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Robert Wagner (serial killer)
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Robert Joe Wagner is an Australian serial killer
, currently serving ten consecutive sentences of life imprisonment
without the possibility of parole for his role in the murder of ten victims of the Snowtown murders
. Wagner, driven to murder by his hatred for pedophiles, has been described as being amongst "Australia's worst" serial killers.
Wagner fried and ate the flesh
of his final victim, David Johnson. At his sentencing, Wagner rose in the dock and stated:
On 27 September 2002, Wagner pleaded guilty to three charges of murder for the murders of Barry Lane, Fred Brooks and David Johnson. He would plead not guilty to the remaining seven murder charges against him, and eventually be convicted of them, bringing the total number of victims to ten.
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
, currently serving ten consecutive sentences of life imprisonment
Life imprisonment
Life imprisonment is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime under which the convicted person is to remain in jail for the rest of his or her life...
without the possibility of parole for his role in the murder of ten victims of the Snowtown murders
Snowtown murders
The Snowtown murders, also known as the Bodies in Barrels murders, were the murders of 11 people in South Australia, Australia between August 1992 and May 1999...
. Wagner, driven to murder by his hatred for pedophiles, has been described as being amongst "Australia's worst" serial killers.
Wagner fried and ate the flesh
Cannibalism
Cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh of other human beings. It is also called anthropophagy...
of his final victim, David Johnson. At his sentencing, Wagner rose in the dock and stated:
- "Pedophiles were doing terrible things to children. The authorities didn't do anything about it. I decided to take action. I took that action. Thank you."
On 27 September 2002, Wagner pleaded guilty to three charges of murder for the murders of Barry Lane, Fred Brooks and David Johnson. He would plead not guilty to the remaining seven murder charges against him, and eventually be convicted of them, bringing the total number of victims to ten.