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'''Bruce Allan Burrell''' (25 January 1953–4 August 2016) was an [[Australia]]n convicted kidnapper and [[double murder]]er, who served [[life imprisonment]] plus 44 years for the 1995 murder of 74-year-old grandmother Dorothy Davis, and the 1997 murder of 39-year-old mother Kerry Whelan. Burrell died in prison on 4 August 2016, aged 63.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/double-murderer-bruce-burrell-dies-without-revealing-his-victims-whereabouts-20160804-gqku4c.html|title=Double murderer Bruce Burrell dies without revealing his victims' whereabouts|first=Nick|last=Ralston|date=4 August 2016|work=smh.com.au|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref>
'''Bruce Allan Burrell''' (25 January 1953 – 4 August 2016) was an [[Australia]]n convicted kidnapper and [[double murder]]er, who served [[life imprisonment]] plus 44 years for the 1995 murder of 74-year-old grandmother Dorothy Davis, and the 1997 murder of 39-year-old mother Kerry Whelan. Burrell died in prison on 4 August 2016, aged 63.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/double-murderer-bruce-burrell-dies-without-revealing-his-victims-whereabouts-20160804-gqku4c.html|title=Double murderer Bruce Burrell dies without revealing his victims' whereabouts|first=Nick|last=Ralston|date=4 August 2016|work=smh.com.au|accessdate=4 August 2016}}</ref>


==Legal cases ==
==Legal cases ==

Revision as of 02:38, 4 August 2016

Bruce Burrell
Born(1953-01-25)25 January 1953[1]
Died4 August 2016(2016-08-04) (aged 63)
OccupationAdvertising executive
Criminal statusDied in custory
Conviction(s)Murder x 2
Kidnapping
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment + 44 years

Bruce Allan Burrell (25 January 1953 – 4 August 2016) was an Australian convicted kidnapper and double murderer, who served life imprisonment plus 44 years for the 1995 murder of 74-year-old grandmother Dorothy Davis, and the 1997 murder of 39-year-old mother Kerry Whelan. Burrell died in prison on 4 August 2016, aged 63.[2]

Kerry Whelan was a 39-year-old mother of three last seen getting into a Pajero four-wheel-drive with Burrell at the Parkroyal Hotel in Parramatta during May 1997.[3] Whelan's body has never been found.[3]

On 31 July 2008, Burrell was granted the right to have his murder conviction reheard.[3]

Dorothy Davis was a 74-year-old grandmother living in Lurline Bay, Sydney. On 30 May 1995, Davis left her apartment to visit Burrell's wife. She was never seen again. Burrell was charged with Davis' murder and later found guilty by a jury.

References

  1. ^ R v Bruce Allan BURRELL (No 3) NSWSC 30, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 8 February 2008
  2. ^ Ralston, Nick (4 August 2016). "Double murderer Bruce Burrell dies without revealing his victims' whereabouts". smh.com.au. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Burrell granted new hearing, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 31 August 2008