Megan Kalajzich murder

Murder of Megan Kalajzich
Date 27 January 1986 (1986-01-27)
Location 31 Fairlight Crescent,
Fairlight, New South Wales,
Australia
Coordinates 33°47′59″S 151°16′21″E / 33.79962°S 151.272469°E / -33.79962; 151.272469Coordinates: 33°47′59″S 151°16′21″E / 33.79962°S 151.272469°E / -33.79962; 151.272469
Cause Shots
Deaths Megan Kalajzich
Suspect(s) Andrew Kalajzich, Warren Elkins, Franciscus Wilhelmus Vandenberg, Kerry Orrock, George Canellis
Verdict All guilty except Canellis (granted immunity)
Convictions Kalajzich (life)
Elkins (10 years; 5 years non-parole)
Vandenburg (life, committed suicide in prison)
Orrock (life)

Megan Kalajzich was shot twice through the head as she slept beside her husband in Fairlight, Sydney, Australia, at about 1am on 27 January 1986. Her husband Andrew Kalajzich served a jail sentence for murder, conspiracy to murder and attempting to use a firearm with the intent to murder. After serving 25 years in prison, it was announced on 25 January 2012 that Kalajzich would be released on parole.[1] He was subsequently released on 8 February 2012.[2]

Kalajzich and his children have continued to maintain that he is innocent of the charges.[1]

The Megan Kalajzich murder was the focus of the Crime Investigation Australia season 1 episode "Contract to Kill".[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kalajzich to walk free from jail in a fortnight". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  2. Davies, Lisa (8 February 2012). "Kalajzich walks free after 25 years". smh.com.au. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  3. "Contract to Kill". Crime Investigation Australia. Retrieved 2009-07-05.

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