When asked why he had pleaded guilty, he gestured toward the victims' families and said, "It's the least I could do."
In early October, 2005, a bureaucratic error meant that paperwork for David Birnies antidepressants was lost in the system and his supply was cut off. The Wests house at 28 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, teeming with victims dismembered remains, was demolished in 1996. In the early 1960s, Birnie's parents decided to move the family to another Perth suburb, where Birnie met Catherine Harrison through mutual friends. [21], Catherine Birnie is imprisoned in Bandyup Women's Prison. The killings would become known as the Moorhouse murders after the address of that house where they took place.
Uncharacteristically, she failed to show up at her office to work and was not home to meet her daughters returning from a weekend with their father. "She gave the tick of approval. The police were initially skeptical of her story, but 22-year-old Constable Laura Handcock believed her from the outset, due to the amount of detail she provided, including their address and telephone number. ", "Police didn't initially believe Kate Moir who escaped Australia's worst serial killers", "Evil serial killer David Birnie was 'a softie inside' - ex-prison guard", "Serial killer and torturer due for sentence review", "Killer Catherine Birnie given no hope of parole", "Serial killer Birnie's parole bid rejected", "Survivor of Perth Serial Killers The Birnies Speaks Out", "Survivor Kate Moir wants Birnie forgotten", "I am a victim of my mother's crimes, says Catherine Birnie's son", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_and_Catherine_Birnie&oldid=1134273590, Donald McLaughlin (19711985; he d. 1999), This page was last edited on 17 January 2023, at 21:22. She was taken back to the Willagee house where she was gagged, chained to the bed and raped.
Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. She claimed she was walking home from the university when a couple tried to pick her up. She asked: Are you going to rape me or kill me? and David Birnie replied, Well only rape you if youre good.. "David was the puppet, Catherine was the puppeteer. Police claim the man was part of a group of four who became involved in a fight at a popular bar and restaurant night spot. Police searched the drain for four hours but found nothing further. Before sunrise, the team had travelled across the city and south about 80km to Glen Eagle forest looking for three more graves.