7 | The Frankston Serial Killer

He said he hated women…but then he became one. In this episode, we delve deep into psychology, profiling and gender dysphoria in the case of the Frankston Killer, who terrorised a quiet suburb of Australia in the early 90s but could be released in 2023. We’ll look at nature versus nurture and what could have turned Paul Denyer into a serial murderer.

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Credits:

Research, writing, narration and audio arrangement by Prash

Character Voices: Simon, Jack Timothy, Tanya O’Sullivan

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Sources:

Booker, Chloe, 2015, “Someone must know: cold case murder probe into disappearance of Sarah MacDiarmid”, The Age, https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/someone-must-know-cold-case-murder-probe-into-disappearance-of-sarah-macdiarmid-20150711-gia1rg.html

Catter, 2008, “Paul Denyer Police Interviews”, Crimblog

http://wwwcrimblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/paul-denyer-police-interviews.html

Deery, Shannon, 2011, “Family of Paul Denyer tell of killer’s death threat”, Daily Telegraph

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/killers-family-dont-let-him-out/news-story/59e38892e8170309ccd633d1da3ffca4

Denyer, Julie, “True Story of Serial Killer Paul Denyer”, Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/True-Story-of-serial-killer-Paul-Denyer-195830497244618/?hc_ref=ART1CQmM_dfTjuZvIXUTT9BierabnDWenYn-rtwks7kzJA1Zx0khkVQS7-m8fdnAHT4&fref=nf&__tn__=kC-R

Denyer, Paul, 2003 – 2004, letters from prison

http://media.heraldsun.com.au/multimedia/2013/april/denyerletters/index03.html

Evil Clown TV, 2014, “Serial Killer Paul Denyer – Australian Killer – Documentary”, YouTube video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFGqBApTjWk

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https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/mental-health/gender-dysphoria/related/gender-dysphoria-statistics/#gref [medically reviewed by Paula Cookson LCSW]

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https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/5015765.carshalton-couple-haunted-by-their-serial-killer-relative/

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