Ivan Milat's Kevo

"Ivan Milat worked in construction with a road construction team in Australia, and developed a fascination for guns during this time. Milat was a misfit from the get go, with an immense ego, and was inclined to have a preoccupation with cleanliness. With a failed marriage behind him, Milat sought revenge on society by kidnapping, torturing and executing young tourists. Milatís abductions were well planned as he chose backpackers as his targets because they were inclined to travel alone. The knowledge that they would not be missed for a week or more, and were often eager for a free lift off of a friendly driver, gave him added security in his masterminding. Milat would drive to a secluded spot where he would then overpower them, tie them up, and drive to the Belanglo State Forest. In the added seclusion of the forest, Milat would spend his time torturing the victims. After he got his kicks from torturing them, Milat would either shoot or stab them to death. Milatís inevitable mistake came about with the failed abduction of a courageous English backpacker named Paul Onions. Milat picked the young hitchhiker up at the Casula News Agency, near Liverpool. He offered to take the man to Mildura where he was heading to pick fruit. Onions, a seasoned traveler and ex-Navy Sailor thought he was safe enough, and hopped in. After some friendly conversation where Milat introduced himself as ""Bill"", Milat turned nasty, complaining about The English Army in Ireland, and how there were too many Asians in Australia. Milat then stopped the car, and pulled a revolver on the hitchhiker. Onions tried to escape, but Milat produced some rope that he carried in his car for such occasions and began to tie him up with it. Onions realized his dire situation, and jumped out of the truck. The fact that Milat had parked on a major highway did not deter him from racing after the man while firing shots at him. In desperation, Onion threw himself in front of a van, opened the door, and jumped in. He then begged the driver to take him to the nearest Police Station, which was in a nearby township called Bowral. Despite his ordeal, Police took little action, and the report was soon forgotten. Onions was later awarded $50,000.00 compensation for his ordeal, which he donated to the families of the deceased.







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Work History
"(1972) Ivan Milat was accused of a double abduction and rape attempt, but he was found Not Guilty due to a technicality.

( December 30, 1989) The first of Milatís known victims were a young couple from the state of Victoria named James Gibson and Deborah Everist.

(April 1992) Two young British tourists named Joanne Walters and Caroline Clarke were the next to disappear without a trace. Their skeletons were found a short distance apart in the Belangalo State Forest two hours Southwest of Sydney, Australia in September of the same year.

(January 20, 1991) Further victims included a lone German traveler named Simone Schmidel from Germany.

(December 26, 1991) The last of Milatís known victims were a German couple named Gabor Neugebauer and Anja Habschied. Milat decapitated Anja Habschied, but the Police were unable to locate the head.

(January 25, 1991) Ivan Milat offered a young hitchhiker, Paul Onions a lift to Mildura where he was heading to pick fruit. After some friendly conversation where Milat introduced himself as ""Bill"", Milat turned spiteful, and began complaining about the English Army in Ireland, and how there were too many Asians in Australia.

Milat then stopped the car, and pulled a revolver on Onions. Milat then produced rope to tie him up with, but Onions realizing how close to death he was, jumped out of the truck. Even though he was parked on a major highway, Milat raced after him, firing shots at him. In desperation Onion threw himself in front of a van, and climbed in, and made the driver take him to a Police Station at nearby Bowral.

(May 1994) The murders were causing hysteria all over Australia at this time, and Police were given thousands of leads. One lead, however, came from a work mate of Milatís who noticed that Milat was always on holidays when the backpackers came up missing, and had boasted that stabbing someone was like ""cutting a loaf of bread."" This and other leads led Police to raid his house in the outer Sydney Suburb of Eagle-Vale . In Milatís residence they found guns, and skeletons with bullets still ingrained in the bones. They also found Paul Onions backpack and passport, and many of the missing hitchhikers belongings, including a water bottle and backpack, a photo of Milatís girlfriend wearing a t- shirt that belonged to one of the victims, a bloodstained rope, and a large quantity of knives. Some of the items in Milatís house were found in many different locations, such as, concealed in wall cavities. Other items belonging to the missing backpackers were found in the homes of Milatís brothers and sisters.

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