Unidentified serial child rapist and suspected murderer
Mr Cruel
Tailored balaclava worn in Nicola Lynas attack sketch by Victoria Police.[1]
Years active
1987–1990 (3 attacks)
1991: suspected abduction and murder
Known for
Being an unidentified serial child rapist and suspected murderer
Reward amount
A$200,000 for 2 attacks
A$1,000,000 for suspected abduction and murder
Capture status
Not captured
Wanted since
1987
Details
Country
Australia
State(s)
Victoria
Location(s)
Melbourne
Weapons
Knife and firearm
Mr Cruel is the moniker for an unidentified Australian serial child rapist who attacked three girls in the northern and eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is also the prime suspect in the 1991 abduction and murder of a fourth girl, Karmein Chan. His moniker came from a headline in the Melbourne newspaper The Sun.
Mr Cruel has never been identified, and his three confirmed attacks and the suspected murder remain unsolved cold cases. There is a reward of A$200,000 for the two abductions. In April 2016, twenty-five years after the death of Karmein Chan, Victoria Police increased the reward for information that leads to the perpetrator's arrest and conviction, from A$100,000 to A$1,000,000.[2][3][4]
Police describe Mr Cruel as highly intelligent. He meticulously planned each attack, conducted surveillance on the victims and their families, ensured he left no forensic traces, protected his identity by covering his face at all times, and left red herrings to divert family and/or police attention. He was soft-spoken, and his behaviour was unhurried; in one attack he took a break during the attack in a victim's house to eat a meal. He threatened to injure his victims or their family members with a knife or a handgun.
^Moor, Keith (4 May 2016). "Mr Cruel: Unsolved child abduction and murder case". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
^Assistant Commissioner Stephen Fontana media briefing Karmein Chan reward. Victoria Police Media Unit (Television production). Victoria Police. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
^Koubaridis, Andrew (13 April 2016). "Child abducting murderer Mr Cruel could still 'be alive'". News.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
^"Australian police to offer almost HK$6 million for information in case of HK couple's daughter who was abducted from their home in 1991". South China Morning Post. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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