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Claremont Serial Killings

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Raising the barPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Claremont killer’s prosecutor now a judge

The prosecution lawyer responsible for securing the conviction of Bradley Robert Edwards has been appointed a District Court judge, The West can exclusively reveal.

Peter Law

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‘I think we’ve finally got him’CommentsPremium
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The inside story of a killer’s early-morning arrest

In this exclusive extract from Tim Clarke’s gripping book, Enigma Of The Dark, police plan their move on Bradley Edwards — and reveal the details of the arrest that led to the trial of the century.

Tim Clarke

HeartbreakingCommentsSentence ‘just’ but closure is ‘nonsensical’

The father of murdered Claremont victim Ciara Glennon has delivered a heartbreaking statement in the wake of Bradley Robert Edwards sentence of at least 40 years.

Emily Moulton

opinion
opinion
EditorialCommentsPremium
opinion
Claremont killer must never be set free

Bradley Edwards spending his last sad and pathetic decades rotting behind razor wire is the only outcome that would ever be acceptable to the WA public.

Killer’s countdownPremiumClock ticking on possible Claremont killer appeal

Bradley Robert Edwards was yesterday given a historic sentence that will likely see him die in jail. Here’s how long the man found guilty of murdering Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon has to appeal.

Emily Moulton

Claremont: The TrialPodcast: ‘Coward’ Edwards likely to die in prison

After 20 years of hiding in plain sight, Bradley Edwards will likely never leave jail and die without his freedom, after he was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 40 years.

Kate Ryan

opinion
opinion
Claremont killerCommentsPremium
opinion
Courage of two survivors to face cowardly monster

The power of the spoken word was never clearer than in the WA Supreme Court today, as the Huntingdale and Karrakatta survivors of Bradley Robert Edwards bravely stood up in court.

Malcolm Quekett

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Claremont shock twistPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Ex-lover of mining heir ‘was also victim of killer’

A woman who believes she was also attacked by Claremont killer Bradley Edwards can today be revealed as the mother of the so-called ‘secret daughter’ of billionaire mining heir Michael Wright.

Tim Clarke

TO ROT IN PRISONPremiumRecord sentence for sadistic Claremont killer

Bradley Robert Edwards will almost certainly die in prison after he was given the longest minimum prison term ever handed down by a WA court.

Sadistic killerPremiumTom Percy: Why Bradley Edwards will rot in his cell

Some time after 2060 an Attorney-General will decide if the Claremont killer should be paroled. Tom Percy reveals why that answer will be a resounding ‘no’ and Edwards will never taste freedom again.

Tom Percy

Claremont killingsPremiumTop cop hails life sentence of ‘WA tormentor’ Edwards

WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson has declared the sentencing of Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards a ‘momentous day’, saying ‘we have witnessed the jailing of an evil man’.

Shannon Hampton

Full recapPremiumHow the Claremont killer’s sentencing played out

The long wait for justice for the families of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon is now over as Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards is sentenced to life in jail. RECAP TODAY’S EVENTS AS THEY HAPPENED

Emily Moulton

analysis
analysis
‘Dangerous predator’Premium
analysis
Claremont killer’s life sentence explained

Bradley Robert Edwards has been sentenced to life in prison for his ‘callous, pre-meditated’ crimes — but Justice Stephen Hall stopped short of issuing a never-to-be-released order. Here’s why.

Shannon Hampton

FULL STATEMENTPremium‘I will live and you won’t’: What Edwards’ victim said

The victim of Bradley Robert Edwards’ terrifying Karrakatta Cemetery sex attack delivered a gut-wrenching victim impact statement, just hours before his sentencing. READ THE STATEMENT IN FULL.

Kate Phillips

‘Die in jail’VideoClaremont killer Bradley Edwards sentenced to life

The long wait for justice for the families of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon is over, with Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards sentenced to life in jail with a non-parole period of 40 years.

Shannon Hampton

Claremont sentencingPremiumWhy Bradley Robert Edwards ‘remains a threat to women’

Prosecutors have argued Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards should die in prison over his ‘planned, premeditated, cold and repeated crimes’ and the depraved pornography found on his computer.

Shannon Hampton and Emily Moulton

Victim impact statementPremium‘I hope you’re treated as well as you treated me’

The victims of Bradley Robert Edwards’ terrifying sex attacks delivered gut-wrenching victim impact statements, telling him he was ‘pathetic’ and that they would never let the attacks define them.

Shannon Hampton

Judgment dayPremiumGrieving family members arrive to hear killer’s fate

The long-suffering family members of Bradley Robert Edwards’ victims have arrived at court to hear the fate of the Claremont killer.

Kate Ryan & Kate Massey

WA’s trial of the centuryPremiumEdwards to learn his fate in Claremont sentencing

Bradley Edwards — now known as the Claremont killer — will learn if he has any chance of ever being released from prison, as he is today sentenced for the murders of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon.

Tim Clarke

Historic visionVideoPremiumCourt stops release of Claremont killer’s police chat

Footage of Claremont killer Bradley Edwards’ arrest and subsequent police interviews will not be seen by the wider public after an application was rejected. Here’s why you won’t get to see it.

Emily Moulton

Bradley EdwardsPremiumClaremont victims’ families oppose release of interview

Convicted Claremont killer Bradley Edwards, the families of the two women he murdered, and the woman he brutally raped formed an unlikely alliance today.

Tim Clarke

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FIRE PROBEPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Claremont killer’s home targeted in arson attack

Police are investigating after an arson attack at the Kewdale home of Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards — after a fire was sparked at the derelict home last night.

Phil Hickey

the dark truthPremiumClaremont killer case the ultimate enigma

The case of the Claremont serial killer — a case like no other in this State and like very few anywhere in the world —gripped Perth for decades. Now the full story can finally be told.

Tim Clarke

Claremont families speakPremium‘It went on so long... I thought it was a lost cause’

The Rimmer and Spiers families have told of their grief, relief, frustration, shock and gratitude since Bradley Robert Edwards’ arrest, trial and conviction as they open up on their fight for justice.

Tim Clarke

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