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For almost five years, a missing schoolgirl s traumatised family believed that she was the victim of a psychopathic serial killer. They mourned her death and held a memorial service to remember her, while her apparent murderer faced justice in court. But the bizarre truth was hidden in a cupboard much, much closer to home, in a case that captivated and enraged Australia. Fifteen years ago, Leonard John Fraser was on trial for the murder of Natasha Ryan, who had vanished from outside a movie theatre in the Queensland town of Rockhampton in 1998. Natasha Ryan vanished from Rockhampton in central Queensland when she was 14-years-old and was thought to be the victim of a serial killer.
For almost five years, a missing schoolgirl s traumatised family believed that she was the victim of a psychopathic serial killer. They mourned her death and held a memorial service to remember her, while her apparent murderer faced justice in court. But the bizarre truth was hidden in a cupboard much, much closer to home, in a case that captivated and enraged Australia. Fifteen years ago, Leonard John Fraser was on trial for the murder of Natasha Ryan, who had vanished from outside a movie theatre in the Queensland town of Rockhampton in 1998. Natasha Ryan vanished from Rockhampton in central Queensland when she was 14-years-old and was thought to be the victim of a serial killer.
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Subscriber only Former Neerkol orphanage employee, Kevin Leslie Baker, is set to stand trial later this year on historical offences. Mr Baker s matters were mentioned in Rockhampton District Court last week. The court heard Mr Baker was scheduled to stand trial to contest the charges with the trial starting on November 8 in Rockhampton District Court. The court heard the six charges that were in the magistrates court had been moved up to the district court. Crown prosecutor Samantha O Rourke said the crown would not be pursuing an application to have the six charges join up with those Mr Baker will stand trial over in November.
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A petition calling for mandatory minimum actual time in custody sentences for motorists convicted of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, following a fatal crash which killed four-year-old Taylen Swanson, continues to gain attention with more than 3400 signatures.
The petition was started by Taylen’s aunt Jody Swanson following the sentencing of at-fault driver Michelle Lee Newton in Rockhampton District Court on March 19 to 3.5 years prison, wholly suspended and operational for five years for one count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and grievous bodily harm, along with one count each of drug driving while being a provisional licence holder and possessing a dangerous drug.