The Resource Murder at dusk : how US soldier and smiling psychopath Eddie Leonski terrorised wartime Melbourne, Ian W. Shaw
Murder at dusk : how US soldier and smiling psychopath Eddie Leonski terrorised wartime Melbourne, Ian W. Shaw
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- Summary
- Far away from any World War II battlefront, the citizens of Melbourne lived in fear of a serial killer - the Brownout Strangler. May 1942: Melbourne was torn between fearing Japanese invasion and revelling in the carnival atmosphere brought by the influx of 15,000 cashed-up American servicemen. But those US forces didn't guarantee safety. Not long after their arrival, the city would be gripped by panic when the body of a woman was found strangled, partially naked and brutally beaten. Six days later another woman was found dead and her body told the same horrific story. A murderer was stalking the streets. As women were warned not to travel alone, an intense manhunt ensued. Not long after a third woman was murdered, American soldier Eddie Leonski was arrested. A calculating psychopath, he had a twisted fascination with female voices, especially when they were singing . . . Acclaimed author Ian W. Shaw brings World War II Melbourne to life, and takes us into the mind of the Brownout Strangler, and a very different kind of terror
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Murder at dusk : how US soldier and smiling psychopath Eddie Leonski terrorised wartime Melbourne
- Title
- Murder at dusk
- Title remainder
- how US soldier and smiling psychopath Eddie Leonski terrorised wartime Melbourne
- Statement of responsibility
- Ian W. Shaw
- Subject
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- trueWorld War II home front
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- trueLeonski, Edward Joseph, 1917-1942
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- World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Victoria | Melbourne
- trueMurderers -- United States -- Case studies
- trueAustralian literature
- true1940s -- 1940 -- 1949
- trueTrue Crime -- Historical Crime
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Australia
- trueTrue Crime -- Murder
- Murder -- Victoria | Melbourne
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Far away from any World War II battlefront, the citizens of Melbourne lived in fear of a serial killer - the Brownout Strangler. May 1942: Melbourne was torn between fearing Japanese invasion and revelling in the carnival atmosphere brought by the influx of 15,000 cashed-up American servicemen. But those US forces didn't guarantee safety. Not long after their arrival, the city would be gripped by panic when the body of a woman was found strangled, partially naked and brutally beaten. Six days later another woman was found dead and her body told the same horrific story. A murderer was stalking the streets. As women were warned not to travel alone, an intense manhunt ensued. Not long after a third woman was murdered, American soldier Eddie Leonski was arrested. A calculating psychopath, he had a twisted fascination with female voices, especially when they were singing . . . Acclaimed author Ian W. Shaw brings World War II Melbourne to life, and takes us into the mind of the Brownout Strangler, and a very different kind of terror
- Summary
- Far away from any World War II battlefront, the citizens of Melbourne were living in terror of a serial killer - the Brownout Strangler. May 1942, Melbourne is torn between fearing Japanese invasion and revelling in the carnival atmosphere brought by the influx of American servicemen. But it is a city that would be gripped by terror - a serial killer is on the loose in the darkened streets, and three women have already been brutally strangled. The killer is an American soldier, Eddie Leonski, who has a twisted fascination with female voices . . . especially when they are singing. After an intense manhunt, Leonski is arrested then tried in Melbourne and hanged at Pentridge Gaol. Acclaimed author Ian W. Shaw brings World War II Melbourne to life, and takes us into the mind of the Brownout Strangler, and a very different kind of war experience.
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- Shaw, Ian W
- Dewey number
- 364.1523
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- no index present
- Literary form
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- Leonski, Edward Joseph
- Murderers
- Murder
- World War, 1939-1945
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- World War, 1939-1945
- Americans
- Melbourne (Vic.)
- United States
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- adult
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- how U.S. soldier and smiling psychopath Eddie Leonski terrorised wartime Melbourne
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- Murder at dusk : how US soldier and smiling psychopath Eddie Leonski terrorised wartime Melbourne, Ian W. Shaw
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- Includes bibliographical references
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- Control code
- 000063408017
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 320 pages
- Isbn
- 9780733640452
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- (paperback)
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- unmediated
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- rdamedia
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- n
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- illustrations, portraits
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- (OCoLC)1042195365
- Label
- Murder at dusk : how US soldier and smiling psychopath Eddie Leonski terrorised wartime Melbourne, Ian W. Shaw
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- still image
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- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000063408017
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 320 pages
- Isbn
- 9780733640452
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1042195365
Subject
- true1940s -- 1940 -- 1949
- Americans -- Australia -- History -- 20th century
- trueAmericans in Australia
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- trueAustralian literature
- trueLeonski, Edward Joseph, 1917-1942
- Melbourne (Vic.) -- Social conditions -- 1939-1945
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- trueMurderers -- United States -- Case studies
- trueSerial murderers -- United States
- trueSerial murders -- Melbourne, Victoria
- trueSoldiers
- trueTrue Crime -- Historical Crime
- trueTrue Crime -- Murder
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Australia
- trueWomen murder victims
- trueWorld War II home front
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Victoria | Melbourne
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