The Killer Was in Plain Sight | Mornington Monster | 2 Crime Stories | True Crime Central

1. In the Victorian Coastal town of Mornington, 37-year-old John Myles Sharpe made a televised appeal for information about his wife and infant daughter, who’d been missing for two months.
2. The suspicious death of a wealthy gay nightclub entrepreneur, followed by the sudden murder of his lastlover and heir, and an obviously forged Will left many unanswered questions.
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[@angelabiery-jones5556]

The prison sentences in Australia are way too short for such brutal horrific murders!!!

[@Tinkerbellstune]

The fact that he still had Gracie knowing full well what he was eventually going to do to her haunts me

[@BrenMurphy1]

Bank stooges are ruthless

[@ladybuglee001]

This poor excuse for a man is disgusting. He wasn't man enough to just deal with life or get a divorce. Instead he ambushes her while she sleeps.

[@TheSybil47]

Yeah a disgusting coward, murdering a woman, and a little baby. Nothing manly about him.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

This is ALL hearsay! Look up the definition...

[@teresahickey3021]

Pos, yes your right

[@barbarahall8932]

Should have been life without parole! He is insane and should never walk the streets again!

[@nadinekeating3255]

Unfortunately, that's not going to happen in Australia.

[@tmcurly]

Over here there is no life without parole. 20 years max.

[@JudyTootCorn]

If he truly did not want more children- get a vasectomy. So unhappy in your marriage - leave. For him To wait between murders is truly diabolical.

[@lanahogue2041]

My exact thoughts

[@only_me_101]

Exactly. I'm sick of men thinking it's the woman's responsibility alone to NOT get pregnant

[@Jimbo-gi7xn]

​@@only_me_101it takes two to tango.. you're right, it's the responsibility of both. It's also joint responsibility bringing up children

[@zoep.2891]

Exactly! I don't understand family annihilators at all. They don't want anything to do with their wife and child/children? They could just leave.

[@mereanamarsters9298]

He didnt cry, reacting this is an insult to the victims, cold killers dont cry.

[@RachelDoesntknow]

"She ran off with another man" is ALWAYS a red flag. I find it stunning how they all come up with it like theyre the first one to ever have thought it and that they seriously believe it will work!

[@lindasue263]

Yet cops always believe it even over the family's concern.

[@Liverpool5095]

​@@lindasue263That's nonsense. They don't always believe it and the fact this guy was investigated and caught is a testament to that.

[@belmum1689]

@@Liverpool5095 Cop haters for you, they are everywhere

[@user-gm7pp2vt2l]

Rest in peace beautiful Anna, Gracie and Francis you didn’t deserve this 💔💔

[@terireed3740]

I can't say enough to express the respect and gratitude I feel for every officer who searched relentlessly until they found the remains of both Anna and Gracie. Those paid, and those who volunteered, both worked in horrific circumstances until they made sure that mother and daughter could be laid to rest with dignity and God's grace. After the devastation of losing their daughter and granddaughter I'm sure that being able to lay them to rest probably brought some solace to their family that loved them.

[@mr.blackhawk142]

U DIN SAY ENOUGH!

[@natalieschiller4785]

This is the Australian Chris Watts. How terrifying that he gave interviews to the news like he did. That poor pregnant woman. Poor Gracie. ❤❤

[@Rominator-qw4wm]

Bring death penalty back

[@Garbeaux.]

Shannann Watts pushed him over the edge and made him snap.

[@baronmeduse]

@@Rominator-qw4wm Yeah, that'll help his wife and kids now.

[@tarantulamum4322]

​It doesnt matter if he was "pushed over the edge" (as you put it) it doesn't give ANYONE the right to take someone's life.

[@Spiritlife01]

​@@Garbeaux.BS he's a sadistic murderer and adulterer. Shame on you.

[@TheHORRORofitall]

I cant think of any human behavior more obsurd than a man being angry at his woman for being pregnant.....

[@julieoluna8887]

Yet you see these vile buffoons protesting against abortion and you'd have a difficult time findind a single man among the protesters who knows their Children's date of birth, which school they attend and none of them had took in a street kid or donated a single green cent to an orphanage.

[@Stitching_Crap]

Right... Unless she genuinely DID get that way without you, ya had a (probably small) part in it, Skippy!

[@mr.blackhawk142]

How OBsurd is dat???

[@sheilaboston7051]

@@mr.blackhawk142 About as OBsurd as your previous comment: "U DIN SAY ENOUGH!"

[@kerriastrain14]

One sick and twisted individual 😢

[@TheMensRea]

This person has to be one of the most vile, evil, heartless creatures I've ever had the misfortune to hear of. Rest in peace Anna, Gracie and the infant unborn x

[@MaryDoyle-xl2ri]

🙏🙏❤️

[@racheljackson4428]

me too. Chilling.

[@OfTheSeaKND]

I really wish I could go back in time to not hear the graphic details of what happened to Gracie. I’m horrified.

[@garryhoyle2106]

So is the government

[@lepoussinvengeur]

There should be limits to these details or at the minimum a trigger warning...

[@georginacat7667]

Ffs.

[@sallynugent1789]

I feel the same my heart is broken for her.

[@Lonely_Goat]

Well you could see it coming a mile away

[@sadiemoore8420]

He had every opportunity to drop his daughter off with family after his wife disappeared... Why.

[@samanthacook2495]

Anna was from my hometown of Dunedin, New Zealand so I well remember the case of the cowardly husband who used a spear gun to unnecessarily dispatch of not only his wife but their wee daughter too, several days after her mother was murdered. First time I've heard the specific details though and I literally felt simultaneously faint and nauseous listening to what happened to Gracie. I sincerely hope that while she was unsuccessfully fighting for her life, she didn't understand that it was her own father who was hurting her. The same with Anna, that she never knew it was her own husband killing her off.

[@andisboljat7801]

did they do a dna test on the unborn fetus?

[@samanthacook2495]

@@andisboljat7801 If you're implying that these horrendous murders of a pregnant wife and her little girl occurred because of infidelity then you're very much mistaken.

[@pandamandimax]

@andisboljat7801 🙄

[@leannemo7382]

@@andisboljat7801 Yes, the baby was his. 😢

[@rachelcookson3492]

My oldest sister went to High School with John Sharpe, she said he was always strange and creepy. But she was still shocked and sickened by what he did.

[@allyw1364]

I have seen this Case before... but I just cannot understand it years later😖 Its just beyond disturbing and sick The Poor Woman and her Little Girl 💕RIP😇😇😇

[@hl8995]

I am watching with years after the half way. So sad for Anna and Gracie to die this way. RIP!

[@caleclayton1987]

The second story is absolutely scary and chilling I can understand why he was called a monster!!!

[@mr.blackhawk142]

All movies with 'monsters' attract more patrons, which= more $HEKEL$. Too bad ALL of the movies are NOT real.

[@fgcann5301]

@@mr.blackhawk142 found the murderer who lives free.

[@Garbeaux.]

Dude could have taken preventative measures to prevent his wife from getting pregnant again.

[@jenniferbush7400]

It is truly sickening to hear how low that monster went , may the beautiful soul rip , don't know if I want to cry or am going to be physically sick ,since I just had lunch . The truth of there are monsters amongst seems to be true .

[@rhentertainment3941]

Are the cops over there idiots? If a husband says his wife left him for another man and left the kid with him, 9 times out of 10, he killed her. And why does life not mean LIFE in that country. Here is Texas, these are death penalty cases! 🤦‍♀️ So frustrating

[@loulouedmo]

I know what you mean - as soon as a woman’s family and friends say “She wouldn’t have walked out on her children” - the cops should go feral on the suspect ASAP!

[@Jin420]

Fun fact: EACH death penalty case costs the Texas tax payers (approx) *$2.3 mil* -- which could be comparable to about three times the cost of imprisoning someone in a single cell at the highest security level for 40 years. The public defender's estimated legal costs for a death penalty case from indictment to execution are approximately $1.2 million. I do strongly encourage everyone to fact check though. 😊 Best wishes to all ❤

[@Joelswinger34]

More like 10 times out of 10.

[@teresasully3561]

I know right after a few years they are back on the street. I don't feel safe here ..

[@cleanserene6330]

​@Jin420 and maybe that's the way it should be...if the death penalty was less expensive it could be used to encourage juries/judges/governors to do the "cost effective thing" and promote the death penalty...Ideally, respectfully, cost shouldn't be a factor when considering capital punishment...it is literally someone's life...

[@SweetUniverse]

The baby didn't die right away ... I hope he's haunted by that during the darkest nights

[@Moonbunny55]

What a sick bastard. OMG! I watch a lot of true crime I have to say this one just tops the charts. Hideous! That is the devil incarnated right there. 👿

[@chantalsimonetto668]

Great police work!🌟. Rest in peace Beautiful.💞

[@cynthiatolman326]

If police had listened to her family and not swallowed the other man story the killer was giving them they might have done a cursory search of the home which might have just saved Gracie. Men

[@Cristonal]

They are dumb.

[@katiecarree7840]

But apparently “they’re heros” the one officer says in the end 🙄 because they spent hours searching for the bodies. Doing the job they’re paid to do 👏

[@zoep.2891]

Men?

[@zzzbbbooo]

He had already killed his wife by then.

[@jmc8529]

I lived just over the road from this family at the time this happened…still haunts me to this day

[@mr.blackhawk142]

I guess that is more better than just living UNDER the road!

[@lindasue263]

It's disgusting how police dismiss the concern of family upon reporting someone missing. It always takes several days before they kind of come around and start investigating but still with reservations.

[@TawnyC_]

John Sharpe only bought two spears and he left both spear heads stuck in Anna's temple. But when he kills Gracie, he suddenly has three spears? And why does the reenactment show him all upset, emotional and yelling? When he related the story the police, he was calm and matter of fact.

[@OfTheSeaKND]

I really disliked the reenactment as well

[@margaretchabaud9700]

At the start it showed him back at the dive shop with Gracie purchasing 2 more

[@iloveavicci5907]

He initially got 2 spear heads when purchasing the spear gun which he then used on his wife, then he went with Gracie to the gun shop and got two more spear heads. Then he shot the child with the 2 spear heads and when she didn’t die he pulled one out of her head and reused it 😢

[@zoep.2891]

I didn't like the reenactment either...

[@zzzbbbooo]

@@OfTheSeaKND No one's supposed to "like" it! It is supposed to be as real a representation of the actual scene as they could make.

[@Eskisie]

How could he do that? If he couldn't deal with marital problems would be preferable to leave, would still be a cowardly thing to do, but would be better than taking the lives of his wife and children. Such a tragedy, because of the selfishness of one person.

[@pale_saint]

Some people are just evil

[@Liverpool5095]

Not wanting to pay for alimony / child support. Pure greed and pure evil.

[@yebo-gogo]

A non-parole period of 33 years - does Australia not have life in prison?? The justice system in Australia is just abysmal

[@beckyjo8745]

I agree!! A murderer should ALWAYS get LIFE NO PAROLE!!!! they gave up ANY rite they had as soon as they stole someone else's life!!! LIFE FOR A LIFE!!!

[@bettywillbrowse]

Yeah.... bcoz the costs of incarceration falls on the governments. It's not privatised, or for profit. So they're not gonna want a system that's gonna cost them that much to have so many people incarcerated for so long coz the govt will have to budget too much in for that, see ... 🤷

[@chrislow6309]

Yeah we often laugh that you can kill someone here and be out in 8-12!. But I must say we do lock up pedos and rapers for a looong time🇦🇺

[@chrislow6309]

​@@bettywillbrowsewhat are you taking about every state except the northern territory has at least one private prison here!

[@trollinuhoz]

​@bettywillbrowse yeah def makes sense to not foot the bill so more lives are lost.. wanna be a murderer move down under.. that is a bullshit excuse... death penalty should be given EVERYWHERE TO ANYONE WHO INTENTIONALLY TAKES A LIFE.

[@angelagreen3642]

And WHY exactly could he not be charged for the unborn CHILD/ HUMAN BEING? This is another life, a separate human being who had a future and a right to live.

[@caligamer5364]

It everyone sides with your point of view

[@zoep.2891]

In the US it's called unlawful termination of a pregnancy. Chris Watts got 48 years for killing his unborn son.

[@alfredwillems9121]

The people that were involved with finding Mom & BB are amazing to work over-time to find them 👍 !!❤

[@AlonsoRules]

The constant looking down at his phone when the TV cameras were there is what gave it away

[@sheilal5852]

These bad guys need to come up with a better lie than “She left with another man.” It’s a lie that puts them right in the spotlight.

[@bigbadbubba099]

Always watch out for the quiet ones ...😢

[@POTC_Oscarandfriens]

if he made THAT much noise during the killings, I'm surprised he wasn't found out sooner.

[@adellsternberg]

The one of Anna and Gracie and the precious baby was so heartbreaking that I've been crying😢😢, thanks to everyone that helped in the investigation and everything, they went far beyond with their caring and compassion to do everything that they could to find them. This is so heartbreaking, my condolences to the family and friends of the three that should have never left our world in that manner 😢💔🙏

[@VincentBrancatisano1980]

I used to work in a bottle shop. One of our regular customers was a guard at the jail this monster was at. Said he was a very crazy man. Didn’t say much but was just creepy.

[@handyjayes1]

As grim as grim gets 😢

[@katherinecollins4685]

Interesting case

[@aguilona]

I am surprised of the short sentence. He should never get out of prison, because he can still repeat such horrible crimes.

[@tmcurly]

Presenter looks great in this .

[@Lifewithgoldbridge121]

Ive watched ao many of these types documentaries, but I don't think I've watched one i regreted watching.

[@Turbro2011]

The intro goes so hard 😂

[@dbentleyto95]

Tragic things people will do to orhers. Sad

[@BernadetteSwemmer-jz7yl]

Don't force children on people...they can be a blessing if you're ready...but a nightmare you're not!!!

[@yukiefromoz2573]

I'd not heard of the 2nd case, cheers.

[@LLace]

Absolutely hope this despicable , vile piece of garbage is destroyed, graped & toyed with by every inmate inside of that got dang prison system .

[@hatednyc]

7:43 Ricky Schroeder became a REAL COP?!

[@angelagreen3642]

So basically he's the Australian version of Chris Watts.

[@surreygirl2075]

So shocking😮

[@dianabehr3169]

That guy is a madman

[@texasray5237]

So glad this site doesn't have some idiot claiming he's suffering from some sort of psychological disorder. These killers are evil, not ill.

[@priscillawatson7049]

inspiring police work

[@amyezell4950]

Sorry man, he's not. A man doesn't kill his wife and kids. That pure evil monster rot in hell hope God forgives you .Prayers for the kids and the mother it's so sad

[@justincredible.]

god had all this in his divine plan, created the killer and the victims, knowing exactly what was going to happen. Watched it all happen and did NOTHING to stop it. And if the killer comes to jesus, he'll go to the same heaven as his victims. At least be honest to yourself.

[@truthhurts2879]

​@@justincredible.Stop it, reported for religious hate speech.

[@mademarsi5494]

Oh my God 😳😳😳!

[@auntyp2980]

Oh my God oh my God

[@Lonely_Goat]

Calling him a monster is disingenuous to monsters.

[@user-gv5bs3os5i]

What a monster hope he gets his reward in jail by the other inmates

[@daleenengelbrecht4861]

Fellow crime watchers, you must hear about a life sentence over here. 25years! Greetings from South Africa

[@Ojayz69]

What a monster... may Anna, Gracie and Francis's souls rest in God's eternal peace.

[@tobyihli9470]

Good on you, police, for such dedication as to volunteer to search. Honorable men, they are. Very honorable.

[@reginagilby1101]

33 yrs is absolute bs

[@sheilaboston7051]

It's life with no parole for a _minimum_ of 33 years. If the parole board at that time doesn't think he should be released then he will stay behind bars, either until it's thought he's suitable for release or until he dies in prison.

[@TheBelleRoberts]

Wow, there was more probable cause to investigate the disappearance of Lynne Dawson back in the day and the cops did nothing! Both these men are monsters, at least the police were proactive in Anna and Gracie’s case.

[@kathydavenport4422]

His a weak creep that thinks he is smart and he is dumb. I am glad he was caught. Rest In Peace Mom baby and sister.

[@vvvggg1718]

How did the police fail to notice the fresh grave in the backyard?

[@eustab.anas-mann9510]

John "Spear-heading my family" Sharp

[@hereitis.2587]

So great the chaplain was there!

[@Love-hate2024]

I remember this little baby girl, Rip baby 💯Grace,

[@eurekandavani5089]

The man is a dumb monster, he claimed his wife ran off to another man, left her daughter behind, then came back to take his daughter with her, then why was he appearing on tv like they were missing?

[@ByeByeBelly]

He's not even human

[@tarantulamum4322]

"my brother, my husband" when he said my brother was that a general slip off the tongue? (He did say he was going to power phrase) So did this woman the wife off the solicitor marry her brother?

[@SweetUniverse]

Makes me think of Chris Watts in the u.s.

[@kathleenloverso5654]

He killed 3 !

[@MichaelBrodie68]

I remember like was yesterday when I saw Sharp's TV plead. It was the most unconvincing performance I had ever seen. The next closest is Mrs. Death Cap.

[@henkdevries251]

23.10, I have no words for these investigators who volunteer to do such a horrendous job.

[@somayyamughal8313]

Very evil monster👎

[@tibikeresztes8207]

I used to drive past the house twice a day when i lived in Morno.

[@magicpaws]

So who was the older man seen in the house by the aerial repair man?

[@tracydaye6059]

2 minutes in Sharpe is guilty 😮

[@Joanla1954]

If he didn't want another baby he should have gotten snipped! Anna not wanting Grace to be alone is a normal thought pattern. Ladies, don't decide on this side of getting married and having a baby that you only want one. Wait.

[@caligamer5364]

🙄

[@zoep.2891]

What are you on about?

[@linamarie84]

And the one in the U.S is not? It is liken to an undeveloped Country. Look at the rate of crime that is no longer considered "Crime" due to lack of police officers. Look at the number of murders, rapes, and all else. People who are RESIDENTS who have WORKED THEIR TAIL off for what they had are living in cars due to squatters who they can't get to leave. People cannot get help from any of the programs available FOR residents. Specifically due to the money being given to non citizens. Look at the open borders and criminals pouring in being given hotel rooms and stay to live comfortably. It is SICKENING.

[@laneshalewis38]

Sick

[@billysbains]

anyone who can do that has zero respect for life...

[@Jakal-pw8yq]

This is the act of a criminal psychopath and a coward. Here in America we had the Chris Watts case and the Laci Peterson case to compare with. But this guy was an absolute unhinged monster. Pure Evil and purely selfish. Rest in peace to the family that he slaughtered so cruelly.😢🙏💖😔

[@teresahickey3021]

You don’t gotta be a body language specialist to see his demons inside are wiggling inside his soul.

[@tammy2839]

😢🙏🙏

[@user-rg8fo3sw3d]

THIS IS GOD AWFUL, I'M DISGUISTED AND PHYSICALLY SICKENED

[@alysoneaston5539]

Over the course of days.....

[@reginalawson3438]

I don't understand people like this. Pack your bags, load your rig and drive away. Just go, get a lawyer and move on. Its deplorable. J

[@jamesmonoghan1281]

Hats of to the police who persevered.

[@clareswinney1087]

If anyone came through my check out/till with only a tarp, duct tape and a chainsaw I’m sure I wouldn’t be able to not report it!!

[@newgabe09]

Pretty much what I'll buy this weekend prepping for a big storm...

[@oneflyguy1949]

Sorry Gracie 😫

[@texasray5237]

_"Quite obviously acting"_ You can say that again.

[@flowerpower4944]

Monster,

[@marilynduenas1876]

I don't even know why the dramatization pictures this heinous monster afraid or desperate while committing the crimes because he has no heart and he had the guts to shoot his pregnant wife twice and that innocent creature many times without remorse smh

[@Joelswinger34]

You have to watch out for these whirliwind romances. Abusers will love bomb you, then once it's hard for you to leave, like when you have had a baby, they'll show you their real selves.

[@GrandmaDeb100]

16:42 a monster!

[@pla5730]

😮😮😮 11:15. Anna's mobile phone 📱📱📱😊