dansgerous one, with no empathy or compassion. He would even fake his gender to be closer to his target. How deranged do you have to be...smh

[@YONCE8701]

Deeply & utterly deranged.

[@janettemitchell1176]

Makes you wonder if he knew who the brother and MP were and how they were connected to the case. Was he deliberately trying to taunt them?

[@tammiep9628]

@@janettemitchell1176 I agree because he wrote a letter to the MP who was Natalie‘s boyfriend. I think he had an agenda and it was the of letting this MP know he knows who he is.

[@cosmicmuffin322]

It's a perfect example of why no males should ever be allowed in female-only spaces. There are already so many cases of male prisoners who claim to be transgender assaulting, r*ping, and even impregnating female prisoners who are forced to share spaces with them. It's vile.

[@katherine9109]

@lorelang I don't think it's ironic. it was deliberate.

[@viga355]

that he has the audacity to even apply for parole after killing 3 women and enjoying it shows what a sicko and danger this man is!

[@delawarecop]

But it's OK for Big Pharma to kill millions worldwide under the guise of supposedly protecting them from a relatively inert virus, that was previously known as the common cold? It's OK for MMS, Federal, State, and Local Governments to MANDATE said virus protection, or lose your job, house, car, family, etc....?

[@jennebeattie3168]

What a wicked, wicked man!!!

[@janicefarmer2387]

Thank you for the respect you showed to these young women and their families. And the highlighting of the vile human.. i pray he is kept in jail for the rest of his life.

[@andrewmaddocks4772]

This monster should never be released,a massive danger to young women.

[@WHI73LION]

And to women too! Hope he doesn’t ever eat McDonald’s ever again. Dirty pig

[@jone7079]

No !! Lock him up !! The families deserve proper justice and everyone else needs to be safe from this predator !! Keep us all safe from these 'evil' types !!

[@katherinekirkhope9399]

At 17:00 Natalie’s brother speaks of the “good” that happened because of her death, as the “evil” was stopped. I would never have thought of that perspective. Thank you for another exceptional look at life.

[@mrparlanejxtra]

That was not good at all. The catching was "good". He should not be required to think that sacrifice was good at all. The transgender ploy should not have been entertained at all. My brief understanding of this is that the desire to "change back" is common.

[@katherinekirkhope9399]

I agree, not good at all, but to have a victim frame it this way is new to me.@@mrparlanejxtra

[@xpacnwo2000]

He is just trying to justify it so he doesnt off himself as well. In the end none of our lives have any meaning and none of us will be remembered. If there was a God evil like this would not happen in the world, human history is full of violence and atrocities we are by products of the evil. In Australia we are really lucky and really most aussies have no clue how cruel the world still currently is.

[@stephenatkinson2333]

After 30 years, he would be busting to do it again. And with 3 decades of pent-up energy... my God.

[@annedalton289]

That’s prob reason he started dressing like a woman! Thought he would get moved to a womens prison 🤔🤔🤔🤷‍♀️

[@nicolestewart]

Life without parole. Hugs to all victims and their families ❤😢

[@moniquebode1655]

For people as evil as that I believe the death sentence needs to come into force. If an animal turns bad you would shoot it. So why can people who can't be rehabilitated into society not be either shot or lethal injection??

[@TaroTaraufau]

Abso-freakin-lutely.

[@gaynorberry5759]

Totally agree!! Evil monster

[@olgakipke3720]

​@user-ww5ui4lo8zHumans are animals.

[@nadinewhite993]

​@user-ww5ui4lo8z Humans are animals. Kingdom - Animalia. Phylum - Chordata. Class - Mammalia. Order - Primates. Family - Hominidae. Genus - Homo. Species - Homo sapiens.

[@brubellaful]

Why would a serial killer be given parole?? That animal should never see the light of day.

[@delawarecop]

But it's OK for Big Pharma to kill millions worldwide under the guise of supposedly protecting them from a relatively inert virus, that was previously known as the common cold? It's OK for MMS, Federal, State, and Local Governments to MANDATE said virus protection, or lose your job, house, car, family, etc....?

[@glamdolly30]

Don't insult animals - they don't behave like this evil freak!

[@unsocialbutterfly5760]

Our laws are ridiculously lenient, 3 lives taken should equal 3 life sentences, especially when it was confessed and there is no doubt of guilt at all. Even child predators get a slap on the wrist and less time than drug dealers. My father was in jail for 6 years for drug trafficking and he told me that the same pedos would be released, and return a few months later for hurting yet another child, then get released again a few months later, and the very same pedos would be back again for the third or fourth time, again with a few months of a sentence! While my father sat there, for a lengthy sentence. He couldn’t understand how SA of a child was a short sentence for repeat offenders, and he was a first time offender with a long sentence for selling cannabis and cocaine. Our whole law penalties need to be changed and made harsher for those who commit horrible crimes like SA and murder. Look at how many people have lost their lives because repeat offenders were on the street instead of in jail where they belong, like Jill Meagher. The police do their jobs but the courts just let them go!

[@aishalea7508]

this is what does my head in too. take some drugs 10 years, r*pe a child... 12 months 😢

[@LaLaLonna]

Historically men, religious men - patriarchal religion to be exact (at least in the USA that is the case) have made the vast majority of laws. Women are seen as doing something to temp the man if SA happens. Men aren't held accountable to control themselves. Also minors are married to grown men ( i would like to say that is in the past but we have some red states that are pushing for child marriage to be made legal again) That is why.

[@megaauburnfan21]

@@LaLaLonna If you're going to comment on something political at least try to be somewhat truthful. Right now, 45 states still allow child marriage, but I guess they're all red states, right? Oh, wait, California (the bluest state possible) has no child marriage age minimum. How about the red states banning transexualization of kids in schools and the left having a heart attack? How about the left pushing back against allowing parents to know what is taught to kids? How about the left making the argument that kids can consent to life-changing genital surgeries? How about Florida (red state) being the first state to institute the death penalty for child rapists?

[@voyaristika5673]

Same here, in US. This is where liberalization of laws protecting criminals and their "rights" have come to, and it's GOT to change. A psychopathic murderer should be free to live amongst us only when the victim he murdered is alive again.

[@fab3laundry]

He did serve 3 life sentences and they were consecutive not concurrent which used to be the norm. So he was given the harshest punishment the courts were legally able to prescribe. Sadly he was young when he started killing and thus served the sentence and was eligible for parole. "On 20 December 1993, after four days of hearings, he was sentenced in Melbourne's Supreme Court to three consecutive sentences of life imprisonment with no parole period"

[@deborahbriskie4330]

He should NEVER be released. He is a dangerous individual and won't charge. Please don't let him out.

[@Stefarooh]

The scars that it left on that detective is still visible all these years later. You need a skin made of iron and the ability to turn your heart to stone when having to confront such evil on a day to day basis because even though you are doing good by bringing these perpetrators to justice, it still deeply damages the soul (as evidenced here).

[@elisagpenar280]

He should be released in a bodybag not with his bag. My heartfelt sympathy to the family whose children, mother, sister, niece, aunt been taken away by someone who is sheltered by demon in his body. RIP 🙏 ❤

[@nhmooytis7058]

Yes!

[@belle.m]

He is a calculated killer. It was deliberate with no remorse. People like that don’t change. You can’t rehabilitate a psychopath.

[@dmbthegurl]

There is a similar issue taking place in Canada every few years with Paul Bernardo. He is technically eligible for parole and does apply, reopening the horror for the families of his victims. Hopefully he will never get out but I’m not laying any bets on it.

[@TraceyMariexx]

Karla is out so as much as I don't ever want to see he out, how is it OK for her to apply and get accepted.. She was as bad, if not worse than him.. The both should be rotting away for the rest of their lives..

[@maxmanx1294]

I'd forgotten about him. Keep him locked up, too. He can't be rehabbed. I don't know why Karla is out with society. I don't like it..

[@dmbthegurl]

@@TraceyMariexx she made a deal and the cops were stupid for taking it

[@dmbthegurl]

@@maxmanx1294 she made a deal

[@jillwanlin9558]

I was going to comment on this. Not to mention the fact that he’s been recently moved to medium security because he’s been a good boy and he’ll have better access to programs/education etc. Our Canadian system for violent offenders is appalling.

[@yup_its_ME.512]

Natali's brother choking up got me choked up 😢

[@sallyi5005]

He should never be left out of jail ever again

[@abigailjohnson4463]

I am someone who has been in prison and I can see this man should never get the chance to be around our daughters ,sisters ,wives , girlfriends,or mother's .I am already terrified of my daughter going out with her friends knowing that ppl like this man are capable of doing this .

[@Nbell679]

It’s scary to think about…. That these ppl could get out!

[@Diametricallyopposed00]

Does Australia have the death penalty? This man is a perfect candidate for execution. I don’t say that lightly - I believe in rehabilitation if it’s possible, but this guys isn’t one of those guys.

[@buddysally886]

Could say the same about you

[@Timbo6669]

@@Diametricallyopposed00no, we do not have capitol punishment here in Australia. Last person executed was in the 1960’s.

[@gregzerovonic2198]

​@@Timbo66691960s

[@carolrohrer325]

I love Tara Brown! Her stories are completely investigated and reported and she is not afraid to show sympathy for the victims in her reports. She’s great!

[@loopy1159]

Oh she's an absolute grub Sell her own mother for a story She's proven that time and time again

[@alix4434]

Same! Big Tara Brown fan!

[@magicmantra4456]

Okay...

[@magicmantra4456]

Who deleted my comment? Someone is trying to be smart...

[@Thedrisin155]

Serial killers have been studied enough. Let’s stop trying to rehabilitate or “understand” them. It can’t be done. They should never be allowed to live after what they’ve done to their victims. They are a waste of time.

[@camellia8625]

“Understanding” them helps with profiling which hopefully can be used to prevent those at risk of becoming killers from becoming so.

[@littleblackpistol]

Yep, they're losers, deviants, sexually dysfunctional men who are of no benefit to society or themselves and should be treated like the trash they are. Forensics development and better crime detection systems means there are fewer of them than ever.

[@tracyshaffer4510]

They can try to understand them and interview them but must never, ever, release them, evil can’t be rehabilitated!

[@chrismathis4162]

To even ask the question should a serial killer be paroled is outrageous.

[@KevinGoodman-i1p]

this is insane. how can you possibly think about releasing a monster on the public. that would be like releasing a lion from the zoo and thinking the public will be okay

[@pantherz9103]

A lion is a less of a monster..

[@ciaramc29]

I knew a woman from Melbourne in 2000 and she talked about how they had to be walked to their car after work to make sure they were safe. After the Irish woman was killed in Melbourne by a man on parole the law should have changed then.

[@francisphillips53]

You can’t re-habilitate a serial killer. He should have gotten the death penalty. 😡😡😡

[@annatarassow-niechcial6094]

DEATH PENALTY!!!!!!

[@michelrood2966]

And what good would that do exactly. The D.P costs around a million u.s dollars to execute. Its a quick and easy way out for them . Like said before, lock em up in a small box for life. Now THATS real punishment.

[@sheilaboston7051]

Australia doesn't have a death penalty - it was abolished, on average, 50 years ago (each State did that in different years). It's barbaric. Those, however, who have committed heinous crimes like this guy should never get the opportunity for parole. I assume you're American? Maybe look at the number of death row inmates who've been exonerated due to faulty evidence ...

[@Peekaboo-Kitty]

@@michelrood2966 Hell is waiting for him!

[@lug.5329]

@@michelrood2966 , how much is a bullet in AUD?

[@delishme2]

Sado sexual Psychopathic serial killers are, and will always be, resisitant to any kind of therapy. There are many, many like him in jails across the planet, and his pathology has been very well studied. He is exactly where he should be. It is an absolutely terrifying thought that this man could ever walk amongst us again, I hope that is never the case. I can't imagine how retraumatising it is to have your loved ones killer continuously reapplying for parole. I imagine it's like ripping the scab off an old wound over and over, never allowing these families and loved ones any peace as they fight the system continuously to keep him there. I hope at some point, there is a political concensus to show some mercy to these families, they deserve that.

[@crowmedicine3890]

It's unbelievable that these families have to go through this. Not to mention the female population. With all our studies of serial killers have we learned nothing? I find the question of "should we let him out"? ludicrous.

[@missj.d9187]

Very well said!

[@Peekaboo-Kitty]

It's a well know fact in Psychology that Sexual Deviants cannot be cured.

[@KristinaApplegate]

Why can't people, when they begin having serious fantasies of wanting to kill, tell their doctors and then be referred for psychiatric help, monitoring etc? Why do they keep it hidden? If parents were totally logical and didn't let emotion get involved, and told their kids that they can talk to them about anything and not be judged, more and more kids would come forward with their urges. Especially burgeoning pedos

[@Bambotb]

They need death sentence

[@000spacecadet]

anyone wanting to free these monsters should be locked up with them.

[@OneMeanArtist]

How is the topic of releasing a serial killer from prison even a question for debate? Sort your shit out, Australia. The answer should be a resolute, definitive No.

[@purpleturtle7477]

His smirk tells me everything I need to know.

[@edwardh1591]

You don’t let people like this lose unless you want more carnage.

[@appalachianfamilyrecipes4647]

Parole for a serial killer? You can’t be serious!

[@k.o.b.i.e.]

I'm an American living in Italy, and 60 minutes Australia is absolutely my favorite show. Thank you for your KZbin availability

[@naeemdin3606]

It's sad for the families who have lost their loved ones in this evil way,I pray they find peace,and I hope these types of people should never be allowed out to torment these families.very sad

[@theresarossi6306]

No serial killer should ever be considered for release ever

[@lynfawcett221]

Paul Denyer brutally killed three young women going about their daily life. Non of them did any harm to Denyer. He had no reason to take their lives. How can anyone, with 100% certainty, say that this convicted serial killer will not kill again. The families of thise young women he killed are still being tormented by the fact that Denyer can apply for parole.

[@blackcoffee.]

Some 'wokie' on the government payroll, someone with no accountability - parole board, psychiatrist ...- will come forward eventually and say just that.

[@stewartvolk5156]

This give female citizens a false sense of security

[@whererosemaryflourishes]

It's not that vexing, really. A psychopath such as he cannot be rehabilitated and he is very likely to kill again if released. He will remain a risk to women and the community until he is physically unable to commit such crimes. He must never be released.

[@alanhindmarch4483]

The answer to the first question: NO. A life sentence should have no minimum term and should mean life in prison as it does in the USA

[@deescott8312]

Why would they even ask if a serial killer should be set free, NO he’s just going to do it again and belongs in prison for LIFE

[@phil4977]

He murdered three innocent women. That’s three life sentences. He should be locked up for life period.

[@lightningmcqueen181]

Why is he still ALIVE?! 30 Years in Prison & this guy never "slipped" & had a freak accident?!

[@albert24138]

He should've been removed from existence long ago if you ask me. Murder is the most appalling of all crimes as it is, but this was serial murder. It's beyond us. If he's set free, whoever he murders afterwards, the authorities or government should be held responsible for... sue, filed against etc. Thanks.

[@nhmooytis7058]

I agree.

[@petepayette6690]

No reason to ever release him

[@kat376]

I love Tara! She's a BOSS when it comes to interviewing!!!

[@tat1790]

He should never be let out.

[@petersmith9785]

No way should he ever be released his file should've been marked NEVER TO BE RELEASED!!. The same as Anita Cobbys killer's Paul Denyer is a monster and he should remain behind bars forever with no parole!!

[@katy_diddit6485]

I think the people on the parole board should be neighbors with whomever they release for at least a year. I bet they'd choose much more carefully.

[@scottyskydog]

Make them live with him.

[@johnnydamaged7117]

I pray he never gets the chance to hurt another family.

[@VarvelloS-garf]

I love Tara and her narrative skills and confrontation with evil people she has full control of the interview with classiness

[@BingeHD720]

8:55 this is a very calm and collected man describing the person who killed his own sister. This takes bravery to say in front of a camera and share with the world. And at the end of the interview, he still seems to be pro-rehabilitation as opposed to pro-punishment. I am out of words for him. He is, by all means, an objective human being.

[@TheHeavenbound0]

They should bring back the death penalty for people like this

[@dianafarmer5445]

I agree.

[@nhmooytis7058]

Exactly!

[@heekyungkim8147]

Definitely.

[@theronaldophotography4971]

Some laws around the world regarding killers must really be revisited and revised.

[@drewhoffman1461]

Australia is ridiculously lenient on sentencing.

[@annedalton289]

Other countries are too🤷‍♀️

[@andreasinclair6590]

Keep him in prison he is extremely dangerous

[@tashibalampkin8555]

The heck is this. This man should have been sentenced to life in prison. Who in their right mind would let him out. He murdered 3 people.

[@AnotherTaco.YesPlease]

I surely hope they never let him out! Complete monster.

[@Peace_love23]

There are two types of psychopaths the one that kills another human being physically and the other type kills another emotionally. Neither type ever changes.

[@poppy83.]

^This*^^

[@kyesanders3209]

You can't kill someone emotionally but I get the metaphor you're trying to express.

[@fionam5967]

@@kyesanders3209 Yes, you can. It's called narcissistic abuse. Stockholm syndrome. Trauma bonding. Shadow people. Extreme emotional abuse can lead to suicide. Many suicides are as a result of emotional death.

[@tsambikasabineiakovidis7755]

he will never obtain parole, no board will EVER grant him parole, it is not going to happen

[@gracielasantana]

Not only is he a serial killer but He also killed & tortured defenseless Cats & kittens 🤬 Leave his A** in prison. He’s no asset to his country Australia. My Condolences to the victims Families. RIP🥲🙏🏼

[@MsPopeye65]

Not unless you're prepared for the consequences.....This man hasn't been around a woman for 30 years... do you really think that hes changed his attitudes during his incarceration? Crazy that this is even discussed as a possibility!!.....❤

[@janhorton5197]

Throw the key away, we were so terrified during this time. Debbie Fream had a caesarian birth 12 days prior to her death.

[@getrudasanga9469]

😭

[@persefani2854]

This man should never be released. Those who support his release should have their heads examined.

[@kerrynicholls6683]

These people, it’s so sad. To do everything they have to do to keep a man, who deserves to be in prison for life, behind bars. Thank you all, for protecting other women from this monster. Blessings to all of you.

[@danilasad]

I was robbed and almost shocked to death, 4 years ago, but I survived, and my perpetrator might have thought I was dead because he viciously shocked me, out of nowhere, this man did that when I passed out. I woke up and remembered being out of my body, I had a near- death experience, and I saw him searching my purse, getting the valuable stuff, and walking away, then I felt sleepy and just remember waking up in the woods , I died and came back.

[@dco1019]

That's a tough experience to deal with.

[@MrAdrianOldfield]

He won’t be released. I like that they hear his parole though, it gives him hope then snatch it back from him, like he snatched those young lives

[@emusaurus]

That's a great way of looking at it. I feel a bit better now.

[@journeytakesatrip]

What was the “technicality” that allowed him to lodge appeals?

[@xl-origins]

Probably some "woke" sh!t. Sorry for saying that. I myself am a lesbian woman who came out MANY years ago so, I know "rejection" and what not but, this sounds like some woke crap.

[@doygazgar]

The fact that he's even given 1 parole hearing is totally disturbing i mean serial killers CANNOT BE REHABILITATED? Jesus christ 😮

[@catherinehpn3613]

He seems quite proud of himself, casually smoking. What a waste of space.

[@scottmacleod8790]

what a disgrace that this monster could ever be eligible for parole! what the hell, good one Australia