Truro murders
Christopher Robin Worrell | |
|---|---|
Christopher Worrell | |
| Born | 17 January 1954 |
| Died | 19 February 1977 (aged 23) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Other names | The Truro Murderers |
| Criminal status | Deceased before trial |
| Details | |
| Victims | 7 |
Span of crimes | 23 December 1976 – 12 February 1977 |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
James William Miller | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 February 1940 |
| Died | 21 October 2008 (aged 68) |
| Other names | The Truro Murderers |
| Criminal penalty | 6x life imprisonment with non-parole period of 35 years |
| Details | |
| Victims | 7 |
Span of crimes | 23 December 1976 – 12 February 1977 |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
Date apprehended | 23 May 1979 |
The Truro murders is the name given to a series of murders uncovered with the discovery in 1978 and 1979 of the remains of a young woman and teenage girl in bushland east of the town of Truro in South Australia. After police searches, the remains of seven women and girls were discovered in total: five at Truro, one at Wingfield, and one at Port Gawler. The victims had been murdered over a two-month period in 1976–1977.