Ivan Milat | |
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 Milat in 1971 | |
| Born | Ivan Robert Marko Milat 27 December 1944 Guildford, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 27 October 2019 (aged 74) |
| Other names | The Backpacker Killer The Backpacker Murderer |
| Employer | Roads & Traffic Authority |
| Known for | Backpacker murders |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (7 counts) Attempted murder False imprisonment Robbery |
| Criminal penalty | 7 life sentences without parole (murder) 6 years' imprisonment (attempted murder) 6 years' imprisonment (false imprisonment) 6 years' imprisonment (robbery) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 7+ |
Span of crimes | 1989–1992 |
| Country | Australia |
| State(s) | New South Wales |
| Weapons | .22-calibre Ruger 10/22 Bowie knife |
Date apprehended | 22 May 1994 |
| Imprisoned at | Long Bay Correctional Centre (2019) Goulburn Correctional Centre (1997–2019) Maitland Gaol (1996–1997) |
Ivan Robert Marko Milat (27 December 1944 – 27 October 2019[1]), commonly referred to in media as the Backpacker Murderer, was an Australian serial killer who abducted, assaulted, robbed and murdered two men and five women in New South Wales between 1989 and 1992. His modus operandi was to approach backpackers along the Hume Highway under the guise of providing them transport to areas of southern New South Wales, then take his victims into the Belanglo State Forest where he would incapacitate and murder them. Milat is also suspected of having committed many other similar offences around Australia.
- ^ Brown, Malcolm; Feneley, Rick (24 November 2010). "Life never a picnic for the dirt-poor, troubled Milat clan". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.