A Disgusting Serial Killer that Targeted Elderly Women... | Case of John Wayne Glover

Sydney was horrified and puzzled by the seemingly random and bloody murders of six elderly women in the suburbs of Sydney’s affluent North Shore over a fourteen-month period in 1989 and 1990.
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[@bajefuhlife9601]

So every attack was considered a fall & evidence washed away because they were elderly. 😢 Wow

[@laurielaurie8280]

I thought the same thing.

[@poetcomic1]

By the second time ok, But after that.... didn't they get the word out? And each time, though the whole area in terror of the 'granny killer' and locals see yet another blood soaked granny and think "Oh dear, what a terrible fall."

[@TrueCrimeCentral]

Exactly

[@bencarter7839]

Falls are fairly common among the elderly, unfortunately.

[@BirdieB88]

Yeah, that’s so bad. Typical though. Let’s hope things are changing in that regard.

[@lorettokennedy4647]

what a disgrace, i'm sorry but how useless were the police in this case? take action ffs, and why weren't the public more aware of these attacks, had they been then all evidence wouldn't have been washed away every single time! these elderly women were failed by the police here

[@tracyshaffer4510]

How can these detectives not feel guilty? They dat outside an elderly woman’s house while the evil monster killed again! Shame on them.

[@TS-rd7oy]

Not a monster, just another sick violent male.

[@richerDiLefto]

Wth is with people named John Wayne becoming serial killers??

[@morganwilson8717]

For real l 😮

[@mightymouse1005]

I know.....watch what you name you kids......

[@aftertheheadlines]

Police never take responsibility for their poor investigations. 1. The officer who filed away her report while she went to training. With a suicide note. (See below) 2. The female detective who talked to the suspect’s wife accidentally letting her know her husband was a suspect. 3. Surveillance on him, sitting outside while he killed his last victim. The one detective saying there is nothing we could have done 🤯. So nonchalantly- like oh well. I was an officer in the States at this time. We constantly sent teletypes to other departments, plus it was in the media and the officer just filed it away. If you were at training for two weeks as it mentioned and something triggered you, you’d call the department have someone pull your report.

[@RawOlympia]

It's maddening!

[@ryannmckenna]

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing… I mean they had at least TWO women confirm that the polaroid photo taken was the guy who had been in the ward and assaulted someone… but then they take the note, and the photo, (which they assume is all connected to these murders because he was, at that time, a person of interest) and file it away?! Why would that cop do that? It’s a photo of a suspect who is running rampant on these elderly ladies.. and it just gets filed. No call to say ‘hey, go get that file, it’s important’. And there’s so many things handled just like this.. it’s absolutely ridiculous. These cops should be ashamed of themselves.. but of course, they can’t even say that they were wrong… I’ve seen comments about being right outside while he murdered again?! I’m only 41 minutes in and I’m blown away with how horrible of a job these cops did. It’s like they didn’t even care… This is just so sad.

[@chelseasummers2365]

It just goes to prove that murderers can come from any socioeconomic background. In the beginning, the mayor said he didn’t believe it was anyone from the local affluent area. Everyone is capable of committing a crime, given the right circumstances.

[@RawOlympia]

Indeed. Sympathy Vote is a book about a killer who was a rich son, the police never even bothered to ring them.

[@mightymouse1005]

That's true.

[@mightymouse1005]

There was an American elderly woman who killed elderly women. Her motive was different tho.

[@minellechevalier1748]

The third victim is lying on the ground with severe head injuries, the shoes are next to him and this is classified as an accident??? Wow.

[@lesleywild8706]

@minellechevalier1748 Wasn't the 2nd victim strangled with her tights? I haven't double-checked.

[@mightymouse1005]

In all of these, their shoes were neatly at the victims side and no injuries to anything but the head. No signs they tried to catch themselves with their hands like a REAL fall.....I guess these cops literally never saw anyone fall before....

[@flemwad]

Australian crime documentaries are top notch

[@teresaestevezalvarez664]

They are shameful because they show how inept and inefficient is their police force

[@andrealighthouse6218]

Badly conducted investigation…really poor…

[@mjpublichealth3064]

I think the most challenging job is criminal investigation. All eyes on you yet lives continue to be at risk and lost. I imagine the psychology fatigue these people go through

[@mightymouse1005]

Police have a high rate of alcoholism, unaliving themselves etc. When all you see is the evil in society, it injures your soul. Medical professionals, law enforcement, dentists are all high risk

[@loriannrichardson7644]

Stupidest police work ever. Why not instruct the public to NOT clean up any scene until cleared by police. And when he was in the home with his friend, killing her, why not call her home, why not knock on her door, even under false pretense, to insure she was alright. They could have done something to get her out of there. SMH!

[@Emy53]

Even if these officers had the best technology on their side, we live in a sick society. Technology is not always a deterrent. Technology helps find the culprit, but a killer will always find an opportunity and a vulnerable victim. Sick world we live in.

[@elizethompson8627]

Why could you do nothing when you saw him with alcohol and entering an elderly woman's house, realy.... couldn't do anything????

[@BrenMurphy1]

Police never get it wrong lol

[@Erebus.666.]

What could they do? Being in possession of alcohol isn't a crime, neither is visiting friends.

[@darkallegiance666]

He was only 3 years younger than the woman & in some kind of relationship with her, whereas all the other victims were 30 odd years older than him.

[@dallasbaiton371]

Talk about incompetence these cops should be keystone cops . All victims were in there 80 and no one investigated old woman .

[@suemcgregor9248]

Wrong, the Aussie Police cracked this case

[@mightymouse1005]

The killer wasn't an old woman was it? Why would they investigate them? Besides, must be far to many to investigate

[@auntyshakira747]

How evil can a human be? RIP to all the victims❤

[@user-ye2ge4zo5lhennypenny]

I can't understand why the Police don't tell the Public not to wash down any evidence! It's ridiculous 😒

[@lesleywild8706]

@user-ye2ge4zo No immediate crime scene cordons unfortunately which might have advertised the fact - although to be fair I've just got to the first two incidents (both in communal areas) and children were about in the first at least - so residents rinsing down the site would be considered 'thoughtful'.

[@noc1891]

serial killer "John Wayne Glover" and another serial killer named "John Wayne Gacy", its quite clear that if your lastname starts with a G dont ever name ur son "john wayne" cause he might turn out to be a monster.. :P

[@merryl55]

Don't you think that they would have put out an announcement: IF YOU THINK AN OLD LADY HAS FALLEN, DO NOT CLEAN UP THE BLOOD!

[@christygarmany1191]

No one gonna say anything bout the way dude shaved his face….😅

[@Erebus.666.]

I know. What a ridiculous character.

[@sheilaryder6290]

Lol 😅

[@louisebrayshaw5994]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@twoodard3714]

Why didn’t law enforcement ask the public to not wash crime scenes? Potential evidence was washed away…..

[@eee163]

Exactly! 😒 Incompetent investigators

[@c.o3301]

@@eee163So you’re blaming law enforcement? 😂

[@georgekovacs3664]

My thoughts exactly!

[@johnboys4697]

​@@c.o3301yes

[@noc1891]

"Why didn’t law enforcement ask the public to not wash crime scenes?" most likely not to alert the killer.. what they should have done is to protect the scene..

[@user-eh3zv1ex5o]

Don't you just love these Apologisers-for-Criminals, called Psychiatrists and Psychologists. Don't they just remind you of Conmen, with their Babble-tools, fooling people and making money....we used to call them Grifters. And then you've got these same "experts" on Parole Boards, granting serious Crims parole. You'd think that after all the mistakes they make, with re-offending Parolees., they would be laughed off the stage......but no. === The best Psychologists, ironically, are Criminals....they know how to Play people. They know how to read people.

[@robyn7287]

Held his head above the water, didn’t think 🤔 to pull the plug??😅

[@stevemartin6144]

Excellent production! Thank you!!!

[@donnasharpebracho5538]

Excellent gripping production many thanks

[@sunshynejo]

How could anyone be “shocked “ that he committed sui$ide in jail? He tried, for HOW MANY times prior to avoid taking responsibility 🙄

[@iamwinningrightnow]

If common sense was only common. How can all these falls be accidental? How? The brutality alone says otherwise.

[@eveivyprunette655]

Indeed. And the money stolen.

[@mightymouse1005]

Especially the lady SITTING on a bench.

[@shuen2000]

Police were all around the house of the poor lady whilst she was being killed?!?!?

[@Emy53]

How does this serial killer not get seen with blood on his clothing? He committed all these crimes in daylight.

[@startrekstarfleetlcars44779]

Rule # 1.) never evee touch a crime scene, & never ever attempt to clean it. always leave it up to the authorities. ✝️

[@Tina06019]

The neighbors did not initially know these were crimes - old people fall and sustain head trauma rather frequently.

[@amber2508]

How on earth can that copper say there was nothing we could've done to stop it, with the last lady? He was their prime suspect, they were surveilling him and they just let him go into that woman's house for hours all while knowing that he kills old women. Jebus Christ. 🙄

[@BeamieUpScot]

yikes! the reenactments are ...distasteful

[@zenaslarosa5930]

Everytime I watched true crime stories from Australia, there is always something wrong with the police investigation. It is truly terrific to watch.

[@heidistanton4583]

Just wondering how the cops know money is missing, without knowing if they had any to begin with?

[@mightymouse1005]

They wouldn't have all been without cash. Back then almost everything was paid in cash

[@kathrynbillinghurst188]

Skateboard as weapon? 🤔 Edit: oh, 😮 it was a hammer wrapped in cloth! 🫢😳😬😱

[@tinahartnett4918]

😍 Matt Doran. He's my favorite narrator.

[@codzy3532]

hot looking too lol 😁

[@jaycee3404]

My mum had to clean up her friend room after she "fell and hit her head". The police did an investigation as she was living with her revolting alcohol ex husband. Mun wondered about the relationship between the 2. It was toxic and they even spoke unpleasantly of each other, even in front of visitors. Well my mum, they rarely had other visitors. No charges were laid on anyone and it was ruled as an accident considering she had a belly full of alcohol (everyday) and was elderly. My mum still thinks the ex husband caused her fall. Who knows. Mum never talked about it again

[@edithastamaria1994]

why the cops dont put yellow tape around the crime scene ? no crime investigators ?

[@Norah56s]

What's with the creepy smile on the face of Justice Barry O'Keefe as he speaks about the murders?😮

[@thisisme3238]

Yeah, I thought that too, definitely nothing to be smiling about....

[@mightymouse1005]

He acts like he's telling a sweet bedtime story to children

[@user-meandme]

So no finger prints on pantyhose and shoes? Or was this before dna and finger prints?

[@frankroper3274]

They always pile in unsolved cases to a serial killer. Gets them off the books!

[@amyrudolph2079]

😢

[@lydiavonderahe-guldbech5950]

PLEASE STOP THAT NOISEY MUSIC

[@fionagregory9147]

Noisy*

[@codzy3532]

thats australian intelligence for you 😁

[@robyn7287]

Not just Australian intelligence but so many serial killers are only caught accidentally, pulled over for speeding or a broken light. It seems that without dna 🧬 and a suspect many serial killers will never be caught. Scary

[@deborah7164]

I agree! Those cops/ investigations were nincombpoops

[@patmcstuff671]

I’ve narrowed it down to someone from the area

[@bluethebunnylord9274]

This case is so sad… I kind of wish there was a blooper real of the re-enactments at the end. Hopefully that didn’t come off as insensitive.

[@Lifeisbeatiful498]

There were pantyhose cinched around her neck? They were face down? Their shoes and purse were placed near by? Their pantyhose were removed? They said it was an accident? Are officers not called out to crime scenes? They don't rope off crime scenes? After four crimes they don't think there's a pattern? Unfathomable.

[@mightymouse1005]

They must think none of these women wear hose and ALL of their shoes fell perfectly beside them upon a fall

[@mightymouse1005]

The police must have never seen anyone fall....shoes don't land beside you side by side and your hose don't fall off.

[@hildaburger64]

Honestly the idiots cleaning up the blood,and the police not protecting the crime scenes is staggeringly inept.

[@ursulaabrahams8953]

I can’t believe in all these murders there is No Cameras any where even on busy streets , this is so sad ..

[@teacat55]

It’s the 80s…

[@katherinecollins4685]

Researched well

[@bobbiewallace4008]

Women please stop carrying your purses. I keep everything in my pocket while alone and shopping

[@jimmyhappysmith204]

I wish you would have made it clear you checked the purses for fingerprints. Stealing money for a bar . I need proof. Thank you.

[@mightymouse1005]

Very few falls leave that much blood everywhere with MULTIPLE head injuries and no body injuries. These ladies didn't fall down flights of stairs or balconies. They would have hand injuries from trying to catch themselves as well....

[@user-ge6yp2ep5k]

After all these killings int hear bout no fingerprints up to now and the killer going into they purses all d time this sounds strange ????

[@mightymouse1005]

He moves their shoes, purse and clothes

[@ileanaacacostaacosta1813]

Why do you call the second victim Lady Winfrey Ashton? She was the widow of Sir William Ashton she should have been Lady Ashton but if you call her Lady Wifred then she was the daughter of a nobleman an earl a marquis or a duke and if this was the case then she had the right to be called Lady Winfrey may she rest in place

[@jdavis1770]

Yeah, everybody that’s listening to the story and saying the same thing,,, How dumb can you be to watch the crime scene away not once but four times in a row

[@kjgfdsa3577]

I feel like police didn't do anything even close to enough to stop the crime scenes from being washed down. Everyone in the state should have been fully aware that if you find a scene of blood, no matter how inconspicuous, you don't wash it away. CERTAINLY a nursing home should have known 20:20

[@bobbiewallace4008]

Why are they washing everything down? Terrible

[@kimtodd1202]

So it wasn't a 'druggie' or skateboarder, truly, when i heard that i didn't think for one second that it was. Those poor women were badly let down, assuming they had fallen, with those injuries. And naturally, these things don't happen in the Mosman, Lane Cove area. Very bad policing tho that doesn't surprise me either. Shameful....... I was living in the inner city at the time n didn't hear anything about these cases. I moved to London in October 89 n only years later heard the full facts. A tragically sad comedy of errors.

[@Kylie-cz4rr]

Ladys from the North Shore in Syd ey dont nèed rides home. I was 14 at t g e time and living a few suburbs away from Mosman, in Lindfield

[@charisse234]

I don't know what it is but it seems really sloppy the way this whole case was dealt with.for instance the evidence was repeatedly washed away why didn't the police stop it🤷

[@Erebus.666.]

"22 year old, unemployed pensioner"? Uh, 22 is nowhere near being a pensioner.

[@jaycee3404]

In Australia "pension" is a gov payment for elderly disabled and single parents.

[@mightymouse1005]

​@@jaycee3404that's what I was thinking. Maybe disability for mental or physical health

[@paulinevodo]

my god were is the cct 📷 .

[@robinpeppin]

get it off his chest. no, he wanted to brag. he wanted attention, he. wanted everyone to know, this was his work. he's proud & got a sick fulfillment out of it & wants to tell everyone.

[@Rachel-oc4vf]

1ppl

[@eddypaul8959]

What a strange mustache.

[@frawldog]

😅😊

[@PortraitoftheArtistasanOldDog8]

See Prof Sam Vaknin re his suicide last narissistic act...

[@johaysom1496]

Yes, why didn’t the cops put it out there not to wash any blood away that could very well be a crime scene