Murder of Betty Shanks

Betty Shanks in September 1952

The Murder of Betty Shanks is one of the oldest and most notorious unsolved murder cases.[1] in Queensland, Australia.

Overview

On the night of 19 September 1952, 22-year-old Betty Shanks got off a tram at Days Rd. Terminus in the Grange, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, and started her short walk home. Her violently beaten body was found in the garden of a house on the corner of Carberry and Thomas Streets the next morning at 5.35am,[2] by a policeman who lived nearby.[3] At the time it was Queensland's biggest criminal investigation ever,[4] and as of 2010 a reward of A$50,000 is still current.[2]

Investigation

An attack by a sex offender was considered very early in the investigation.[5] Another theory is that the murderer attacked the wrong woman, and was actually interested in a doctor's receptionist - who also walked home down the same street at the same time, and had keys to the surgery which contained drugs.[4] A number of people have confessed over the years, however all have proved to be false.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "History Mystery: Betty Shanks" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Murder of Betty Thomson Shanks $50,000 Reward". Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Shanks Murder suspect traced". The Courier-Mail. April 3, 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  4. 1 2 "New light on Brisbane's most infamous murder case - 730 Report". 3 April 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "Police search extends in Brisbane Crime". The Canberra Times. 22 September 1952. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "Shanks Murder suspect traced". The Courier-Mail. April 3, 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
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