February 19, 1951 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Jean Lee becomes the last woman to be executed in Australia Lee (31 at the time of her death), her romantic partner and pimp Robert Clayton (32), and accomplice Norman Andrews (38) lured a 73-year-old bookmaker to a hotel with the intention to rob him on November 7, 1949.… Continue reading Last woman executed in Australia
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Man kills cousin with homemade sword during an ice cream turf war
February 5, 2002 Williamstown, Victoria, Australia Francesco Mangione (44) stabs, hacks, and slices his cousin Denis Timothy Guinta (26) over 55 times with a homemade sword during a long-standing ice cream van turf war Mangione broke into the home of Guinta and his wife as they slept before he began to hack at Guinta with… Continue reading Man kills cousin with homemade sword during an ice cream turf war
Woman kills lover when he tells her his plan to marry another woman
December 21, 1920 Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia Dorothy Mort (32, pictured) shoots her paramour and doctor Claude Tozer (30) after he informs her he intends to marry another Tozer had been treating Mort for years for hysteria and nerves, and the pair eventually began an affair. Mort was married with two children while Tozer… Continue reading Woman kills lover when he tells her his plan to marry another woman
Woman kills husband by lighting penis on fire to “purify” it after he had an alleged affair
December 8, 2008 Adelaide, South Australia Rajini Narayan kills her husband after she attempted to light his penis on fire for allegedly having an affair Rajini allegedly suffered physical abuse by her husband Satish within three weeks of their arranged marriage in 1986. When Rajini discovered Satish was having an affair, she purchased an “angel… Continue reading Woman kills husband by lighting penis on fire to “purify” it after he had an alleged affair
Australian serial killer hanged
October 26, 1964 Perth, Western Australia Serial killer Eric Edgar Cooke is hanged Cooke terrorized Perth in the early 1960s, randomly targeting his victims, injuring at least 22 and wounding at least 8. His random choice of targets and his random choice of methods of killing contributed to his ability to evade arrest. So random… Continue reading Australian serial killer hanged
