Kath Pettingill

Kathleen Pettingill
Born 1935
Other names Granny Evil
Occupation Former brothel owner
Children 7[1]
Conviction(s) Drug trafficking

Kathleen Pettingill (born 1935) is the matriarch of the Melbourne based criminal family, the Pettingill family.

Pettingill has one glass eye, having lost an eye after being shot through a closed door at the Collingwood Housing Commission of Victoria flats by Kim Nelson and Keryn Thompson as she and her son Dennis attempted to repay a $300 debt on behalf of her daughter, Vicky.[2]

Having herself been a prostitute,[3] she then went on to run brothels.[1]

Family

Pettingill's children include some of Melbourne's most infamous criminals.

Biography

A biography of her life, titled, The Matriarch: The Kathy Pettingill Story was released in 1996 written by Adrian Tame. Pettingill now lives in Venus Bay, Gippsland, Victoria.[7]
A fictionalised version of her appears in the film Animal Kingdom, in which she is portrayed by Jacki Weaver, who was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Coming clean". The Age. October 1, 2005. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  2. Shand, Adam (2007). Big Shots. Viking Books. ISBN 978-0-670-04071-1.
  3. Tame, Adrian (1996). The Matriarch: The Kathy Pettingill Story. Pan Macmillan. pp. 58, 60. ISBN 0-7329-0854-X. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  4. Munroe, Ian. Butcher, Steve (May 3, 2002). "Brace for more gangland shootings, police warn". The Age. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  5. "Crime world loses one of its finest". The Sydney Morning Herald. May 3, 2002. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Melbourne crime figure's son guilty". Ninemsn. May 20, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  7. Tame, Adrian (June 10, 2007). "Bingo dogs' number's up". Herald Sun. Retrieved July 2, 2010.

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