 Therese, Katherine, James, and Karen Crawford, circa 1969 | |
| Date | 1-2 July 1970 |
|---|---|
| Location | 136 Cardinal Road, Glenroy, Victoria, Australia 37°41′56″S 144°55′48″E / 37.698896°S 144.930003°E (approximate) |
| Cause | Bludgeoning Electrocution |
| Motive | Unknown. Possible financial gain and/or rage[1] |
| Participants | Elmer Kyle Crawford |
| Deaths |
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| Burial | Fawkner Memorial Park, Merri-bek, Victoria[2] |
| Convicted | Unapprehended |
The Crawford family murder was the killing of pregnant mother Therese Crawford and her three children at their home in Glenroy, Victoria, Australia, in July 1970. The family car was located at the bottom of a cliff at Loch Ard Gorge in Port Campbell on 2 July with the bodies of the four victims still inside.[3] The husband and father of the decedents, Elmer Kyle Crawford (b. May 1930), is the prime suspect in the murders and has not been seen since.[4]
- ^ "Killer Crawford Still Haunts Ex-cop". The Standard (Warrnambool). 13 July 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "US Corpse May Be Key to Vic Mass Murder". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Police flooded with tips after posting murder suspect reward, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 25 February 2008
- ^ Gore, Alyssa. "Familicide: Loving Your Family Too Much Or Not Enough. The Crawford Family Murders". forensicsandflorals.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.