makes for a fascinating read.' Canberra Times on Ian W. Murder at Dusk, How Us Soldier and Smiling Psychopath Eddie Leonski Terrorised Wartime Melbourne by 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. A calculating psychopath, he had a twisted fascination with female voices, especially when they were singing. Not long after a third woman was murdered, American soldier Eddie Leonski was arrested. As women were warned not to travel alone, an intense manhunt ensued. Six days later another woman was found dead and her body told the same horrific story. 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.
But those US forces didn't guarantee safety. 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. įar away from any World War II battlefront, the citizens of Melbourne lived in fear of a serial killer - the Brownout Strangler.
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. An edition of Murder at Dusk (2014) Murder at Dusk How US Soldier and Psychopath Eddie Leonski Terrorised Wartime Melbourne by Ian W. Far away from any World War II battlefront, the citizens of Melbourne lived in fear of a serial killer - the Brownout Strangler.
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