John justin bunting murders

Series of murders in Adelaide, South Australia

For the film based on the murders, see Snowtown (film).

Snowtown murders
Criminal charge	Murder (12 counts)
Penalty	Bunting: 11 life sentences without parole Wagner: 10 life sentences without parole Vlassakis: four life sentences with 26 year non-parole period Haydon: 25 years with 18 year non-parole period
Victims	12
Span of crimes	August 1992 – May 1999
Country	Australia
State(s)	South Australia
Date apprehended	21 May 1999

The Snowtown murders (also known as the bodies in barrels murders) were a series of murders committed by John Justin Bunting, Robert Joe Wagner, and James Spyridon Vlassakis between August 1992 and May 1999, in and around Adelaide, South Australia.

The Snowtown killings of 11 people have been described as the worst serial murders in Australia.

The Snowtown killings of 11 people have been described as the worst serial murders in Australia.

Murders, but was convicted of helping cover up the deaths of seven victims.

Marshall, Debi: Killing for Pleasure: The Definitive Story of the Snowtown Serial Murders, · Mitchell, Susan: All Things Bright and Beautiful: Murder in.

Victims were mainly chosen on a whim by John Bunting for imagined infractions.

John Justin Bunting is an Australian serial killer from Adelaide, South murder of 11 victims of the Snowtown murders.

A fourth person, Mark Haydon, was convicted of helping to dispose of the bodies. The trial was one of the longest and most publicised in Australian legal history.

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