I think you are correct.
110 years ago there was a triple murder and double rape at Gatton, Australia. The police made a mess of the case and the culprit was never found. There have been at least three books published on the case. Perhaps the latest one is by a fairly well known trade unionist, Merv Lilley, who 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."
(Redemption blamed it on the Bossa Nova since, Mon 21 Apr 2008, 14:48, Reply)