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词条 Leonard Fraser
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  1. Biography

  2. Crimes

  3. Death

  4. Media

  5. Notes

  6. References

  7. External links

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Leonard John Fraser (27 June 1951 – 1 January 2007), also known as "The Rockhampton Rapist", was an Australian convicted serial killer.

Biography

Fraser was born in Ingham, Queensland. He had a daughter in the 1970s with a woman named Pearl. He was also noted for having below average intelligence, to the point where he had trouble writing his own name.

Crimes

Before a life sentence on 7 September 2000 for the abduction, rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl, Keyra Steinhardt, in Rockhampton, Queensland, Leonard Fraser had spent almost 20 of the preceding 22 years behind bars for the rape of other women. He even raped a terminally ill cancer patient, with whom he had been living in early 1997. He was subsequently charged with four murders. Police found many trophies of his victims in his flat and ponytails from three different women, which could not be traced to any of his known victims.[1]

Fraser originally confessed to five murders in an apparent deal with police to avoid general population in prison, but one of those victims was 14-year-old Natasha Ryan, who was found to be alive and living secretly with her boyfriend in a nearby town after being listed as a missing person for five years.[2] Although there was an obvious inconsistency with his confessions, his defence did not file for a mistrial. Nor did his defence object to the prosecution using the same confession made in custody, which included the Ryan confession, for three other victims whose remains were found. The Ryan 'murder' was also based on testimony from a fellow prisoner who alleged that Fraser drew detailed maps showing where Ms. Ryan's remains could be located.[3] The judge in the case, Justice Brian Ambrose, heavily criticised the media for commenting on the value of confessions to crimes made to police under duress or to other prisoners while in custody, which might have affected the trial.

In 2003 Fraser was sentenced to three indefinite prison terms for the murders of Beverley Leggo and Sylvia Benedetti, and the manslaughter of Julie Turner in the Rockhampton area in 1998 and 1999.[4][5] At his trial, the judge described him as a sexual predator who was a danger to the community and his fellow inmates.[6]

Death

Fraser was being held at the Wolston Correctional Centre and, after complaining of chest pains, he was taken to a secure section of the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Woolloongabba, on 26 December 2006,[7] where he subsequently died of a heart attack on 1 January 2007.[6]

Media

Fraser's murders are the focus of the Crime Investigation Australia series 2 episode "The Predator: Leonard John Fraser"[8] and Crime Stories episode "Leonard Fraser: the Rockhampton Rapist".

Notes

1. ^{{cite journal| last =Bassingthwaighte| first =Ted | title =From Sexual Predator to Murderer| journal =Police news| publisher =New South Wales Police Association| date = November 2006| url =http://www.pansw.org.au/PolNews/Nov38-52.pdf| accessdate = 2 January 2007 | format = – [https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=author%3A+intitle%3AFrom+Sexual+Predator+to+Murderer&as_publication=Police+news&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&btnG=Search Scholar search]| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050615215035/http://pansw.org.au/PolNews/Nov38-52.pdf| archivedate = 15 June 2005}}
2. ^{{cite news | first=Peter | last=McCutcheon | title=Fraser trial judge criticises media commentary | date=14 April 2003 | publisher=ABC | url =http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2003/s832080.htm | work =The World Today | accessdate = 2 January 2007}}
3. ^{{cite news | title=Victim in murder trial found alive, but three others are definitely dead, say police | url =http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/10/1049567807305.html | accessdate = 11 April 2003 | work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mako.org.au/pedofraser.html |title=Leonard John Fraser |accessdate=2 January 2007 |last=Doneman |first=Paula |work=Movement Against Kindred Offenders (M.A.K.O) |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061105090916/http://www.mako.org.au/pedofraser.html |archivedate=5 November 2006 |df=dmy-all }}
5. ^{{cite news | first=Kim | last=Landers | title=Fraser guilty verdict | date=5 September 2003 | publisher=ABC | url =http://www.abc.net.au/stateline/qld/content/2003/s851395.htm | work =Stateline Queensland | accessdate = 2 January 2007}}
6. ^{{cite news | title=Qld serial killer dies in hospital | date=1 January 2007 | url =http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200701/s1820028.htm | work =ABC News | accessdate = 2 January 2007}}
7. ^{{cite news|first=Paula |last=Doneman |title=Serial killer in hospital after heart scare |publisher=News.com.au |date=27 December 2006 |url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20977923-1248,00.html |accessdate=2 January 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218165802/http://www.news.com.au/story/0%2C23599%2C20977923-1248%2C00.html |archivedate=18 February 2008 |df=dmy-all }}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Leonard John Fraser |url=http://www.citv.com.au/microsite/CrimeInvestigationAustralia/episodes/episode.aspx?id=25 |publisher=Crime Investigation Australia |accessdate=26 October 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711122538/http://www.citv.com.au/microsite/CrimeInvestigationAustralia/episodes/episode.aspx?id=25 |archivedate=11 July 2009 |df=dmy-all }}

References

  • {{Cite book

| last =Doneman
| first =Paula
| authorlink =
| title =Things a killer would know: The true story of Leonard Fraser
| publisher =Allen & Unwin
| date =June 2006
| location =
| isbn =1-74114-231-8
| page =240 }}

External links

  • Queensland's first convicted serial killer dies
{{Australian crime}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Fraser, Leonard}}

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