December 27, 1944 - Ivan Milat
His victims were travelers — people who accepted a ride and expected to reach their destination. Over roughly three years in the early 1990s, Milat used the isolation of Belanglo State Forest to carry out a series of killings that left seven dead and cast a long shadow over backpacker culture in Australia. The case drew sustained international attention, in part because his victims came from multiple countries and in part because the crimes remained undiscovered for years after they occurred.
From Wikipedia
Ivan Robert Marko Milat (Croatian: [iʋan marko milat]; 27 December 1944 – 27 October 2019), commonly referred to in media as the Backpacker Murderer, was an Australian serial killer who was convicted for the abduction, assault, robbery and murder of two men and five women in New South Wales between 1989 and 1992. His modus operandi was to approach backpackers along the Hume Highway under the guise of providing them transport to areas of southern New South Wales, then take his victims into the Belanglo State Forest where he would incapacitate and murder them. Milat is also suspected of having committed many other similar offences around Australia, some dating as far back as 1962.
Further reading
- Milat
Investigative account of Australia's most complex manhunt, tracing the clues and evidence that ultimately led detectives to Ivan Milat.
View on Amazon → - Sins of the Brother
Chronicles the Belanglo State Forest backpacker murders and the years-long forensic and police investigation that became part of Australian criminal folklore.
View on Amazon → - The Milat Letters
A collection of letters from Ivan Milat himself, in which he continues to deny guilt for the seven backpacker murders that shocked Australia.
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