Paul Denyer
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| Birth name: | Paul Charles Denyer |
| Alias(es): | Frankston Serial Killer |
| Born: | April 14, 1972 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Penalty: | 30 years to Life |
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| Number of victims: | 3 |
| Span of killings: | June 11, 1993 through July 30, 1993 |
| Country: | Australia  |
| State(s): | Victoria |
| Date apprehended: | July 31, 1993 |
Paul Charles Denyer (b. April 14, 1972) is an Australian serial killer, currently serving life imprisonment in HM Prison Barwon for the murders of Elizabeth Stevens, 18, Debbie Fream, 22, and Natalie Russell, 17 in Frankston, Victoria in 1993.
Denyer is known as the Frankston Serial Killer due to his crimes occurring within the Frankston, Victoria area. The Frankston Serial Killer was featured in the pilot episode of the Seven Network show Forensic Investigators.
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[edit] Early life
When Denyer was a child his mother recalls him rolling from a table and hurting his head. There was one occasion when his brother, David, woke to find Paul kneeling on his bed, rocking forwards and banging his head on the front of the bed. He once cut the family's kitten and hung it from a tree. At school, he once assaulted a fellow student whilst the victim was chewing a pen, causing the pen to become lodged in the victim's throat [1].
Paul also had a fetish for stealing neighbours underwear off the line and then masturbating with them.
[edit] Murders
During a seven week period of 1993, Denyer stalked and murdered three women in the Melbourne suburb of Frankston [2]. Denyer was 21 at the time of his crimes. During a police interview, Denyer's motivation for his crimes became apparent when he replied to police questions stating he hated women in general [3].
- POLICE: Can you explain why we have women victims?
- DENYER: I just hate them.
- POLICE: I beg your pardon.
- DENYER: I hate them.
- POLICE: Those particular girls or women in general?
- DENYER: General.
[edit] Sex reassignment requests
Whilst imprisoned, Denyer has requested to be allowed to purchase and wear ladies cosmetics, a request which was denied.
Denyer also filed freedom of information requests to learn of the Victorian government's policy on gender reassignment surgery for prisoners and has sought evaluation to determine his suitablity for such surgery, which was also rejected by medical specialists.
[edit] Online letter auction
A letter written by Denyer to a bookstore in the United States was offered for sale via online auction during August 2007 at MurderAuction.com. The letter was signed Paula. Comments included in the online auction description included,
"Australian serial killer Paul Denyer aka the Frankston serial killer who prefers to be called Paula. In fact he has signed the end of this letter 'Paula'. On the return address he (has) written 'Paula Denyer' with 9 total lines of address written in his/her hand" [4].
[edit] References
- ^ [http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/rpp/28/ch4.pdf Mass and Serial Murders in Australia], Australian Institute of Criminology
- ^ Stop pandering to 'sicko', says Doyle, The Age, June 28, 2004
- ^ Murderer's sex change request sparks rights debate, 7.30 Report, January 9, 2004
- ^ Letter from killer Paul Denyer set for online auction, Herald Sun, August 20, 2007
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[edit] Further reading
- The Frankston Murders: The True Story of Serial Killer Paul Denyer [ISBN 1-877006-00-9], by Vikki Petraitis.
[edit] External links
- The Queen v Denyer M77/1994 (17 March 1995), High Court of Australia, Application for special leave to appeal
- Why triple-killer Paul Denyer must never be released, The Age, January 14, 2004
- Stop pandering to 'sicko', says Doyle
- Murderer's sex change request sparks rights debate
