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The details of the murder and cime scene pictures of where Karen MacKenzie (age 31) and her three children Daniel (16), Amara (7), and Katrina (5) at their remote rural property in Greenough Western Australia, on 21 February 1993 were considered so gruesome the judge has it all under seal to this day.
On the day of the crime, Mitchell had spent the day getting high on a mix of cannabis, alcohol and amphetamines. The trouble began with the sound of a car arriving at the MacKenzie home. Daniel went out to see who it was and was confronted by Mitchell. Mitchell, wielding an axe killed Daniel and headed for the house, where he found MacKenzie asleep in the lounge room. After attacking her with the axe and killing her, he then raped her. Amara and Katrina were asleep in their bedrooms when Mitchell turned his attention to them
This case has been solved. The killer William Patrick Mitchell who attended their funeral prior to his arrest and 22 years old at the time was sentenced to life imprisonment pleading guilty to the murders, interfering with a corpse and sexual assault on a child. A non parole period of twenty years was set and which has been served. Mitchell has unsuccessfully applied for parole twice over six years and in September 2019 was eligible to apply again for a third time.
Karen's family is active each time he applies, in attempting to ensure he stays behind bars.
Throw Away The Keys
On the day of the crime, Mitchell had spent the day getting high on a mix of cannabis, alcohol and amphetamines. The trouble began with the sound of a car arriving at the MacKenzie home. Daniel went out to see who it was and was confronted by Mitchell. Mitchell, wielding an axe killed Daniel and headed for the house, where he found MacKenzie asleep in the lounge room. After attacking her with the axe and killing her, he then raped her. Amara and Katrina were asleep in their bedrooms when Mitchell turned his attention to them
This case has been solved. The killer William Patrick Mitchell who attended their funeral prior to his arrest and 22 years old at the time was sentenced to life imprisonment pleading guilty to the murders, interfering with a corpse and sexual assault on a child. A non parole period of twenty years was set and which has been served. Mitchell has unsuccessfully applied for parole twice over six years and in September 2019 was eligible to apply again for a third time.
Karen's family is active each time he applies, in attempting to ensure he stays behind bars.
Throw Away The Keys
'Throw away the prison keys' | PerthNow
FAMILY of a woman and three children hacked to death in the notorious Greenough massacre have pleaded that the depraved sex killer never be released from jail.
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