The Granny Serial Killer: Unsolved Murders of Josephine McDonald & Wanda Amundsen

The Granny Killings in New South Wales

• 🇦🇺 Between 1957 and 1990, New South Wales, Australia, was plagued by a series of murders targeting elderly women, earning the perpetrator the moniker "The Granny Serial Killer."
• 🎯 Many of these victims were found with walking canes, and some murders remain unsolved, leaving a lasting fear in the community.

Wanda Amundsen's Murder (1986)

• 💔 83-year-old Wanda Amundsen was found murdered in her ransacked home on November 21st, 1986, with her head bashed in by a blunt object.
• 💡 Despite the home being ransacked, valuable items were left behind, suggesting the motive was not simple robbery, and her son described the act as senseless.
• 📞 A mysterious caller tipped off police, but their identity and motive remain unknown, adding to the case's complexity.

Josephine McDonald's Murder (1984)

• 🔪 Just two years prior to Wanda's murder, 72-year-old Josephine McDonald was found strangled and sexually assaulted in her home, a few miles away.
• 🤫 Josephine's murder was initially kept from the press to avoid alarming the public, a stark contrast to the later panic caused by the Granny Killings.

Historical Murders and "Granny Porn"

• 🕯️ Earlier unsolved murders of elderly women, such as Elsie Boy (1957), Emmy May Anderson (1961), Irene KD (1963), Christina Yankos (1968), and Florence Broadhurst (1977), share disturbing similarities.
• 📸 In 1988, investigators discovered "granny porn" – disturbing photographs of elderly women appearing drugged or forced into poses, leading to a task force re-examining previous cases.
• 😔 Many victims were too embarrassed or scared to come forward, hindering the investigation into these sexual assaults and related murders.

John Wayne Glover's Reign of Terror

• 🔨 A series of violent murders in 1989, including Gwindelyn Mitchell Hill, Lady Winfreda Ashton, Margaret Pood, Olive Cleveland, and Muriel Falconer, showed extreme rage and brutality.
• 🚨 The arrest of John Wayne Glover in March 1990, after he was found with a victim and a hammer, led to charges for six murders.
• ⚖️ Glover was convicted of several sexual assaults and murders, sentenced to life, but died by suicide in prison in 2005.
• 🤔 A sketch left by Glover with the number "nine" suggests he may have been responsible for more victims than officially charged, with potential links to Elsie Boy and Emmy May Anderson, and a connection to Florence Broadhurst through his half-brother.
• ❓ While Glover is a strong suspect in the murders of Josephine McDonald and Wanda Amundsen, definitive proof remains elusive, leaving their cases officially unsolved.