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John Wayne Glover; police mugshot

John Wayne Glover (1932-2005) was a serial killer responsible for the North Shore Granny Murders in Australia. He was nicknamed "The Granny Killer" for his trademark murders that involved attacking older woman by beating them on the head with a hammer until they collapsed, then finishing the job by strangling them with their underwear. Image File history File links John Wayne Glover File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links John Wayne Glover File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Charles Mansons mugshot. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ... John Wayne Glover; police mugshot The North Shore Granny Murders was the name given to a series of murders of elderly females in Sydneys North Shore district from 1989 to 1990. ... A claw hammer A hammer is a tool meant to deliver blows to a target, causing it to move or deform. ...

Emigrated to Australia from England: 1956
Arrested and confessed: 1986
Committed suicide by hanging in prison: 9 September 2005 Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David, 1787 Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life; it is sometimes a noun for one who has committed or attempted the act. ...

The 1994 movie J'ai pas sommeil (I Can't Sleep), made by French director Claire Denis (Chocolat, No Fear No Die) was supposedly based upon Glover. In the movie, the "Granny Killer" is terrorizing Paris instead of Sydney. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Claire Denis (born April 21, 1948) is a Paris-based filmmaker internationally known for her investigation of the human condition with its cross-cultural tensions and family troubles. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Sydney Harbour looking south from the vicinity of the Sydney Harbour Bridge towards the CBD skyline; the Opera House is visible in the background on the left. ...

The books Garden of Evil: The Granny Killer's Reign of Terror (ISBN 187547112X) by Larry Writer and The Killer Next Door: Death In An Australian Suburb (ISBN 0-09-182580-6) by Lindsay Simpson & Sandra Harvey are also about Glover.

External links

• J'ai pas sommeil at the Internet Movie Database

cm The movie J'ai pas sommeil (I Can't Sleep) is not about John Wayne Glover but about a french serial killer, Thierry Paulin, who also used to kill old women. The Internet Movie Database (IMDb), owned by Amazon. ...