A retired British police officer claims he has found evidence his wife’s pregnant cousin was the first victim of Australia’s most notorious serial killer. Hugh Hughes, a retired detective sergeant from Borth, Wales, said there are ‘many strong indications’ Keren Rowland was murdered by Ivan Milat. Milat was convicted of murdering seven young backpackers and … Read more
Search for missing backpacker Esther Dingley, 37, who vanished in Pyrenees may not resume for up to FIVE MONTHS due to fears over weather conditions Durham backpacker Esther Dingley, 37, has not been seen since 22 November The Pyrenees hiker last made contact with her boyfriend from Pico Salvaguardia At nearly 9,000ft above sea level, … Read more
Cambodian police reopen case of British backpacker Amelia Bambridge after tests showed date rape drug GHB in her system when she died Amelia, from Sussex, went missing while backpacking in Asia in October 2019 Her body was found in sea a week later and authorities ruled she had drowned After having her remains shipped home, … Read more
A British backpacker who died in Cambodia last year had drugs in her system prompting her family to question whether she was spiked before her death. Amelia Bambridge, 21, disappeared after attending a beach party on the Cambodian island of Koh Rong in October last year. Her body was discovered floating in the Gulf of … Read more
Backpacker who strangled writer, 53, and left her body in a cattle pen on remote farm is sent to Broadmoor Kate Bevan was strangled to death by fellow farm volunteer worker Luigi Palmas She had ‘enraged’ the 27-year-old by telling him off for hitting the cattle Police initially thought she had been trampled but later found scratch … Read more
‘It made me feel small, yet sadly desirable’: Madeleine West reveals how a backpacker yelled a crude remark at her while she was at the beach with her young children By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:33 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 03:39 BST, 16 October 2020 Madeleine West has revealed how … Read more
‘Grateful’ parents of British backpacker who was murdered in Thailand thank nation’s king after he reduced killers’ death sentences to life in prison Victim’s parents have expressed gratitude to Thai king for his ‘clemency’ Comes after their son’s killers sentences were commuted to life in prison Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun were originally sentenced … Read more
Viewers have suggested murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio ‘faked his own death after taking out a life insurance policy’, after witnesses claim they spotted him just days after he went missing. Channel 4’s Murder in the Outback: The Falconio and Lees Mystery looks back at Peter’s disappearance on a Northern Territory roadside in 2001 while … Read more
An American traveller has revealed five things he ‘hates’ most about Australia – including Vegemite, Cheeto Puffs and restaurant staff not bringing the bill to the table. Backpacker Tristan Kuhn has been travelling around Australia, visiting Melbourne, Tasmania, Adelaide and Cairns, since moving from Texas in October 2019. Earlier this week, the 22-year-old shared 10 … Read more
Young British tourist slams ‘jealous’ Aussies who ripped into backpackers for partying on the rooftop of a Sydney hostel – and reveals why they were up there in the first place British backpacker jumped to defence of travellers flouting social distance rules Police officers were filmed breaking up a party on the rooftop of a … Read more