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Claremont Serial Killings

Chilling encounterPremiumBradley Edwards victim recounts terrifying home ambush

One of Bradley Robert Edwards’ first victims has broken her silence, revealing the moment the Claremont killer ambushed her inside her Huntingdale home and how she bravely fought him off.

Sarah Steger

Appeal deadlinePremiumClaremont killer chooses not to appeal conviction

Bradley Robert Edwards has failed to lodge an appeal against his conviction for killing Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon, potentially bringing to an end WA’s longest and most expensive murder mystery.

Tim Clarke

Bradley EdwardsPremiumClaremont killer’s ‘burst of fury’ behind bars

One disturbing incident gave those inside Casuarina Prison, where Claremont killer Bradley Edwards spent time before his conviction, a possible glimpse of the monster behind the ‘polite’ facade.

Deadline loomsPremiumLegal Aid refuses to fund Claremont killer appeal

Convicted Claremont killer Bradley Edwards will have to pay for any appeal against his landmark murder convictions himself, after Legal Aid rejected a request to fund any potential legal challenge.

Tim Clarke

WA cold casePremiumTwenty-five years of pain: Remembering Sarah Spiers

On this day in 1996, 18-year-old Sarah Spiers vanished from the streets of Claremont. Twenty-five years later, her family is still chasing justice.

Kate Ryan

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Raising the barPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Claremont killer’s prosecutor now a judge

The prosecution lawyer responsible for securing the conviction of Bradley Robert Edwards has been appointed a District Court judge, The West can exclusively reveal.

Peter Law

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
‘I think we’ve finally got him’CommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
The inside story of a killer’s early-morning arrest

In this exclusive extract from Tim Clarke’s gripping book, Enigma Of The Dark, police plan their move on Bradley Edwards — and reveal the details of the arrest that led to the trial of the century.

Tim Clarke

HeartbreakingCommentsSentence ‘just’ but closure is ‘nonsensical’

The father of murdered Claremont victim Ciara Glennon has delivered a heartbreaking statement in the wake of Bradley Robert Edwards sentence of at least 40 years.

Emily Moulton

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EditorialCommentsPremium
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Claremont killer must never be set free

Bradley Edwards spending his last sad and pathetic decades rotting behind razor wire is the only outcome that would ever be acceptable to the WA public.

Killer’s countdownPremiumClock ticking on possible Claremont killer appeal

Bradley Robert Edwards was yesterday given a historic sentence that will likely see him die in jail. Here’s how long the man found guilty of murdering Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon has to appeal.

Emily Moulton

Claremont: The TrialPodcast: ‘Coward’ Edwards likely to die in prison

After 20 years of hiding in plain sight, Bradley Edwards will likely never leave jail and die without his freedom, after he was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 40 years.

Kate Ryan

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Claremont killerCommentsPremium
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Courage of two survivors to face cowardly monster

The power of the spoken word was never clearer than in the WA Supreme Court today, as the Huntingdale and Karrakatta survivors of Bradley Robert Edwards bravely stood up in court.

Malcolm Quekett

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
Claremont shock twistPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Ex-lover of mining heir ‘was also victim of killer’

A woman who believes she was also attacked by Claremont killer Bradley Edwards can today be revealed as the mother of the so-called ‘secret daughter’ of billionaire mining heir Michael Wright.

Tim Clarke

TO ROT IN PRISONPremiumRecord sentence for sadistic Claremont killer

Bradley Robert Edwards will almost certainly die in prison after he was given the longest minimum prison term ever handed down by a WA court.

Sadistic killerPremiumTom Percy: Why Bradley Edwards will rot in his cell

Some time after 2060 an Attorney-General will decide if the Claremont killer should be paroled. Tom Percy reveals why that answer will be a resounding ‘no’ and Edwards will never taste freedom again.

Tom Percy

Claremont killingsPremiumTop cop hails life sentence of ‘WA tormentor’ Edwards

WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson has declared the sentencing of Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards a ‘momentous day’, saying ‘we have witnessed the jailing of an evil man’.

Shannon Hampton

Full recapPremiumHow the Claremont killer’s sentencing played out

The long wait for justice for the families of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon is now over as Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards is sentenced to life in jail. RECAP TODAY’S EVENTS AS THEY HAPPENED

Emily Moulton

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‘Dangerous predator’Premium
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Claremont killer’s life sentence explained

Bradley Robert Edwards has been sentenced to life in prison for his ‘callous, pre-meditated’ crimes — but Justice Stephen Hall stopped short of issuing a never-to-be-released order. Here’s why.

Shannon Hampton

FULL STATEMENTPremium‘I will live and you won’t’: What Edwards’ victim said

The victim of Bradley Robert Edwards’ terrifying Karrakatta Cemetery sex attack delivered a gut-wrenching victim impact statement, just hours before his sentencing. READ THE STATEMENT IN FULL.

Kate Phillips

‘Die in jail’VideoClaremont killer Bradley Edwards sentenced to life

The long wait for justice for the families of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon is over, with Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards sentenced to life in jail with a non-parole period of 40 years.

Shannon Hampton

Claremont sentencingPremiumWhy Bradley Robert Edwards ‘remains a threat to women’

Prosecutors have argued Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards should die in prison over his ‘planned, premeditated, cold and repeated crimes’ and the depraved pornography found on his computer.

Shannon Hampton and Emily Moulton

Victim impact statementPremium‘I hope you’re treated as well as you treated me’

The victims of Bradley Robert Edwards’ terrifying sex attacks delivered gut-wrenching victim impact statements, telling him he was ‘pathetic’ and that they would never let the attacks define them.

Shannon Hampton

Judgment dayPremiumGrieving family members arrive to hear killer’s fate

The long-suffering family members of Bradley Robert Edwards’ victims have arrived at court to hear the fate of the Claremont killer.

Kate Ryan & Kate Massey

WA’s trial of the centuryPremiumEdwards to learn his fate in Claremont sentencing

Bradley Edwards — now known as the Claremont killer — will learn if he has any chance of ever being released from prison, as he is today sentenced for the murders of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon.

Tim Clarke