James Ryan O'Neill
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| Born | 1947 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Alias(es) | Leigh Anthony Bridgart |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Penalty | Life imprisonment |
James Ryan O'Neill (born Leigh Anthony Bridgart in Melbourne, Victoria 1947) is a convicted Tasmanian murderer serving a life sentence about whom allegations have been made that he murdered a number of children in several Australian states from the mid 1960s whilst he was still a teenager through to the murder that he was imprisoned for in 1975. He is currently Tasmania's longest serving prisoner for a single offence.
He was the subject of a documentary The Fishermen which was broadcast on ABC TV in October 2006.
[edit] External links
- The Beaumont Children - site documenting the disappearance of the Beaumont Children
- Remember, He's A Killer - article on The Fishermen: A Journey Into The Mind Of A Killer from The Age
