Case 131
Mr Stinky
During the 1970s and 80s, a series of terrifying sexual assaults occurred inside homes throughout the Victorian suburb of Donvale. The unidentified perpetrator was initially referred to as The Donvale Rapist, but after several survivors described him as having a distinctly offensive odour, he was given a new nickname – ‘Mr Stinky.’
As Victorian Police worked to identify the rapist, one officer noticed something of interest. Mr Stinky’s fingerprints bore similarities to prints taken from an unrelated, unsolved crime scene 16 years earlier. Was it possible that Mr Stinky was more prolific than authorities initially thought?
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Milly Raso and Erin Munro
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
SPECIAL THANKS:
A special thank you to Louise Raso and Andrew Rule for their assistance in the creation of this episode.
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
RESOURCES
BOOKS:
Sex, Death and Betrayal – Andrew Rule
Cuckoo – Andrew Rule
WEBSITES:
Our Family – Potts, Gregg, Starritt, Madill, Campbell, Strachan, Stewart Abina Margaret “Bina” Madill Age: 16 1949-1966.
DOCUMENTARIES:
Crimes That Shook Australia: Raymond Edmunds
ARCHIVED ARTICLES:
New clue to missing teenagers – The Canberra Times: February 18 1966
Missing teenagers were murdered – The Age” February 28 1966
Wall of silence worries police – The Canberra Times: March 4 1966
Clue in earlier murder – The Canberra Times: April 23 1966
Murder gun identified – The Canberra Times: May 16 1966
Extra men for murder inquiry – The Canberra Times: June 7 1966
4 years old murder unsolved – The Canberra Times: June 10 1970
Murdered teenage pair “were drinking” – The Age: June 10 1970
New leads in 1966 double murder – The Canberra Times: October 29 1976
Sculpture links Shepparton murders, Melbourne rapes – The Age: November 17 1982
66 murder suspect held – The Canberra Times: March 23 1985
Man alleged to have confessed – The Canberra Times: October 22 1985
Husband could have killed more people, ex-wife tells court – The Age: October 23 1985
Man charged with two Shepparton murders to be tried there – The Age: October 29 1985
The labor and luck of the fingerprint game – The Age: August 5 1986
ARTICLES:
Revenge is sweet, but rarely worth it – The Herald Sun
Mr Stinky’ still a suspect, 35 years later, in murder of Elaine Jones at Murray River camping spot – The Age
He helped to catch Mr Stinky – Shepparton News
Mr Stinky – The making of a secret monster – The Herald Sun
Cold case detectives launch a fresh hunt for serial killer – The Age
How police finally caught up with notorious rapist and killer Mr Stinky – The West
Notorious killer, “Mr Stinky”, charged with 31 historical offences – Shepparton News
Historical charges for ‘Mr Stinky’ – Shepparton Advertiser
Mr Stinky’ admits to more Victorian rapes – The Age
Double murderer known as ‘Mr Stinky’ to plead guilty to historical rape charges – ABC News
Mr Stinky’ Raymond Edmunds sentenced for decades-old rapes across Melbourne – 7News
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