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Shirley's shoes sat neatly on the floor while she sat on a small couch, her head slumped. Carl assumed she must have dozed off while studying, as she was still holding a pen and notepad. Then Carl noticed that Shirley's clothes and face were covered in blood. Clearly visible in her forehead was a bullet hole. She had been shot and killed with a .22 caliber rifle.

As Carl Dowd was struck by the shocking realisation that Shirley MacLeod had been murdered, he was gripped by the terrifying fear that the killer might still be in the house. He raced to the bedroom where Wendy was tending to their eight-month-old son. He was awake and smiling, clearly unharmed. Carl told Wendy what had happened before quietly phoning the police.

As Carl Dowd was struck by the shocking realisation that Shirley MacLeod had been murdered, he was gripped by the terrifying fear that the killer might still be in the house. He raced to the bedroom where Wendy was tending to their eight-month-old son. He was awake and smiling, clearly unharmed. Carl told Wendy what had happened before quietly phoning the police.

As Carl Dowd was struck by the shocking realisation that Shirley MacLeod had been murdered, he was gripped by the terrifying fear that the killer might still be in the house. He raced to the bedroom where Wendy was tending to their eight-month-old son. He was awake and smiling, clearly unharmed. Carl told Wendy what had happened before quietly phoning the police.

The Dowd family remained barricaded in the bedroom until help arrived. While the case couldn't be definitively linked to the killing spree in late January, investigating officers had their suspicions. The victims in all of the murders were random and had been targeted in homes. All had been killed with a single shot to the forehead from a .22 caliber weapon.

The Dowd family remained barricaded in the bedroom until help arrived. While the case couldn't be definitively linked to the killing spree in late January, investigating officers had their suspicions. The victims in all of the murders were random and had been targeted in homes. All had been killed with a single shot to the forehead from a .22 caliber weapon.

The Dowd family remained barricaded in the bedroom until help arrived. While the case couldn't be definitively linked to the killing spree in late January, investigating officers had their suspicions. The victims in all of the murders were random and had been targeted in homes. All had been killed with a single shot to the forehead from a .22 caliber weapon.

Perth was still scarred by the Australia Day massacre and the sudden re-emergence of the shooter sent the city into a new wave of panic. The killer was dubbed the Netherlands Monster. Young women stopped taking on jobs and people opted to stay at home with their families rather than go out at night. Shirley's murder became the police department's top priority.

Perth was still scarred by the Australia Day massacre and the sudden re-emergence of the shooter sent the city into a new wave of panic. The killer was dubbed the Netherlands Monster. Young women stopped taking on jobs and people opted to stay at home with their families rather than go out at night. Shirley's murder became the police department's top priority.

Perth was still scarred by the Australia Day massacre and the sudden re-emergence of the shooter sent the city into a new wave of panic. The killer was dubbed the Netherlands Monster. Young women stopped taking on jobs and people opted to stay at home with their families rather than go out at night. Shirley's murder became the police department's top priority.

Almost none of the Dowd's neighbours had heard anything suspicious that night, though one man said he'd heard a particularly loud clap of thunder that could have been a gunshot. The timing of it had aligned with Shirley's suspected time of death. A squad of 50 detectives door-knocked homes throughout Dow Keith and Nedlands, interviewing more than 8,000 residents.

Almost none of the Dowd's neighbours had heard anything suspicious that night, though one man said he'd heard a particularly loud clap of thunder that could have been a gunshot. The timing of it had aligned with Shirley's suspected time of death. A squad of 50 detectives door-knocked homes throughout Dow Keith and Nedlands, interviewing more than 8,000 residents.

Almost none of the Dowd's neighbours had heard anything suspicious that night, though one man said he'd heard a particularly loud clap of thunder that could have been a gunshot. The timing of it had aligned with Shirley's suspected time of death. A squad of 50 detectives door-knocked homes throughout Dow Keith and Nedlands, interviewing more than 8,000 residents.

Police recovered a single unidentified fingerprint from the home, which didn't match anyone who was known to have visited or lived there. It was decided that police would take the fingerprints of all males aged between 14 and 60 in the Perth metropolitan area, starting with Nedlands and Cottesloe.

Police recovered a single unidentified fingerprint from the home, which didn't match anyone who was known to have visited or lived there. It was decided that police would take the fingerprints of all males aged between 14 and 60 in the Perth metropolitan area, starting with Nedlands and Cottesloe.

Police recovered a single unidentified fingerprint from the home, which didn't match anyone who was known to have visited or lived there. It was decided that police would take the fingerprints of all males aged between 14 and 60 in the Perth metropolitan area, starting with Nedlands and Cottesloe.

Police had also extracted the bullet from Shirley MacLeod's head, which had distinct markings they could use to identify the murder weapon if it was ever found. William and Cecilia Keener were an elderly couple who resided in the South Perth suburb of Mount Pleasant.

Police had also extracted the bullet from Shirley MacLeod's head, which had distinct markings they could use to identify the murder weapon if it was ever found. William and Cecilia Keener were an elderly couple who resided in the South Perth suburb of Mount Pleasant.

Police had also extracted the bullet from Shirley MacLeod's head, which had distinct markings they could use to identify the murder weapon if it was ever found. William and Cecilia Keener were an elderly couple who resided in the South Perth suburb of Mount Pleasant.

Their daily habit of taking a walk together every afternoon had recently been disrupted by the heavy rain Perth was experiencing, but on Friday August 16, the sun was shining. The pair set off sometime after 3pm. They liked to stroll down the road where they lived, which was called Hawken Street, to the banks of the Swan River.