Paul Denyer
Paul Charles Denyer is an Australian serial killer, currently serving life imprisonment in HM Prison Barwon for the murders of Elizabeth Stevens, 18, Debbie Fream, 22, and Natalie Russell, 17 in Frankston, Victoria in 1993.
Denyer is known as the Frankston Serial Killer due to his crimes occuring within the Frankston area.
Early life
When Denyer was a child his mother recalls him rolling from a table and hurting his head. He once cut the family's kitten and hung it from a tree. At school, he once assaulted a fellow student whilst the victim was chewing a pen, causing the pen to become lodged in the victims throat [1].
Prison life
Sex reassignment requests
Whilst imprisoned, Denyer has requested to be allowed to purchase and wear ladies cosmetics, a request which was denied.
Denyer also filed freedom of information requests to learn of the Victorian government's policy on gender reassignment surgery for prisoners and has sought evaluation to determine his suitablity for such surgery, which was also rejected by medical specialists.
Murders
Denyer was 21 at the time of his crimes. During a police interview, Denyer's motivations for his crimes was revealed when he replied to questions stating he hated women in general [2].
- POLICE: Can you explain why we have women victims?
- DENYER: I just hate them.
- POLICE: I beg your pardon.
- DENYER: I hate them.
- POLICE: Those particular girls or women in general?
- DENYER: General.
Further reading
- The Frankston Murders: The True Story of Serial Killer Paul Denyer [ISBN 1877006009], by Vikki Petraitis.
References
- Why triple-killer Paul Denyer must never be released, The Age, January 14, 2004
- Stop pandering to 'sicko', says Doyle
- Murderer's sex change request sparks rights debate
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