Mr Cruel, Part 1

Mr Cruel was a child abductor, sexual predator, and presumed murderer, active in suburban Melbourne during the late eighties to early nineties. He has been quite accurately described as the bogeyman for children who grew up in the area at this time. The crimes attributable to this unidentified offender are some of the most calculated, meticulous, and sickening we’ve ever seen here in Australia. But it’s what we don’t know, which is a lot, that makes this tale equal parts mysterious and downright frightening... Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the details of Mr Cruel's confirmed attacks, and the fear and panic that was instilled in families across Melbourne during the late eighties and early nineties. Support the show on: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/truebluecrime Link to one-off Supporter donations at the bottom of show notes Website - www.truebluecrimepodcast.com - includes our merch store Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/380493356066315/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/truebluecrime/ Email - [email protected] This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: https://www.9now.com.au/australian-crime-stories/season-3/episode-7 - Australian Crime Stories Season 3, Ep 7 Mr Cruel https://www.heraldsun.com.au/archive/the-investigator/mr-cruel-still-on-the-most-wanted-list-says-the-investigator-charlie-bezzina/news-story/b125099085ba1df96d473a42f263e587 https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/mr-cruel-was-a-meticulous-intelligent-predator-say-police-investigators/news-story/a88da79742d534a0f10cd255bfd41f65 http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/0a8fb1587d83c6e071b9cfe669381632?width=650 https://www.news.com.au/news/national/child-abducting-murderer-mr-cruel-could-still-be-alive/news-story/b317a3e9f6971deacc3e60b56801707a https://www.news.com.au/news/national/child-sex-offender-mr-cruel-has-never-been-identified/news-story/26b509b9960d3053b65df4450048e0f0