Then in October 1993, the bodies of 19-year-old Deborah Everist and 19-year-old James Gibson were discovered in a remote area of the same forest-the young Australian couple had also suffered brutal stab wounds. Police discovered a brick fireplace close to the bodies alongside discarded cigarette butts and. They both had been repeatedly stabbed and Clarke had been shot in the head ten times. The bodies were identified as British backpacker 21-year-old Caroline Clarke and 22-year-old Joanne Walters who had been missing since April that year. On September 19th, 1992, an orienteering group in Belangalo State Forest made the gruesome discovery of two bodies in an area known as Executioners Drop. In 1975, he met his future wife, 16-year-old Karen Duck, they would eventually divorce as she claimed he was violent throughout their marriage and also described him as “gun crazy.” It was only a matter of time before Milat’s crimes became much worse. He was acquitted on all charges as the prosecution failed to make a convincing argument against him. In 1971, Milat faced abduction and rape charges as two female hitchhikers claimed they were attacked by him when he was armed with a knife. Only two months after his release, he was arrested for driving a stolen vehicle and sentenced to 2 years’ hard labour. However, by age 17, a young Milat was already known to local police and he landed himself in juvenile detention where he served 18 months for theft. His Yugoslavian-Australian migrant parents raised their children to be disciplined and they had all received a good education.
9 Early Criminal Careerīorn in Guildford, New South Wales, Australia, in 1944, Milat was one of 14 children. The film’s director, Greg McClean, wanted to show the darker side of Australia, as he explained, “The Australian culture is bright sunny beaches, ‘Crocodile Dundee’ and all that kind of shit, and the shadow side of that is xenophobia, homophobia, sexism, racism, all that kind of stuff that we squash down but is alive and well”. ‘Wolf Creek’ was a box office hit mainly due to the added fear factor of the “based on true events” card that flashes up at the beginning of the film and drew a lot of attention to the real-life murders of backpackers at the hands of Ivan Milat. They then meet a local bushman and the rest plays out as scenes of horrific violence and torture. Three backpackers venture out to Wolf Creek National Park in the Australian Outback but their joyful trip comes to an end when they find that the car won’t start. Most horror fans will be familiar with the factually based 2005 film ‘ Wolf Creek‘.
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