Leonard Fraser

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Leonard Fraser
Background information
Birth name: Leonard John Fraser
Born: June 27, 1951
Ingham, Queensland
Died: January 1, 2007 (aged 55)
Cause of death: heart attack
Penalty: life imprisonment
Killings
Number of victims: four confirmed
Span of killings: 1998 through 1999
Country: Australia
State(s): Queensland
Date apprehended: 1999

Leonard John Fraser (June 27, 1951 – January 1, 2007) was an Australian convicted serial killer.

Fraser was born in Ingham, Queensland. He was jailed for the abduction and murder of nine-year-old Rockhampton girl Keyra Steinhardt in 1999. He had previously served a period in jail for rape. He was subsequently charged with four murders. Police found many trophies of his victims in his flat and ponytails from three different women, which could not be traced to any of his known victims.[1] One alleged victim, however, Natasha Ryan, was eventually found to be alive and living secretly with her boyfriend after being missing for five years.[2] In 2003, he was sentenced to three indefinite prison terms for the murders of Beverley Leggo and Sylvia Benedetti, and the manslaughter of Julie Turner in the Rockhampton area in 1998 and 1999.[3][4] At his trial, the judge described him as a sexual predator who was a danger to the community and his fellow inmates.[5]

Fraser was being held at the Wolston Correctional Centre and, after complaining of chest pains, he was taken to a secure section of the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Woolloongabba, on 2006-12-26,[6] where he subsequently died of a heart attack.[5]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Bassingthwaighte, Ted (November 2006). "From Sexual Predator to Murderer" ([dead link] – Scholar search). Police news. New South Wales Police Association. 
  2. ^ "Fraser trial judge criticises media commentary", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2003-04-14. Retrieved on 2007-01-02. 
  3. ^ Leonard John Fraser. MAKO. Retrieved on 2007-01-02.
  4. ^ "Fraser guilty verdict", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2003-05-09. Retrieved on 2007-01-02. 
  5. ^ a b "Qld serial killer dies in hospital", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2007-01-01. Retrieved on 2007-01-02. 
  6. ^ Doneman, Paula. "Serial killer in hospital after heart scare", News.com, 2006-12-27. Retrieved on 2007-01-02. 

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NAME Fraser, Leonard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian serial killer
DATE OF BIRTH June 27, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Ingham, Queensland, Australia
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 2007
PLACE OF DEATH Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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