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Jailed murderer gets 30 years for raping, killing second woman at Gold Coast
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A man serving a life sentence for murdering a young woman more than 30 years ago has been sentenced for the rape and murder of a second woman, Linda Doris Reed, on the Gold Coast in 1983.
Troy James OâMeara forced 21-year-old Mrs Reed to leave her work on December 13 while she was on her lunch break, drove her 30 minutes to bushland, before binding, raping and killing her.
Troy James OâMeara (left) when he was arrested in August 2018 for the rape and murder of Linda Reed.
Queensland Police have revealed how two fingerprints on the side of a van helped crack a 38-year cold case after the rape and murder a 21-year-old Gold Coast newlywed.
The meticulous review of evidence collected at the time of the 1983 murder led to Troy James O Meara being sentenced to 20 years behind bars today.
O Meara was just 17 when he threatened Linda Reed on her lunch break at Pacific Fair Shopping Centre in Broadbeach and forced her to drive to a remote location where he restrained, sexually assaulted and drowned her in a creek.
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Police found fingerprint evidence first identified Troy James O Meara as a suspect in 2014. (Queensland Police)
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Man who raped and killed a woman 40 years ago killed another two years later
Troy James O Meara, 54, was 17 when he killed Linda Reed, 21, in December 1983
O Meara raped Ms Reed in bushland then drowned or smothered her in a creek
In striking similarities he also raped and murdered Vanessa Joy O Brien in 1985