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Not long after he had written his confession, Cook penned a retraction in which he put his vivid recollection of killing Rosemary Anderson down to an overactive imagination. Quote, "...by reading all the available papers on this crime and remembering where it took place and the person involved, I were able to describe what I believe I did."

Not long after he had written his confession, Cook penned a retraction in which he put his vivid recollection of killing Rosemary Anderson down to an overactive imagination. Quote, "...by reading all the available papers on this crime and remembering where it took place and the person involved, I were able to describe what I believe I did."

Not long after he had written his confession, Cook penned a retraction in which he put his vivid recollection of killing Rosemary Anderson down to an overactive imagination. Quote, "...by reading all the available papers on this crime and remembering where it took place and the person involved, I were able to describe what I believe I did."

Having read some books, I get so engrossed in them that I project myself and believe I'm the person in those books. Having given further thought to my admissions to the detectives, I'm now of the opinion that I couldn't have been the person associated with the death of Rosemary Anderson. As Cook's certainty about this confession waned, so too did his belief in another admission that he'd made.

Having read some books, I get so engrossed in them that I project myself and believe I'm the person in those books. Having given further thought to my admissions to the detectives, I'm now of the opinion that I couldn't have been the person associated with the death of Rosemary Anderson. As Cook's certainty about this confession waned, so too did his belief in another admission that he'd made.

Having read some books, I get so engrossed in them that I project myself and believe I'm the person in those books. Having given further thought to my admissions to the detectives, I'm now of the opinion that I couldn't have been the person associated with the death of Rosemary Anderson. As Cook's certainty about this confession waned, so too did his belief in another admission that he'd made.

The vicious and violent murder of 22-year-old socialite and heiress Gillian Brewer on Saturday December 19 1959 had sent shockwaves through Perth. The young woman had been struck with a hatchet and stabbed with scissors while asleep in her bed, with Perth's coroner calling it the worst murder he had ever seen. Investigators hadn't linked it to the spate of break-ins or other murders of women.

The vicious and violent murder of 22-year-old socialite and heiress Gillian Brewer on Saturday December 19 1959 had sent shockwaves through Perth. The young woman had been struck with a hatchet and stabbed with scissors while asleep in her bed, with Perth's coroner calling it the worst murder he had ever seen. Investigators hadn't linked it to the spate of break-ins or other murders of women.

The vicious and violent murder of 22-year-old socialite and heiress Gillian Brewer on Saturday December 19 1959 had sent shockwaves through Perth. The young woman had been struck with a hatchet and stabbed with scissors while asleep in her bed, with Perth's coroner calling it the worst murder he had ever seen. Investigators hadn't linked it to the spate of break-ins or other murders of women.

After a 19-year-old deaf non-verbal man named Daryl Beamish came to the police's attention for other offences in 1961, detectives began to suspect him of Gillian's murder. Daryl had a difficult life in which he faced discrimination and social exclusion due to his disabilities.

After a 19-year-old deaf non-verbal man named Daryl Beamish came to the police's attention for other offences in 1961, detectives began to suspect him of Gillian's murder. Daryl had a difficult life in which he faced discrimination and social exclusion due to his disabilities.

After a 19-year-old deaf non-verbal man named Daryl Beamish came to the police's attention for other offences in 1961, detectives began to suspect him of Gillian's murder. Daryl had a difficult life in which he faced discrimination and social exclusion due to his disabilities.

He was described as having the verbal understanding of a seven-year-old and communicated via signing and using his fingers to spell out words. Daryl was close with his family, who knew him to be gentle and kind, but struggled to make friends with other members of the community.

He was described as having the verbal understanding of a seven-year-old and communicated via signing and using his fingers to spell out words. Daryl was close with his family, who knew him to be gentle and kind, but struggled to make friends with other members of the community.

He was described as having the verbal understanding of a seven-year-old and communicated via signing and using his fingers to spell out words. Daryl was close with his family, who knew him to be gentle and kind, but struggled to make friends with other members of the community.

In turn, he didn't always act appropriately, with some reports that he would rush up to girls at a local cinema in an attempt to get close to them. Darrell later befriended a young woman named Ann who lived at Brookwood Flats, the same Cottesloe apartment complex where Gillian Brewer had lived. Ann later moved away around January 1961.

In turn, he didn't always act appropriately, with some reports that he would rush up to girls at a local cinema in an attempt to get close to them. Darrell later befriended a young woman named Ann who lived at Brookwood Flats, the same Cottesloe apartment complex where Gillian Brewer had lived. Ann later moved away around January 1961.

In turn, he didn't always act appropriately, with some reports that he would rush up to girls at a local cinema in an attempt to get close to them. Darrell later befriended a young woman named Ann who lived at Brookwood Flats, the same Cottesloe apartment complex where Gillian Brewer had lived. Ann later moved away around January 1961.

As Darrell couldn't telephone her due to his disabilities, he began hanging around the flats in search of someone who might know where he could find her. At the same time, a prowler around the area had been breaking into apartments. This would lead police officers to believe Darrell and the prowler were one and the same. In April 1961, Darrell was charged with a very serious crime.

As Darrell couldn't telephone her due to his disabilities, he began hanging around the flats in search of someone who might know where he could find her. At the same time, a prowler around the area had been breaking into apartments. This would lead police officers to believe Darrell and the prowler were one and the same. In April 1961, Darrell was charged with a very serious crime.