July 18, 1953 - Bandali Debs
Debs occupies a grim place in Australian criminal history, having been convicted of killing two police officers in a single incident — a crime that drew intense public attention and accelerated debate around officer safety. The murders spanned a period of roughly a year, beginning with the killing of a teenage girl in 1997 before culminating in the 1998 ambush. The sentences handed down — four consecutive life terms plus 27 years — reflect the scale of the court's response to what prosecutors presented as deliberate, premeditated violence.
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Bandali Michael Debs (born 18 July 1953) is an Australian convicted serial killer currently serving four consecutive terms of life imprisonment plus 27 years for the murder of two Victoria Police officers in August 1998 and for the 1997 murder of teenager Kristy Harty. Debs was detained at HM Prison Barwon in Victoria. On 12 December 2011, Debs was convicted of the April 1995 shooting murder of New South Wales sex worker Donna Ann Hicks. He is portrayed by Australian actor Greg Stone in the telemovie Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer was Here.
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