Justice Hall spent almost three months considering the evidence which included testimony from more than 200 witnesses. PREVIOUSLY: 'Sex-motivation' for all Claremont crimes. Edwards was charged with the murder of Ms Rimmer and Ms Glennon after a raid on his Kewdale home in December 2016. It took him about 20 minutes to deliver a verbal summary of his written judgment which spans more than 600 pages. Ms Barbagallo, who led the prosecution, and Edwards' defence counsel Paul Yovich both declined to comment on the verdicts. Fibre evidence had established that both the murder victims had been in Edwards' Telstra work vehicle shortly before their deaths, he added. Sitemap The defence case lasted mere minutes, with Edwards electing not to take the stand and his barrister calling no witnesses. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
Justice Hall concluded Edwards had abducted both Ms Rimmer and Ms Glennon and that a violent struggle had ensued with both women before he used a knife or another sharp object to fatally stab or slash them. Woman hit by chair that flew off NYC building sues after horrific accident, Mandy Moore is pregnant, expecting a baby boy with husband Taylor Goldsmith, Selena Gomez shows off kidney transplant scar in chic swimsuit, Music exec funds fake VMA event dubbed NYC’s ‘Fyre Festival’ in alleged scam, ‘Cake Boss’ Star Buddy Valastro Impales Hand in Bowling Accident, © 2020 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Man arrested for 1974 murder of teen who vanished after Valentine's Day dance, DNA solves 1996 case of Alaska teen raped, murdered after birthday party, Bronx man gets 20 years in 1999 cold case killing of neighbor, Mother arrested in her baby’s 1988 killing thanks to DNA, US attorney looking into Russia probe also eyeing Clinton Foundation: report. He was charged with Ms Spiers' murder in February 2018. Prosecutors alleged fibres from Edwards' work car and clothes were found on Ms Glennon, Ms Rimmer and the rape victim. Confessed rapist Bradley Robert Edwards has been found guilty of murdering two women in Perth in the 1990s but acquitted of slaying a third woman. Edwards committed his first known offence against women in 1988, breaking into the Huntingdale home of an 18-year-old acquaintance and indecently assaulting her as she slept. (Supplied) Bradley Edwards en route to court to learn his fate earlier today. Edwards was charged with the murder of Ms Rimmer and Ms Glennon after a raid on his Kewdale home in December 2016. Confessed rapist Bradley Robert Edwards has been found guilty of murdering two women in Perth in the 1990s but acquitted of slaying a third woman. This story has been shared 569,135 times. But his lawyers suggested throughout the trial that the DNA evidence had been contaminated in the laboratory by samples taken from Edwards' rape victim. What should we expect this bushfire season? He will be sentenced at a later date. Hundreds of people queued outside the WA District Court building from 4am, packing the courtroom and two overflow public galleries. He said the evidence showing Edwards' propensity for violent abductions "makes it more likely" that Edwards was the killer of Ms Spiers. There were emotional scenes after the hearing concluded with prosecutor Carmel Barbagallo and Police Commissioner Chris Dawson embracing members of the victims' families, including Ms Spiers' parents Don and Carol. Confessed rapist Bradley Robert Edwards has been found guilty of murdering two women in Perth in the 1990s but acquitted of slaying a third woman. McConnell says Trump will leave office peacefully if he loses election, Facebook's long-delayed oversight board will launch before US election, Republican voter registration surges in one swing state, Wayfair Way Day deals 2020: All of the best picks to shop right now, Wayfair takes up to 50 percent off Le Creuset for Way Day sale, Bloomingdale's takes an extra 25 percent off sale items for three-day sale, Backcountry takes up to 60 percent off winter clothing for new sale, A Freshly subscription is the perfect lunch option while working from home, Bored homeowner turns driveway into giant mural using a pressure washer, Demi Lovato and fiancé Max Ehrich are headed toward a breakup.
But he said it could not be proved beyond reasonable doubt in the absence of any other evidence about the killer's identity.
He'd left behind a semen-stained silk kimono stolen from a washing line and when it was finally tested in November 2016, DNA matched swabs taken from a teenager he abducted from Claremont then raped at nearby Karrakatta Cemetery in 1995. Edwards shook his head when the guilty verdicts were delivered. The fact that all three went missing from a popular nightlife area frequented by many young people inspired a real and pervasive sense of fear,” WA Supreme Court Justice Stephen Hall said during his judgment. MORE DETAIL: Snapshot of Claremont murders case. Edwards committed his first known offence against women in 1988, breaking into the Huntingdale home of an 18-year-old acquaintance and indecently assaulting her as she slept. Bradley Edwards guilty of two murders. Justice Stephen Hall on Thursday delivered his long-anticipated verdicts, finding Edwards guilty of murdering Ms Rimmer and Ms Glennon but not guilty of murdering Ms Spiers.