Bruce Burrell

Bruce Allan Burrell
Born (1953-01-25) 25 January 1953[1]
Occupation Advertising executive
Criminal penalty Life imprisonment + 44 years
Conviction(s) Murder x 2
Kidnapping

Bruce Allan Burrell is an Australian convicted kidnapper and double murderer, currently serving life imprisonment plus 44 years for the 1995 murder of 74-year-old grandmother Dorothy Davis, and the 1997 murder of 39-year-old mother Kerry Whelan.

Legal cases

Kerry Whelan was a 39-year-old mother of three last seen getting into a Pajero four-wheel-drive with Burrell at the Parkroyal Hotel in Parramatta during May 1997.[2] Whelan's body has never been found.[2]

On 31 July 2008, Burrell was granted the right to have his murder conviction reheard.[2]

Dorothy Davis was a 74-year-old grandmother living in Lurline Bay, Sydney. On 30 May 1995, Davis left her apartment to visit Burrell's wife. She was never seen again. Burrell was charged with Davis' murder and later found guilty by a jury.

References

  1. ↑ R v Bruce Allan BURRELL (No 3) NSWSC 30, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 8 February 2008
  2. 1 2 3 Burrell granted new hearing, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 31 August 2008
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