An alleged suspect in a series of killings has admitted to media that he is indeed a suspect in three murders dating back to 1998.
From his home in Mildura, Steven Hainsworth, 43, told 9 News on Wednesday he wants to see whoever is responsible for the deaths to be caught.
‘I hope whoever is responsible is caught and I’ve got the monkey off my back,’ he said.
Steven Hainsworth, 43, spoke to media at his home in Mildura today and told them he wants to see whoever is responsible for the deaths to be caught
The cold cases of three people murdered over a 13 year period are forensically linked and the work of a serial killer, detectives have revealed (pictured is Phyllis Harrison)
‘That’s what I ask, for the person responsible for any of the murders to be caught and the monkey to be pulled off my back and the people that have doubted me, they can apologise to me.’
Mr Hainsworth said police were ‘100 per cent’ wrong in their allegations.
Mr Hainsworth is allegedly linked to three brutal murders over 13 years, but he has not been arrested because the case against him is not strong enough, detectives say.
Grandmothers Phyllis Harrison, 71, and Beverley Hanley, 64, were murdered in 1998 and 2010 respectively, and their Adelaide homes were ransacked.
Stephen Newton, 55, was found almost two months after being attacked in his unit in 2011, and items were stolen from his home.
He said the police were close to making the arrest, but appealed for more people to come forward and offer their assistance.
Julie Lane, victim’s daughter, pleaded with the public to help bring the murderer to justice.
‘This person needs to be caught, this person needs to pay for what he did. Our life hasn’t been the same since,’ she said.
Major Crime detectives said they are certain the killings, which took place between 1998 and 2011 in South Australia, were committed by the same man (pictured is Beverley Hanley)
Grandmothers Phyllis Harrison, 71, and Beverly Hanley, 64, were murdered in 1998 and 2010 respectively, and their Adelaide homes were ransacked (pictured is Stephen Newton)
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