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[edit] Wolf Creek

I think the last paragraph, about the film Wolf Creek, could use refinement.

The link below is a movie review written by someone who spoke to the director at Sundance Film Festival. It states "He [being Director Greg Mclean] explained that the film was basically a composite of two or three absolutely true stories that took place in the outback and details all the way down to the killings, were based off of these cases (sidenote: these were referred to as the "Backpacker Murders" committed along the Hume Highway by Ivan Milat between 1989 and 1992)". The sidenote being a sidenote, written in retrospect, i think it is enough to say that all three stories (backpack murders, snowtown murders, peter falconio disappearance) do play a part in Wolf Creek.

Review: http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/review/460

[edit] Interesting

Parramatta police are following up news that DNA matching that found under the fingernails of one of the Belanglo Forest murder victims has been found on a body recently discovered in bushland.

Detective Sergeant Michael Ashwood today led a raid on the late Mrs Milat's Guildford home where one of the Milat brothers, who is handicapped, still lives, in an effort to chase down phantom DNA that was found on a body discovered in bushland. Police were allegedly looking for any weapons, clothing or other objects related to the recent discovery in 2004 of a woman's body in a shallow grave which shot under the media radar.

The delay in the search was due to the results of a matching DNA sample from both this murder victim and the backpacker murder victims only 'recently coming in' from labs in the United Kingdom. One of the few conspiracy theory sites on the subject states: Ivan Milat's family were officially informed that the DNA did not match Ivan Milat or any member of his family, nor did the DNA match any of the known victims. Police explained this by pointing out that the judge in his summing up of the case against Ivan Milat stated that there was no way one person committed these murders alone, and that the murders had a ritual-satanic aspect which would suggest a group of people being involved.

Take it with a grain of salt, but there's definately something afoot. I assume more will come to light when the mainstream media grabs a hold of this matter. Jachin 01:58, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unreferenced Chat

Below moved out of main article: Directors have allegedly said that it was based on the Snowtown murders, not either of these. Many members of the public have expressed outrage at the backpacker murders being linked to the movie, because the backpacker murders could not have been conducted in the way described in the Wolf Creek movie. This is explained by the directors who have stated that it is about the Snowtown murders, not the backpacker murders. Media, however, have incorrectly linked the backpacker murders to Wolf Creek, and suggested that the profile of the psychopath in the movie is based on Ivan Milat. To make things even more complex, the description for the official Wolf Creek website at Yahoo says that the movie is "based on the true events of the 'Backpacker Murders'" and also states this on the back of the DVD case of the movie.

  • Note: The director states that the killer in wolf creek is based on Milat and even some of the torture scenes: "Greg McLean: That’s real! That whole sequence is taken from the Milat case. When I read that I couldn’t believe it. That’s what he did to some of his victims, and that’s probably some of the worst stuff I’ve heard my whole life."

Format 19:25, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Where's the authority for the wild claim that he 'made love' to Savvas every night? Sounds like someone's trying to further demonise the demon. That sort of claim definitely needs some evidence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.161.19.119 (talk) 13:47, 10 June 2008 (UTC) In fact, given it was recently added, seems pointless and has no reference, I'll remove it. Put it back in if there's any evidence. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.161.19.119 (talk) 13:51, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Missing third and fourth case

The first and second cases, and the fifth, sixth and seventh case are listed in this article, but the third and fourth case of James Gibson and Deborah Everitt are missing. I assume they were accidentally deleted. Does anyone have a copy of the correct text? 202.155.163.138 15:58, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

Restored. DH85868993 13:53, 9 November 2007 (UTC)