Bruce Burrell: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Bruce Allan Burrell''' (25 January 1953 – 4 August 2016) was an Australian 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, both of which where never found and |
'''Bruce Allan Burrell''' (25 January 1953 – 4 August 2016) was an Australian 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, both of which where never found and Burrell not revealing the location of his victims. Burrell died at the [[Prince of Wales Hospital (Sydney)|Prince of Wales Hospital at Randwick]], whilst still in prison custody on 4 August 2016, aged 63, from lung and liver cancer.<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== |
||
===Murder of Kerry Whelan=== |
===Murder of Kerry Whelan=== |
||
Revision as of 08:42, 4 August 2016
Bruce Allan Burrell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 January 1953[1] |
| Died | 4 August 2016 (aged 63) |
| Occupation | Advertising executive |
| Criminal status | Died in custody |
| Conviction(s) | Murder x 2 Kidnapping |
| Criminal penalty | Life 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, both of which where never found and Burrell not revealing the location of his victims. Burrell died at the Prince of Wales Hospital at Randwick, whilst still in prison custody on 4 August 2016, aged 63, from lung and liver cancer.[2]
Legal cases
Murder of Kerry Whelan
Kerry Whelan was a 39-year-old mother of three last seen getting into a Mitsubishi Pajero four-wheel-drive with Burrell leaving the Parkroyal Hotel in Parramatta during May 1997, the day after which Whelan's husband Bernie Whelan received a $1 million dollar ransom note.[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
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's murder and later found guilty by a jury, stating financial gain as a motive.
References
- ^ R v Bruce Allan BURRELL (No 3) NSWSC 30, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 8 February 2008
- ^ Ralston, Nick (4 August 2016). "Double murderer Bruce Burrell dies without revealing his victims' whereabouts". smh.com.au. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ a b c Burrell granted new hearing, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 31 August 2008
 | This biographical article related to crime is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |