Bevan Spencer von Einem
Bevan Spencer von Einem | |
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Von Einem appearing in court in 2008 | |
| Born | 29 May 1946 |
| Died | December 2025 (aged 79) Northfield, South Australia, Australia |
| Other names | Bevan von Einem |
| Conviction | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (36-year non-parole period) |
| Details | |
| Victims | Convicted of 1, suspected of 5+ |
Span of crimes | 1979–1983 |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
Date apprehended | 3 November 1983 |
Bevan Spencer von Einem (29 May 1946 – December 2025) was an Australian convicted child murderer and suspected serial killer from Adelaide, South Australia. An accountant by profession, he was convicted in 1984 for the murder of 15-year-old Adelaide teenager Richard Kelvin, the son of local television and radio personality Rob Kelvin. Von Einem served life imprisonment. He was in G Block of Yatala Prison for decades, but was transferred to Port Augusta Prison in the north of the state in 2007. Von Einem was a suspect in several other murders, but he was never charged in those cases. He died of natural causes in prison at the age of 79.