Episode description

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a masked man began snatching children from their homes in Melbourne, Australia. With crimes similar to that of a fictional boogeyman, the area was petrified with fear, and to this day, police have never identified him. This is the story of Mr. Cruel.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Real Crime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArIl4189jDw

2. Unresolved: https://unresolved.me/mr-cruel

3. Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10569225/Masked-child-killer-Mr-Cruel-terrified-city-abducting-young-girls-homes-three-decades-ago-raped-elderly-nun-years-earlier-loose.html

4. The Age: https://www.newspapers.com/image/122998873/?terms=mr%20cruel&match=1

5. Australian Missing Persons Register: http://www.australianmissingpersonsregister.com/Worledge.htm

6. Melbin Marvels: https://melbinmarvels.com/2022/01/20/the-abduction-of-nicola-lynas/

7. Herald Sun: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/victoria-police-set-to-increase-reward-for-child-killer-mr-cruel/news-story/a65fb33fa370d04d740a68b9f6410d2e

8. News.com: https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/crime/forensic-technology-links-mr-cruel-suspect-to-melbourne-electrical-industry/news-story/318bc9381837cde0682077c84be75ca0

9. Melbin Marvels: https://melbinmarvels.com/2021/01/26/mr-cruel-serial-rapist-and-murderer-overview-of-case/