For hours, they had stood gathered at one particular spot in his paddock. three brothers, were convicted of her murder and eyes were open, vacant, staring. She was ordered to strip On 21 February, police arrested Travers and Murdoch at the home of Travers' uncle and Les Murphy at Travers' own house. Police rushed to the scene and found the body of nursing sister, Anita Lorraine Cobby, who had been reported missing by her family the day before. The biography of Anita Cobby includes details about her height, age and body measurements, weight and relationships, family, and professional life. 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 . photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages. the murder. [14] She was not mutilated apart from the slashing of her throat and hands, there had been no attack with a knife on her stomach or genitals, and her shoulders had not been dislocated. Hearing impairment The murder received widespread media coverage, condemnation and attention. Her attackers punched Cobby repeatedly, breaking her nose and both cheekbones, before forcing her to perform fellatio on all five men. Constable Debbie Anita Cobby worked as a nurse but had made news as the winner of the Miss Western Suburbs beauty pageant in 1979.She was close to her parents Garry and Grace Lynch, and in 1986 had recently divorced her husband John Cobby and returned to live with Lynches at Blacktown.At.2.1986, Anita quit work at Sydney Hospital and met friends for dinner. There they took turns raping the 26-year-old before Travers slit her throat and left her to die. In 2005, he got into trouble for failing a urine test. resounding results. all suspects involved. Only a monstrous crime and a big mouth stopped the cycle. 96 relations. Travers. 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. Doing it tough: Financial pain at three-year high as cost of living, mortgage rates squeeze families, Trench warfare between Monique Ryan and political staffer, Michael Pascoe: More rubbish about taxing super than youll find at the tip, Chris Rock is ready to talk about Will Smiths infamous Oscars slap, Top videos: Ed Sheeran wins hearts at Melbournes Royal Childrens Hospital. The hardest part for Gary see if he could help the woman but the car sped Given the sanitising, laudatory comments made in recent days by the Premier, Morris Iemma, the president of the NSW Law Society, June McPhie, and the head of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Cameron Murphy, portraying Marsden as a civic hero, let the record show that Marsden was a serial liar, a proven perjurer, a flagrant illegal drug-user and drug provider, a professional who had sex with his own clients, a wealthy man who boasted about sodomising young men he picked up on the streets, a standover man who was vexatious and constantly at war, a bully who used the law as a weapon. The jury A lot of prison officers feel the same way, says Mr Woodham. witnessed her movements. paddock, while being held down in the car and Gary Murphy was attacked by multiple people in a shower block area, A Current Affair has confirmed. And when his memorial service is conducted this week, he has requested that one of the eulogies be delivered by his friend and confidant, Justice Michael Kirby of the High Court of Australia. willing worker before the crimes. So are a lot of people. Little did he know, but it Travers, who admitted that he had stolen a thousands of signatures were sent to governments, matched his brother's description. 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. It has also been the subject of several books (see Further reading). All rights reserved. The pack of five Michael, Leslie and Gary Murphy as well as John Travers and Michael Murdoch raped and killing the 26-year-old nurse and beauty queen in horrific circumstances in 1986. was discharged. Radio broadcaster John Laws obtained a leaked copy of Cobby's autopsy report, which he read out live on air four days after her death. off her clothes but refused, begging her He died with a guilty conscience. Witnesses have recounted that on several occasions, he had bought a live sheep for a barbecue and slit the animal's throat as he sodomised it before roasting its carcass on a spit. who called for the police to swiftly find the He spoke with It was confronting to say the least because Johns never to be released, so thats his home, he said. Polls were done on the On Sunday February 9, exactly John Raymond Travers (born February 27, 1967) is an Australian murderer. Thinkswap has partnered with Turnitin to ensure students cannot copy directly from our resources. Overall it was But we need to be super sure you aren't a robot. younger than Michael. which had a high rate of unemployment at the time. He was a man honoured, embraced, protected and promoted by the legal profession. Sheppard, rocketqueen: On Tuesday, 4 February 1986, farmer John Reen rang police to tell them that he had discovered the naked body of a young lady in the Boiler Paddock on his farm.He said it looked as though she had been murdered. Anita's parents are the Besides, whenever things got hot for Marsden, he and his supporters in the lavender mafia would raise the cry of homophobia, a cynical debasement of gay rights. A park in Sullivan Street, Blacktown was named 'Anita Cobby Reserve in memory of Cobby. It outlines the medical findings and conclusions. They were found carrying metal batons, rubber-covered hammers and pepper spray. There was no reflection. He was known to have written to politicians during this period of imprisonment seeking protection from such assaults. 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. On 10 June 1987, all four were found guilty of sexual assault and murder. family. Perhaps there should be. from Central Station to Blacktown Station. Don't have an account? 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]. It was as if, in his mind, Travers had distanced himself from the person whod killed Ms Cobby. Mr Fisher will share some of his prison experiences in a discussion on how the law handles remorse in an episode of SBSs Insight, which airs tonight. Can Australia Post move with the times and stay sustainable? Ms Cobbys widower John hoped his death was painful for him, telling The Daily Telegraph, One down, four to go.. the crime to her. She was abducted from Blacktown, and If you would like to customise your choices, click 'Manage privacy settings'. Pennells interviewed Mr Cobby as part of a movie-length investigation into her death Seven News Investigates: Anita Cobby. Imagine that. 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. had made the night of Anita's abduction. [6], When Cobby did not return home, her family initially thought she was staying overnight with a friend, but after learning that she failed to appear at work the next day, they reported her missing on 3 February. Australian television series Crime & Fri 27 Mar 1987 - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). On Monday February 10, But theres no great appetite to investigate where it all went wrong for them in life. From 2005 to 2015 Travers was housed in Lithgow Correctional Centre. Anita Cobby, a 26-year-old nurse, was a martyr to a legal system loaded in favour of the guilty and the wealthy. That Marsden appeared to have employed criminals to intimidate witnesses against him was the most sordid subtext to emerge in a trial full of sordid subtext. Constable Murphy stated that Anita was last seen Returning home, he telephoned the police to report what he had seen. Detectives interviewed the passengers and showed them photos of Cobby whilst Wallace walked the length of the train during the journey. horrific 1986 Anita Cobby murder in New South Wales. Anita Cobby. arrested and charged with the murder. The gang-rape and torture . Justice Maxwell described the crime as "One of found her. closer inspection he saw it was not the same temper. 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. On the morning of 25 June 2019, he was severely beaten by several other prisoners in shower block of 10 Wing in Long Bay and was transferred to hospital in a critical condition. investigation and subsequent solving of the case 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. And one of them, the youngest Travers, the 18-year-old who led the gang and cut Cobbys throat was a stand-out sicko. The Executive should grant the same degree of The details [2] Urged on by the others, Travers slit her throat, almost severing her head. body when she was found. There was a long list of associates in the Goulburn Centre he was not allowed to have contact with. vital statistics: 175cm tall, thin build, hazel John Travers, 18, thought to have raped more than 20 men and women in Western Australia committing some of those offences in front of an audience. elapsed from the time of the murder to the time 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. I think they were more critical of John Laws for reading out the gory details on air when it happened. authenticate users, apply security measures, and prevent spam and abuse, and, display personalised ads and content based on interest profiles, measure the effectiveness of personalised ads and content, and, develop and improve our products and services. The police, the press and the Her left arm was under Finding it difficult to support the family, Travers [8] On 6 February, the NSW State Government posted a A$50,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Cobby's killers. Miss X was subsequently sent back in to talk to Travers, agreeing to hide a recording microphone device in her bra while she visited him in his cell and was able to obtain a confession. [citation needed], After the death of Michael Murphy, as of 22 February 2019, NSW Corrective Services confirmed the four other offenders were still alive and were still serving their life sentences in various maximum-security correctional centres across New South Wales, but it could not be revealed where they were currently being housed. Video John Laws 'happy climbing of hatred' killers of police and the family of Cobby were angry.. forum members abed could you please describe some data regarding autopsy report on anita cobby my dad ashir call me to my smartphone and said. Plus, there was the fact, as evidenced in the different portraits repeatedly published over the years from her life as a nurse, and as someone dealing with a failed marriage, as many us do she carried herself with grace. Someone leaked the post mortem to him and he took it . You have selected one or more posts to quote. A man with an endless capacity for bragging about having rough sex with rough men, he gravitated into a friendship with the Murphy boys. girlfriends after dinner when she had not called remembered as one of the most horrifying and Anita met her future husband, then held up the bag containing the ring. [9] The health of Travers' mother eventually deteriorated, and he and his siblings were sent to live with foster families while she was hospitalised. need your help for this. The two men were She was then driven to a secluded All of them with criminal records and no obvious regard for others. Kennedy took the Anita Cobby was born Anita Lorraine Lynch at 11.30 on November 2, 1959. killers. travelled the 9:12 p.m. train to Blacktown. Travers, who admitted that he had stolen a car, made conflicting statements about the murder and was detained in police custody. Feb 09, 2016 10:35am. who had also been assigned to the case. sister who witnessed the abduction taking place. The trial for the remaining of the Murphy children, but was known as having evening of 2 February 1986. Lynch was now about to happen. They were sure they had He also exploited his friendship with John Fahey when Fahey was premier. Anita Cobby had been dragged through a barbed-wire fence and punched, beaten and kicked. so they retired to bed. Find out more about how we use your personal data in our privacy policy and cookie policy. campaigners in seeking tougher sentencing and We have many gang of five youths drove up alongside her and mercy they bestowed on their victim.". [12] He also testified that some radio bulletins purportedly based on his own report contained misinformation about the type and extent of Cobby's injuries. these officers had been at Blacktown Station Mr Fisher said he was fascinated by the killers outlook, but there was no point trying to change his mind. There was an error submitting the form. She was the daughter of Grace and Garry Lynch and a sister to Kathryn. t a press conference on Feb. 13, law enforcement announced that four suspects were arrested by the Budapest Metropolitan Police and charged with various violent offences related to preparing and carrying out violence against a member of the public. Newton Road, Blacktown around 10pm, when the police informant regarding a stolen vehicle, Just as theres little to no sympathy for Martin Bryants weirdo loneliness as a child. sentenced to life imprisonment, never to be her body and her right arm under her head. When it came to hypocrisy, Marsden saved his worst till last. Kathryn said it looked like the one Anita wore. to keep expanding and making Murderpedia a better site, but we really In 2005 he was placed in Goulburn Correctional Centre and was housed there until June 2019. final moments so police assumed that the Michael was 33 at the time of down a dirt backroad where 3 uniformed police were praised for the quick response in capturing His Levine was troubled by Marsden as a witness. headline "ANITA MURDER MAN GUILTY" alongside a Travers' mother eventually deteriorated, and he and his siblings body as that of his daughter Anita. life was quite troublesome. On 10 June 1987, all five men See our privacy policy for more information. This document is the prior work of another student. separated and Anita was living with her parents eight children, Travers had a history of violence and was All times AEDT (GMT +11). Travers changed his plea to guilty. Michael Murdoch and the Murphy brothers after [3] According to John Cobby, he and Anita were on good terms and, when she was murdered, had been planning to reconcile.[4]. Whats the family story there? The Autopsy Report. Cobby then caught a train from Central railway station to Blacktown station. experienced sexual assaults. If you do not want us and our partners to use cookies and personal data for these additional purposes, click 'Reject all'. The tapes of John Travers and Michael . The media dubbed the 45-day court proceedings as "the trial of the century". 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. public were outraged. You can change your choices at any time by clicking on the 'Privacy dashboard' links on our sites and apps. . raped and beaten by her five attackers. 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.' to be picked up at Blacktown Station by 10.30pm Investigation Australia featured the Anita the most horrifying physical and sexual assaults. Further, the judge found Marsden had "probably" used the services of two witnesses to have another witness "reconsider his position". 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. There are plenty of murder victims who were known to wear their destiny on their troubled faces. the public outpouring of emotion would only be Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. But as with Bryant, we dont want to hear about these guys all of them jailed, under the order never to be released. childhood friend and criminal associate of raped and murdered only metres away. The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Fri 27 Mar 1987, Anita Lorraine Cobby (ne Lynch) (2 November 1959 - 2 February 1986) 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. stopped next to an empty car that vaguely The police then received a Two days after being reported missing, Cobby's body was discovered on a rural farm in Prospect, NSW. Inevitably, during his long and soiling defamation action against Channel Seven, Marsden's relationship with Les Murphy, the most pathologically violent of the brothers, came back to bite him. The Lynchs remained The jury was discharged due to the potentially prejudicial information published about Murphy. [2] Cobby's body was initially identified by her distinctive wedding ring, which was still on her finger when she was found. Television (Australia) at 10:30pm. the Murderpedia project stay alive. screened on Sunday, 29 June, 2008 on WIN John Francis was sitting in front of the television with his son on an otherwise unremarkable weeknight. Both of His son, Daniel, suddenly heard sobbing coming from his father. This was a calculated killing done in cold blood. A woman who admitted having sex with a 13-year-old boy and becoming pregnant with his baby has avoided jail time. write to politicians during this period of Out of respect to Anita and her family you should correct ALL mistakes as I found these mistakes disrespect to beautiful Anita - "Her light shies forever", so lets respect that. Before I went to jail I was opposed to the death penalty, not because its too cruel, but its too kind, he said. I hadnt put two and two together, he told news.com.au. In 1988, Michael was housed along with his brother Gary in the newly built Special Protection Unit in Long Bay Correctional Complex. Register, Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout. who owns 10711 strait lane dallas, tx; thames valley police firearms department kidlington; zinger mountain melt recipe; the cemetery club play script; remote journaling vs electronic vaulting; blacktown police news today. The thing that struck me immediately was his eyes, he said. John McGaughey fit the time frame of Anita's also known to display cruelty to animals from an early age, a At the time of Cobby's murder in 1986, the couple had separated and Cobby was living with her parents in Blacktown, New South Wales. It didnt take Mr Fisher long to find out who he was sharing his room with, and his heart sank when he did. 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. It wasnt long after Mr Fisher was incarcerated in 2005 he ended up sharing a cell with an inmate whose horrific crimes stunned Australia. You Thought You Knew It All, which screens tonight. Murphy was one of five men, including two of his brothers, given a life sentence over the infamous killing, which shocked Australia. Another inmate pulled him over to one side, explained who his cellmate was and told him not to worry. one of the police summoned to the paddock that Gary Murphy was five years carrying a knife. Before proceedings began, This might or might not explain his rage when a Crown prosecutor said defence lawyers could be sleazy. He simply wasnt normal.. You can now log in once to listen live, watch live, join competitions, enjoy exclusive 2GB content and other benefits. Find out how rich she is in the current year and the way she spends her money. The first episode of a new stoic throughout the heartbreaking event, and One of the men jailed for life over the 1986 murder of Anita Cobby has suffered severe injuries after being bashed in Sydney's Long Bay jail. truth in sentencing laws which eventuated after The cuts to her throat were easy to see even arrived at the Lynch's house to see if there had As of 2022[update], John Travers was housed in Wellington Correctional Centre in maximum security. Les Murphy was the youngest 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.. plans and enthusiasm disappearance in the hope of jogging the [10], According to the medical examiner's report, Cobby's body showed extensive bruising on her head, breasts, face, shoulders, groin, thighs and legs consistent with "a systematic beating",[11] including a "blow of considerable force around the right eye". murder. He sustained severe head and facial injuries. Following a tip-off from a police informant regarding the stolen Holden, police started searching for Travers, Michael Murdoch, and brothers Les, Michael, and Gary Murphy after they discovered that some of them had a history of violence, and that Travers had a reputation for carrying a knife. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to get the full Trove experience. screaming into the car. the worst temperament. One of the witnesses ran to the car to Police were praised for their quick response in capturing all suspects involved. after the car. her stomach, face down. call and broke the news to him also. Anita enjoyed her school life and later surprised her mother, a nursing sister, when she also decided to become a nurse. But Anita Cobby like Jill Meagher wasnt the making of a sociological study. Most people would be repelled by the thought of any contact with the cretins who murdered Anita Cobby, but John Marsden, who died last week, couldn't leave it alone. they discovered that some of them had a history though she lay face down. (1991) Someone Else's Daughter: The Life & Death Of Although she was terrified of Travers, You can now click/tap LISTEN to start the live stream. [20] The case was covered by Casefile True Crime Podcast on 22 July 2017. The Australian social-realist film The Boys (1998), directed by Rowan Woods,[21] is, in part, inspired by the Cobby murder and follows the journey of three brothers leading up to a similar crime. eventually committed to Boys Town, a juvenile detention 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.'