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This article is about Crime in Western Australia. Image File history File links Western_Australia_locator-MJC.png Summary Map of Australia highlighting Western Australia Made in Adobe Illustrator by me and released under the GFDL Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
As at December 2004, Western Australia recorded lower rates than most other States in Australia for violent offences, but was the highest State for burglary in 2003. Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 15 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2005-06) - Product ($m) $107,910 (4th) - Product per capita $53,134/person...
In 2003 the prison population increased by 3.4% with a similar increase in 2004. [1]
Major crimes
Eric Cooke -
Cooke was the central figure in several murders in Perth during 1963. After a crime spree he was captured later that year and confessed to the murder of five people and non-fatal shootings of three others. He also confessed to over 250 burglaries. Eric Edgar Cooke (25 February 1931–26 October 1964) was the last person to be hanged in Western Australia. ...
Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Cooke was the last person hanged in Western Australia on October 26, 1964. is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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In two related cases, John Button was accused of the murder of his girlfried Rosemary Anderson and Darryl Beamish was accused of the murder of Jillian Brewer. Despite a last minute confession from Cooke prior to going to the gallows for the two murders, the two men were tried and convicted as police believed Cooke to be a notorious liar. After serving long sentences both men have only recently won pardons after their cases were reopened. [2] John Button is a resident of Western Australia, who wrongfully spent 5 years in prison for manslaughter. ...
Darryl Beamish is a deaf mute who wrongfully spent 16 years in jail for alleged murder. ...
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For the Breton religious festivals, see Pardon (ceremony). ...
Shirley Finn Shirley Finn was a flamboyant Perth brothel madam whose murdered body was found in her parked car in South Perth near Royal Perth Golf Club on June 23, 1975. A brothel, also known as a bordello or whorehouse, is an establishment specifically dedicated to prostitution, providing the prostitutes a place to meet and to have sex with the clients. ...
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Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
To date no-one has ever been charged with the murder however, it prompted a State Royal Commission into policing in the sex industry (Commission of Inquiry to Inquire into Matters Surrounding the Administration of the Law Relating to Prostitution (1976)). In states that are Commonwealth Realms a Royal Commission is a major government public inquiry into an issue. ...
On June 23, 2005 Western Australian police announced that they would re-open and conduct a cold-case review of the murder. [3] is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Perth Mint Swindle -
In 1982 a gold heist netted persons as yet unknown 68 kg of gold bars from the Perth Mint. In 1982 a gold robbery, popularly known as the Perth Mint Swindle, netted persons as yet unknown 68 kg of gold bars from the Perth Mint in Perth, Western Australia. ...
Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...
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Perth Mint The Perth Mint is Australias oldest operating Mint. ...
David and Catherine Birnie Boyfriend and girlfriend pair faced charges of abduction, rape, torture and murder of four women in suburban Perth during 1986. Both received life sentences in Western Australian prisons for their crimes. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...
In January 2000, acting Western Australian Attorney General, Kevin Prince, said that while the Birnies can be considered for parole in 2007, he thought they would never be released unless they became too frail or senile. The Attorney-General of Western Australia is the member of the Government of Western Australia responsible for maintenance and improvement of Western Australias system of law and justice. ...
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David Birnie hanged himself in his cell at Casuarina Prison on the morning of 7th October 2005. He was given an indigent's funeral at taxpayers expense after no one came forward to claim his body. Casuarina Prison ( ) is the main maximum security prison for Western Australia, located near Perth. ...
Claremont serial killings -
In the 1990s two young women were murdered and a third disappeared in the area of Claremont, Western Australia. All three women disappeared from the same suburb in similar circumstances, leading police to believe an unidentified serial killer may be behind the crimes. The Claremont Serial Killer Case is the name given to the murders of two young Australian women and the disappearance of a third in 1996 and 1997. ...
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The Town of Claremont is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. ...
Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ...
To date no-one has been charged with the murders of the women despite an intensive police investigation. Several suspects have been identified and are believed to be subject to ongoing police surveillance. [4]
Ora Banda shooting and Don Hancock bombing After retiring as head of the Perth CIB, Don Hancock purchased the tiny pub at Ora Banda, near Kalgoorlie. In October 2000 several members of the Gypsy Jokers motorcycle gang entered the pub and started to abuse the barmaid, who was Hancock's daughter, after which he threw them out. Later that night, one of the bikies, William Grierson, was shot dead as he sat around the campfire. Western Australia Police logo. ...
Kalgoorlie may refer to the following geographically related places: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, a city and council in Western Australia; Division of Kalgoorlie, a federal division of the Australian House of Representatives located around the geographical area; Electoral district of Kalgoorlie, an electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. ...
Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...
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In September 2001, Hancock, returning from a Perth horse racing meeting with book-maker friend Lou Lewis drove into his driveway. A massive car bomb planted under the car at the race meeting, was remotely detonated and exploded, killing them both instantly.
Police believe that the bombing was a payback by motorcycle gang members for Grierson's murder.
See also This is a list of civil disturbances in Western Australia. ...
// Main article: Bushranger Bushrangers were criminals who used the Australian bush as a refuge to hide from authorities between committing their robberies, roughly analogous to the British highwayman. Their targets often included small-town banks or coach services. ...
Northern Territory, Australia The Northern Territory of Australia has the highest level of crime per capita of any state or territory in Australia. ...
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External links - Francis Burt Law Education Center & Museum in Perth [5]
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