Dennis Allen (criminal)

Dennis Allen
Dennis Allen
BornDennis Bruce Allen
(1951-11-07)7 November 1951
Died13 April 1987(1987-04-13) (aged 35)
Other namesMr. Death, Mr. D
Occupation(s)Drug dealer, criminal
SpouseSissy[2]
Children1
ParentKath Pettingill

Dennis Bruce Allen (7 November 1951 – 13 April 1987) was a notorious Australian drug dealer and alleged serial killer based in Melbourne. He was the oldest son of Kath Pettingill, a criminal matriarch. Allen's lawyer, Andrew Fraser, helped him avoid jail time by leveraging his knowledge of corrupt Victorian police officers at the time. However, Allen died of heart disease in 1987 while in prison custody, awaiting trial for murder.[3]

  1. ^ "Allen, Dennis - Mr Death". CITV. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Of love and murder". The Age. 2 November 2002. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  3. ^ 3 May 2002 Brace for more gangland shootings, police warn The Age