Case 252
Margaret Maher, Mersina Halvagis & Nicole Patterson
*** Content warning: serial rapist and killer, sexual assault, stalking ***
When Melbourne women Margaret Maher, Mersina Halvagis and Nicole Patterson were found brutally murdered in the late 1990s, police didn’t immediately link the crimes. The killer left behind no incriminating evidence, indicating he was an experienced offender who knew how to beat the system.
Little did investigators know, the story began almost 30 years earlier, when a 15-year-old boy knocked on his neighbour’s door and asked to borrow a knife.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Milly Raso
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
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
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RESOURCES
BOOKS
Rot in Hell: Peter Dupas – the mutilating monster – Jim Main
ARTICLES
Killer’s wife tells of doomed marriage – The Age
Dupas asked neighbour’s daughter to stay on eve of attack – The Age
Body ‘looked like mannequin’ – The Age
$1m reward to find Halvagis killer – The Age
Jailed lawyer holds key to Halvagis case – The Age
Dupas interviewed over cemetery stabbing – The Age
Dupas faces murder charge – The Age
Disgraced lawyer applies for $1m Halvagis reward – The Age
Peter Dupas dobbed in again by Andrew Fraser – The Age
Serial killer Peter Dupas has inflicted misery on many – Herald Sun
Call for second life term for murderer Dupas – The Age
Killer’s grisly trademark his downfall – The Sydney Morning Herald
A signature killer – The Age
Family’s frustration at murder appeal – ABC News
Appeals court overturns Dupas murder conviction – The Age
Serial killer Dupas to die in jail – The Age
Peter Dupas charged with murder of 95yo Kathleen Downes at Melbourne nursing home – ABC News
Prosecutors drop murder case against notorious killer Peter Dupas – Nine News
Serial killer Peter Dupas linked to three unsolved cases – news.com.au
What we can learn from the murder of Mersina Halvagis – news.com.au
‘Pure evil’ killer who raped and mutilated victims kept being freed to murder again – Daily Star
ARCHIVED ARTICLES
Judge regrets he is unable to order medication for rapist – The Age
Murder in cemetery a mystery – The Age
Cemetery killing a random attack: police – The Age
Killer may have stalked others – The Age
Police seek help in murder case – The Age
Police, family appeal for help to solve murder at cemetery – The Age
Reward in murder case – The Age
Senseless killing. Endless grief – The Age
Patients sought after stabbing – The Age
Man questioned on stabbing – The Age
Bloody jacket key to murder, court told – The Age
United in grief by a tragic coincidence – The Age
Precious memories sustain grieving family – The Age
A chilling case of legal deja vu – The Age
A speechless denial of life – The Age
The man who won’t give up – The Age
VIDEOS
Peter Dupas – Beyond the Darklands