The Monster Next Door: Who Is Mr. Cruel?
Tracking Down Australia’s Most Wanted Serial Kidnapper
Content Warning: This episode talks about crimes committed against children, the reader’s discretion is advised.
Mr Cruel is believed to be responsible for as many as 12 attacks on women and children in Melbourne since the mid 1980s, including the rape of an 11 year old girl in Lower Plenty in 1987, the abduction of Sharon Wills in Ringwood in 1988, the abduction of Nicola Lynas in Canterbury in 1990 and the abduction and murder of Karmein Chan in 1991.
The horrific crimes committed by an unidentified man nicknamed Mr. Cruel
The subject of our investigation in this week’s Criminal File may just very well be the most vile and wicked man to have lived. Described by the police to be highly intelligent, this man was able to throw investigators off his tracks at every turn. And when his identity comes under threat, there are no lines that he will not cross to protect his freedom, even if that means committing murder.
“Mr. Cruel” is the disturbing moniker given to a boogeyman-esque man who tormented the quiet suburbs of Melbourne, Australia between the late 1980s and early 1990s. His crimes were the stuff of nightmares as he had primarily targeted children and would kidnap them before…
