The Frankston Murders

Twenty-five years ago, serial killer Paul Denyer terrorised the bayside suburb of Frankston.<br />Twenty-five years later, the trauma of his seven-week killing spree still haunts the community.<br /> <br />The spate of murders in 1993 touched many more lives than just the three victims.<br /> <br />All of Melbourne was gripped with fear, as Frankston and surrounding suburbs were flooded with police hunting the serial killer of three young women.<br /> <br />It began on June 11 when Elizabeth Stevens was murdered on her way home from the library. On July 8, Debbie Fream who&apos;d left her 12-day-old baby with a friend while she dashed out for milk, was abducted and killed. Three weeks later, Year 12 student, Natalie Russell, was brutally murdered on her way home from school.<br /> <br />When Paul Denyer, an odd young man, was arrested the day after Natalie&apos;s body was found, the police and public were shocked by his lack of emotion. Denyer, who was only 21-years-old, spoke of the three young women with contempt as he described their final moments. Their deaths had simply fuelled his bloodlust.<br /> <br />Eleven years later, just as the public&apos;s memory of the Frankston murders began to fade, convicted serial killer, Paul Denyer, made front-page news with his quest to become a woman.<br /> <br /><b><i>The Frankston Murders: 25 years on</i></b> details the shocking crimes and explores the lingering effects of what Denyer did. Now 25-years-old,<i> </i>Debbie Fream&apos;s son Jake speaks for the first time about the loss of his mother. And Carmel and Brian Russell share their dream for Denyer&apos;s ongoing incarceration, as the killer of their child will be eligible to apply for parole for the first time in 2023.