![]() I've made a completely different life than I probably would have if this man didn't do what he did," she says. "It traumatised me because they were my friends. The case sparked the largest police investigation Australia had ever seen, costing nearly $4 million and involving Scotland Yard and the FBI (Under Investigation)ĭespite it all, Mr Cruel was never captured, a fact that haunts Under Investigation's witness. ![]() The case sparked the largest police investigation Australia had ever seen, costing nearly $4 million and involving Scotland Yard and the FBI. If it was followed up in 1988 then they need to inform the witnesses." he says. Even 34 years later, it's still worth pursuing. "This information needs to be followed up. It's crucial information as a result of the Under Investigation promo airing, this is why it's important to call on the public."Ĭharlie Bezzina says "it's never too late" for the case to be solved, and hopes Victoria Police pursue this critical information. "This is specific information about a potential sighting at the location where a young girl was abducted. "As a detective, I've been contacted over the years by different people reporting that they worked with a guy that used terms like "bozzo" or "missy" but this is different," he says. Retired homicide detective Charlie Bezzina, who was handed the Mr Cruel case, describes the information as a "crucial breakthrough". "I think that everything he did after, trying to hide his identity, was because he'd been seen and he knew he'd been seen," she says. Under Investigation's witness believes this was because he knew he'd been spotted by her brothers. The witness is appealing to people to examine this sketch closely, particularly those who worked in the electricity industry (Under Investigation)ĭuring his attacks, Mr Cruel wore a black balaclava with white stitching around the eyes and mouth. The masked intruder entered protected homes, took children in front of their parents and assaulted them, leaving no forensic trace of his identity. They were also very young, but everyone feels devastated about what's happened with this information." "My brothers are very upset with what's happened. "The police didn't come, but they had the information because they came years later, and when they did come, they were only there for a few minutes, so they didn't take any information from the boys." she says. The witness says her brothers "feel guilty" their information wasn't shared publicly sooner. ![]() The sighting of the strange man was reported to police shortly after the attack but they didn't interview the family until years later. In 1988, the witness' friend was taken from her Ringwood home, driven to an unknown location and assaulted for 18 hours before being returned. Two victims lived near substations and one was released at an electricity station in Kew. The remains of the young girl who was believed to be Mr Cruel's fourth victim, Karmein Chan, were discovered near the SECV Thomastown Terminal Station. Using geographic information system (GIS) technology developed by Esri, Under Investigation uncovered a new connection between Mr Cruel and nearby terminal stations. The eerie link to the electrical industry was uncovered during Nine's Under Investigation episode. "If you worked in the industry with power lines, just take a look for a second and he will stand out. "You don't go to that area by accident… Only someone who knew those power lines and the access it had to the houses on the back fence would know it," she says. Under Investigation's witness was a young girl who lived on the same street and went to the same school as Mr Cruel's second victim, in the Melbourne suburb of Ringwood. The witness is appealing to people to examine this sketch closely, particularly those who worked in the electricity industry. Under Investigation produced an artist's impression according to the brothers' description. He wasn't expecting to be seen." the witness says. "He was completely secluded, that's why he was shocked when he was discovered. They said he was Caucasian, with a pot belly, a beard, and brown hair that was long on the sides but balding on top.Īpparently startled by the brothers, the unknown man ran away, putting his JVC video camera in the boot of his gold Ford sedan and driving off. The boys described the man as "unkempt", wearing a long flannel shirt and light-blue baggy jeans. " The woman says her brothers saw a strange man filming into the victim's house over the back fence in the Melbourne suburb of Ringwood (Under Investigation) ![]() There's no reason for anyone else to be up there. No kids would play up there apart from my brothers. "The area the houses are around is specifically for the power lines.
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