A creepy tale from the 1930s
112 years ago there was a triple murder and double rape at Gatton, Australia. The police made a mess of the case and the rapist was never found. There have been at least three books published on the case. Perhaps the latest one is "Gatton Man" by Merv Lilley, once a well known trade unionist.

He accused his father of being the culprit. There were some grounds to back it up and Lilley said his mother was convinced her husband was guilty. The father was a bigamist, violent, and when his mind began to go in advanced age could not be left with children about.

This father had been a farmer and commercial traveler. I mentioned his name to my parents just after reading the book as his farm had not been terribly far from their old stamping grounds.

My late mother said "I knew him. He used to call in at Plainfield (her parent's farm) when I was a little girl. I used to make myself scarce when I saw him coming and so did my sisters."

(A repost of a reply to the Kids QOTW three years ago.)
(Redemption blamed it on the Bossa Nova since, Fri 8 Apr 2011, 13:44, Reply)