Sunday February 2, 1986 Anita Cobby finishes her shift as a nurse and goes to dinner with friends in Surry Hills. from her killers, only two witnesses saw her If you would like to customise your choices, click 'Manage privacy settings'. Further, the judge found Marsden had "probably" used the services of two witnesses to have another witness "reconsider his position". The police report taken by model as his brother, a car enthusiast, had seen On the day of her death, she most likely decided to walk home after finding the phone to be out of order and no taxis available at the taxi rank. Two men of 8 NEXT Anita to the investigating police who contacted the In May 2015, he was reclassified to medium security until July 2015, when he was reclassified back to maximum security. Travers has a Mr Cobby also changed his name as he couldn't bear the association to the crime. and met friends for dinner in [[Redfern, New The violent nature of the crime shocked most his teenage years were often reprimanded by local police and [18], As of 2022[update], Gary Murphy was housed in Goulburn Correctional Centre in maximum security. However, she decided instead to follow in her mother's footsteps and also become a nurse[2], She met her future husband, John Cobby, while studying for her nursing degree at Sydney Hospital. [5], Once inside the car on Newton Road, Cobby had been ordered to strip off her clothes but refused, begging her attackers to let her go and saying she was married and also menstruating. face, Gary identified the broken and bloodied after she left the train - a young brother and I have read a lot of the court transcripts etc and trust me, the details are horrid. Two days after being reported missing, Cobby's body was discovered on a farm in Prospect. See our privacy policy for more information. Arriving at Blacktown, she would usually ring her father who would pick her up. Travers was regularly kept in protection at the Goulburn because he was often involved in bloody fights with other inmates and threatening prison staff. You can now click/tap LATEST NEWS to start the live stream. when Const Murphy had taken Gary Lynch's missing The attackers then drove to a service station to purchase fuel using money stolen from Cobby's purse. He was detained in police custody. She was However, they do so for the purposes of survival not so these prisoners. Les Murphy was the youngest Nobody cares. A TIMELINE OF HORROR. However, Mr Fishers six months behind bars had taught him some of the tough rules of prison politics, and he decided he wouldnt move because it might put him on show meaning he would be targeted and beaten by other inmates. To keep creating relating to stolen cars and released on police In 1988, he was housed along with his brother Michael Murphy in the newly built Special Protection Unit in Long Bay Correctional Complex. Travers. Two days later her beaten and bloodied body was discovered in the middle of a farm in the Western Sydney suburb of Prospect, the extent of her injuries shocking even the most hardened of homicide detectives. filmed the event and it was televised in the Murphy was one of five men, including two of his brothers, given a life sentence over the infamous killing, which shocked Australia. over 50 prior convictions for offences including Thirty years after the brutal rape and murder of Anita Cobby, details of her death still have the power to shock and bring tears to the eyes of hardened police officers. Mr Fisher said he was fascinated by the killers outlook, but there was no point trying to change his mind. [19], As of 2022[update], Les Murphy was housed in Goulburn Correctional Centre in maximum security. the train from Central to Blacktown. police started searching for John Travers, his childhood in juvenile prisons where he Cobby was raped and murdered near Prospect on the evening of February 2, 1986. surrounded by a large congealed pool of blood. He found that "on the balance of probabilities" Marsden induced a murderer and rapist to persuade a witness "to change his position". Anita Cobby and Travers and Mick Murdoch jumped out and dragged her in. [2] Cobby's body was initially identified by her distinctive wedding ring, which was still on her finger when she was found. And thats probably what got the attention of the five gutless creeps who abducted, tortured, repeatedly raped and killed her, leaving her nude and debased in a farmers paddock one February night in 1986. And what does it say of the people who watched? It was a savage crime that caused an. He called her "a disgrace to our profession" and demanded Cunneen be stood down during the investigation of his complaint. Marsden's excesses were well known - thanks mostly to Marsden himself. The national bestseller: John Cobby finally tells his story, 30 years after the murder of his wife, Anita. DETECTIVES have released chilling recordings of the men who raped and killed Anita Cobby confessing to one of the most shocking crimes in Australian history. had been the right car and Anita was being Before I went to jail I was opposed to the death penalty, not because its too cruel, but its too kind, he said. He was serving life for the 1988 rape and murder of 20-year-old Janine Balding who was kidnapped from Sutherland train station by a group of homeless men and youths. After a blessed upbringing in Sydneys eastern suburbs, 53-year-old Greg Fisher worked his way up through the ranks of the corporate world until the share price of his company crashed and he fell into an expensive ice addiction. From 2005 to 2015 Travers was housed in Lithgow Correctional Centre. Several police officers who were involved in the broadcast on August 14, 2007. memories of travellers or others who may have Travers sadistic and violent background. to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really The gang of five pictured walking detectives through the crime scene. Anita Cobby. On Sunday February 9, exactly Anita Cobby was born Anita Lorraine Lynch at 11.30 on November 2, 1959. It is the first time that Mr Cobby, who was a prime suspect in Anita's murder and even confessed to the crime, has been interviewed on TV about the events in 1986. sister who witnessed the abduction taking place. Petitions containing tens of You will soon need to register to keep streaming 2GB online. Mr Woodham has also revealed the sickening conversation one of the murderers had with his mother, straight after being jailed. This was a calculated killing done in cold blood. [20] The case was covered by Casefile True Crime Podcast on 22 July 2017. eyes were open, vacant, staring. travelled the 9:12 p.m. train to Blacktown. She was ordered to strip Gary was also known to have a very violent related charges in the years before the murder. It spurred him to use his skills to make a difference, and he is now CEO of a charity called Thread Together that provides clothing and shoes for the underprivileged. secret records reveal Anita Cobby confession murder - so radio host John Laws obtained a copy of the autopsy Anita leak report and read aloud details of the death of Anita. punch Anita repeatedly, then drove to a service Two days after the discovery of Anita Cobby's body, the New South Wales government posted a $50,000 reward for information leading to the capture of her killers. On Monday February 10, Seeing nothing in the paddock and believing the car he was looking for was a different model Holden, he returned home. Government posted an $50,000 reward for relied on crime to provide food, stealing animals such as The five accused suspects had NOTE: Only lines in the current paragraph are shown. John Travers Paul drove down the desolate Anita Lorraine Cobby (ne Lynch) (2 November 1959 - 2 February 1986) was a 26-year-old Australian registered nurse and beauty pageant winner who was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered while walking home from Blacktown railway station after dining out with two Sydney Hospital colleagues in Surry Hills, New South Wales, just before 10:00 There are several mistakes in this report, it was her murder not his also it happened on Reen Road, Prospect not Green Rd. Her attackers continued to At the reintroduction of capital punishment with call and broke the news to him also. The pair started to talk about their crimes. Murdoch had also spent a great part of down a dirt backroad where 3 uniformed police The Lynchs remained The men dragged her into their car, kicking and screaming, and not knowing how bad it would be. The Lynches also campaigned in seeking tougher sentencing and truth in sentencing laws, which eventuated after Cobby's murder. One wonders if such language from a judge would pass muster these days. Subscribe for free to get the latest breaking news and analysis sent to your inbox. call from someone following up on a call they We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. John Cobby heard about the We use cookies in order to personalise your experience and improve our services. eyes, black wavy hair, olive complexion. It was the crime that shocked the nation, when 26-year-old nurse and former beauty queen Anita Cobby was horrifically murdered while walking home on February 2, 1986. The police then received a Travers' early He was known to need your help for this. The health of Intrigued, Mr Fisher asked whether he would like to say sorry to Ms Cobbys family, but Travers was defiant in his refusal, saying hed already been punished enough in prison. I was given the ground rules by him straight away. He was On 4 February 1986, John Cobby's life imploded. His parents had little or no control over him at all. 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Ms Cobbys widower John hoped his death was painful for him, telling The Daily Telegraph, One down, four to go.. and so he drove on. founders of the Victims of Homicide Support Feb 09, 2016 10:35am. But Anita Cobby like Jill Meagher wasnt the making of a sociological study. body as that of his daughter Anita. The media dubbed the 45-day court proceedings as "the trial of the century". violent crimes ever perpetrated in Australia. that Anita had decided to stay at one of her Although he didnt know who Travers was, Mr Fisher knew from his cellmates eyes that he was pure evil. [2] Cobby was then driven down Reen Road to the secluded paddock, while being held down in the car, raped repeatedly, and being continually beaten by her five attackers. On the day of the murder, The news story also referred to Michael Murphy as an unemployed prison escapee of no fixed address, and another in the same paper detailed Murphy's criminal convictions and his recent escape from Silverwater Correctional Centre, where he was serving a 25-year sentence for a string of burglaries and thefts. He sat down with the family and the crime to her. (born The governor came to see me and said: Look, hes a model prisoner, and its up to you. Her left arm was under Anita Lorraine Cobby was a 26-year-old Australian woman from Blacktown, New South Wales who was kidnapped while walking home from Blacktown railway station just before 10:00 p.m. on 2 February 1986, and subsequently sexually assaulted and murdered. not have an identification but she was between Its a sorry part of national folklore that Cobby, 26, had finished her shift at a Sydney hospital, enjoyed dinner with friends and caught the 9.12pm train to Blacktown in outer-western Sydney to her parents home. Investigations led to the arrest of five men who were later convicted of her abduction, rape and murder on 10 June 1987 and each sentenced to life imprisonment, without the possibility of parole, on 16 June 1987. was raised in Mount Druitt, a suburb of Blacktown (in Sydney) And youre locked in there for a long time, often for days on end when the jails short-staffed, so you get to know your cellmate very well.. She was taken to Minchinbury a small suburb in western Sydney where she was raped and drowned in a dam. matched his brother's description. On 10 June 1987, all four were found guilty of sexual assault and murder. In 2002, Murdoch was reclassified as maximum security and transferred to Lithgow Correctional Centre. She was the daughter of Grace and Garry Lynch and a sister to Kathryn. using marijuana when just 13 years of age and by 14 was an He kept saying he wanted to get a group of law students and a professor to take him on as a project to get him released, he said. sentenced to life imprisonment, never to be family witnessed a woman being dragged into a stopped their stolen Holden Kingswood. Returning home, he telephoned the police to report what he had seen. On 9 February, police re-enacted Someone leaked the post mortem to him and he took it . called Anita's parents. Find out how rich she is in the current year and the way she spends her money. [2], Anita Lynch was born in Sydney on 2 November 1959, to Garry Bernard Lynch, a graphic artist with the Royal Australian Air Force, and Grace "Peggy" Lynch, a nurse. disappearance in the hope of jogging the But as with Bryant, we dont want to hear about these guys all of them jailed, under the order never to be released. When the report is available the important conclusions are set out in a letter sent to the family. In 1992, he was transferred to Lithgow Correctional Centre, where he undertook Year 10 studies and did weekly work. The brutalised woman lay on means for an income. Understand how to responsibly use this work by visiting 'Using . in Blacktown, New South Wales. From my whole service Ray, I reckon this is the second worst murder that I had dealings with the offenders. The men, who spotted her from the car they were travelling in, dragged Ms Cobby into the vehicle and drove 5km to a rural farm in Prospect. Marsden became president of the Law Society of NSW, he was appointed to the Legal Aid Review Committee, the Justice Act Review Committee, the NSW Police Board and the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW. father Ken, with whom he never shared a close relationship, left This might or might not explain his rage when a Crown prosecutor said defence lawyers could be sleazy. He had eyes like Id never seen before. A young the household in 1981, leaving Travers as the head of the Cobby then caught a train from Central railway station to Blacktown station. white and grey Holden Commodore at around Death is a much better option for them because its over and its finished.. It is the first time that Mr Cobby, who was a prime suspect in Anita's murder and even confessed to the crime, has been interviewed on TV about the events in 1986. disruptive to other students. killers. The trial began in Sydney on 16 March 1987. The biography of Anita Cobby includes details about her height, age and body measurements, weight and relationships, family, and professional life. Cobby worked in Sydney and commuted daily from her home in Blacktown. John never made it to Shelley Beach. closer inspection he saw it was not the same They then dragged the brutally beaten Cobby into the paddock along a barbed wire fence, where they dumped her and continued to sexually and physically abuse her for some time. According to his taped confession, one of the attackers, John Travers, then became concerned that Cobby could identify them because she had seen their faces and heard their names, and convinced the other attackers to kill her. He was the victim now, in his eyes, because hed been there too long.. John McGaughey fit the time frame of Anita's A former Corrective Services Commissioner has revealed what Anita Cobby's murderers are really like behind bars. A few years later, Gary Murphy was transferred to Maitland Gaol Correctional Centre, where he was housed till the prison's closure. Marsden won his defamation case because, although he liked rough trade, and although he was reckless, he could deny he was a pederast, which is criminal offence. Murdoch and Murphy were charged with offences relating to stolen cars and released on police bail. Australian registered nurse and beauty pageant When it came to hypocrisy, Marsden saved his worst till last. hospitalised. Studying from past student work is an amazing way to learn and research, however you must always act with academic integrity. Beyond schooling he held very few immediately briefed by Tony Cassimatis. He sustained severe head and facial injuries. Ron Woodham says the brutal and sickening rapists are "weak cowards" who hide from other inmates. He was one of three Murphy brothers who took part in the abuse and murder. hindsight it saved police a lot of time as two Two days prior, the body of 26 year old nurse Anita Cobby had been found in a paddock in Prospect, 32 kilometres west of Sydney's CBD. On 4 February 1986, John Cobby's life imploded. A high-flying businessman whose life spiralled out of control has given a chilling insight into the mind of one of Australias must notorious killers. This show was slitting their throats. discovery of a woman's body on the news and A Sydney high-flyer, whose life spun off the rails, has given a haunting insight into the mind of one of Australias must notorious killers. Anita finished work at Sydney Hospital at 3pm large image of Travers. 423 Anita Cobby Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Editorial Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 423 Anita Cobby Premium High Res Photos Browse 423 anita cobby stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Anita Lorraine Cobby (2 November 1959 - 2 February 1986) was a 26 year old Australian nurse who was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered while walking home from work on the night of 2 February 1986. also known to display cruelty to animals from an early age, a Det Sgt Ian Kennedy was also family. They married on 27 March 1982. Instead, he turned around and drove straight to Blacktown. Overall it was Aside Anita Cobby (Anita Lorraine Lynch) is an Australian nurse born on the 2nd of November 1959. Hearing impairment The multimillion-dollar mistake made by Channel Seven's Peter Manning was to call Marsden a pederast, a highly specific claim, and think that rent boys could survive a forensic battering in court. Michael Murphy, aged 33, was the eldest of the nine Murphy children. murder. Last year, as he was moved to a secure palliative unit, he was asked if he wanted to apologise to Anita Cobbys family, before he made his final exit. The two men were On the day of the murder, she finished work at Sydney Hospital at 3p.m. and met friends for dinner in nearby Redfern. 9.50pm. "I hadn't put two and two together," he told news.com.au. horrible truth began to surface when Sister Also, discover how at Read more, Anita Cobby Biography, Height, Weight, And Net Worth, Dakota Fanning Measurements Height, Weight, Age and Net Worth, Amy Jackson Measurement, Height, Weight, Age and Net Worth, Anna Torv Biography, Movies, TV Shows and Net Worth, Anna Netrebko Measurement Height, Weight, And Net Worth. eventually committed to Boys Town, a juvenile detention Marsden lived with blood on his hands. Protest erupts after Projects Jesus sex joke, Trauma after cannibal killer crime scene. Then they smashed her again and raped her again, all of them - John Travers, Michael Murdoch, Les Murphy, Gary Murphy and Mick Murphy. Register an account or skip for now to do it later. The man met with police and told them that a man named John Travers and two other criminals, Mick Murdoch and Les Murphy, had stolen a car a couple of days . [10] Justice Alan Maxwell described the crime as, "One of the most horrifying physical and sexual assaults. it matched the description of Anita. In total, 22 days had Anita was murdered on that still, quiet February night. Join the conversation with your fellow The New Daily readers and see their replies. car, had also made conflicting statements about WARNING: Graphic details may be disturbing to some readers, In her photographs be it wearing a beauty queen sash or just walking up a set of steps Anita Cobby looked directly in the camera, with the smiling confidence of someone saying:This is me, and Im loving life.. for the murder. This week 23 years ago, a NSW mum did the unthinkable. In 2005 he was placed in Goulburn Correctional Centre and was housed there until June 2019. journey. He spoke with Find out more about how we use your personal data in our privacy policy and cookie policy. Constable Debbie Wallace wore similar clothing to Cobby and travelled the 9:12p.m. train to Blacktown. were waiting for them. A recording by a woman known only as Miss X caught ringleader John Travers confessing what he and four others had done to nurse Anita Cobby in Sydney. my brother ashumu say as autopsy report on anita cobby will describe here and, To get information about report on anita cobby refer the link below. In 2018 Murphy was transferred from Goulburn to Long Bay due to deteriorating health. Anita Cobby (Anita Lorraine Lynch)is an Australian nurse born on the 2nd of November 1959. Ron Woodham says the brutal and sickening rapists are weak cowards who hide from other inmates. He was driving up the coast looking for his missing wife, Anita, when over the radio he heard: 'The body of a naked woman has been found in a paddock in western Sydney.' Murder of Anita Cobby was a 26-year-old Australian registered nurse and beauty pageant winner who was kidnapped while walking home from Blacktown railway station after dining out with two Sydney Hospital colleagues in Surry Hills, New South Wales, just before 10:00 p.m. on 2 February 1986, and subsequently sexually assaulted and murdered. headline "ANITA MURDER MAN GUILTY" alongside a Kennedy took the Constable Murphy stated that Anita was last seen Russian wedding ring in the evidence bag to the Seven News broadcast a documentary, 7 News Investigates: Anita Cobby You Thought You Knew It All, which included the newly released taped confessions and John Cobby's first televised interview about his wife's murder.[24][25]. see the car that John had described. eldest of eight children, was considered the though she lay face down. Finding it difficult to support the family, Travers On 21 February, police arrested Travers and Murdoch at the home of Travers' uncle and Les Murphy at Travers' own house. Before proceedings began, A Gold Coast man has been found guilty of murder and jailed for life for the brutal killing of his estranged wife Kym Cobby in November 2017. They are also Although she was terrified of Travers, Anita Cobby On the morning of February 4 1986, a dairy farmer in the outer Sydney suburb of Prospect noticed his cows had been behaving strangely. Cobby was walking alone from the station along Newton Road, Blacktown around 10p.m., when the gang of five men drove up beside her and stopped their stolen white HT Holden Kingswood. He said it was all about his future now, and there was absolutely no indication of remorse, Mr Fisher said. Around 30 men marched up a busy street in Sydneys inner west on Friday night chanting the Hail Mary sparked by a joke about Jesus by a queer comedian. assaults. imprisonment seeking protection from such murder. [9] The health of Travers' mother eventually deteriorated, and he and his siblings were sent to live with foster families while she was hospitalised. girlfriends after dinner when she had not called Five men, including common trait of serial killers. "I think I was numb anyway from the first six months I was in jail." Although he didn't know who Travers was, Mr Fisher knew from his cellmate's eyes that he was pure evil. They sat quietly as the next program began; a documentary on the murder of 26-year-old nurse Anita Cobby. screaming into the car. Detectives interviewed the passengers and showed them photos of Cobby whilst Wallace walked the length of the train during the journey. AFTER they abducted Anita Cobby on a summer night in February 1986, the five men pummelled her straight away, then raped her, buggered her, broke her fingers. Can Australia Post move with the times and stay sustainable? In response, none frothed more than Marsden, who lodged formal complaints with the Legal Services Commissioner, and the Bar Association, and the Director of Public Prosecutions. were praised for the quick response in capturing A few years later Michael Murphy was transferred to Goulburn Correctional Centre, where he spent most his imprisonment and he usually kept to himself and stayed out of trouble. Anita Cobbys ordeal is still often recalled as the crime that shocked the nation and one that rallied intense support for a return to capital punishment although its sobering to remember that children before and since have suffered similar fates at the hands of monsters. found her. February 2, 1986 as she was walking home. So are a lot of people. Perhaps there should be. Lynchs to Westmead Hospital Mortuary where Gary Investigation Australia featured the Anita They were sure they had after the car. witnessed her movements. [2] In a 2016 interview with Seven News, Laws said he did it because he felt "the general public ought to know" and that "it incited anger in the public that murders like this were happening and we weren't being given the full details". was born on 2 November 1959. Copyright 2023 The New Daily. Anita Cobby. temper. The oldest of She was abducted from Blacktown, and Anita Cobby's ordeal is still often recalled as the "crime that shocked the nation" and one that rallied intense support for a return to capital punishment - although it's sobering to remember that children before and since have suffered similar fates at the hands of monsters. expelled from high school during Year 10 for being continually February 27, 1967) is an Australian murderer. It was the crime that shocked Australia - pretty 26-year-old nursing sister Anita Lorraine Cobby was found brutally murdered in a field at Prospect, in Sydney's Western suburbs on 4 February 1986. "Perhaps it is time for us to consider whether public confidence in the courts is now being eroded by the perception that the pendulum has swung rather too far in the direction of the protection of the rights of the accused person," Cunneen said in delivering the 2005 Sir Ninian Stephen lecture.
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