Bibliograph

Murder at dusk, how US soldier and smiling psychopath Eddie Leonski terrorised wartime Melbourne, Ian W. Shaw

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Murder at dusk, how US soldier and smiling psychopath Eddie Leonski terrorised wartime Melbourne, Ian W. Shaw

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Murder at dusk

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bibliography

Responsibility statement

Ian W. Shaw

Sub title

how US soldier and smiling psychopath Eddie Leonski terrorised wartime Melbourne

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 reveling in the carnival atmosphere brought by the influx of American servicemen. But it is also a city 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

Target audience

adult

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