He said he hated women…but then he became one. In this episode, we delve deep into psychology, profiling and gender dysphoria in the case of the Frankston Killer, who terrorised a quiet suburb of Australia in the early 90s but could be released in 2023. We’ll look at nature versus nurture and what could have turned Paul Denyer into a serial murderer.

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Credits:

Research, writing, narration and audio arrangement by Prash

Character Voices: Simon, Jack Timothy, Tanya O’Sullivan

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Sources:

Booker, Chloe, 2015, “Someone must know: cold case murder probe into disappearance of Sarah MacDiarmid”, The Age, https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/someone-must-know-cold-case-murder-probe-into-disappearance-of-sarah-macdiarmid-20150711-gia1rg.html

Catter, 2008, “Paul Denyer Police Interviews”, Crimblog

http://wwwcrimblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/paul-denyer-police-interviews.html

Deery, Shannon, 2011, “Family of Paul Denyer tell of killer’s death threat”, Daily Telegraph

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/killers-family-dont-let-him-out/news-story/59e38892e8170309ccd633d1da3ffca4

Denyer, Julie, “True Story of Serial Killer Paul Denyer”, Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/True-Story-of-serial-killer-Paul-Denyer-195830497244618/?hc_ref=ART1CQmM_dfTjuZvIXUTT9BierabnDWenYn-rtwks7kzJA1Zx0khkVQS7-m8fdnAHT4&fref=nf&__tn__=kC-R

Denyer, Paul, 2003 – 2004, letters from prison

http://media.heraldsun.com.au/multimedia/2013/april/denyerletters/index03.html

Evil Clown TV, 2014, “Serial Killer Paul Denyer – Australian Killer – Documentary”, YouTube video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFGqBApTjWk

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https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/mental-health/gender-dysphoria/related/gender-dysphoria-statistics/#gref [medically reviewed by Paula Cookson LCSW]

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https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/5015765.carshalton-couple-haunted-by-their-serial-killer-relative/

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