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She and Mark had relocated to Perth from Melbourne after Panina and her Polish-born husband divorced. On the night of his mother's murder, Mark had been staying at a friend's house for the school holidays. He never understood the truth of what happened to his mother and the next four years of Mark's life remain a blur to this day.

She and Mark had relocated to Perth from Melbourne after Panina and her Polish-born husband divorced. On the night of his mother's murder, Mark had been staying at a friend's house for the school holidays. He never understood the truth of what happened to his mother and the next four years of Mark's life remain a blur to this day.

His father took Mark back to Melbourne and the pair later relocated to Israel. In the documentary series After the Night, Mark described his grief as follows. All of a sudden you lose a mother. One day you see her, the next day you don't. And you don't know the reason and it doesn't really matter. I see it as a private holocaust. It only belongs to me.

His father took Mark back to Melbourne and the pair later relocated to Israel. In the documentary series After the Night, Mark described his grief as follows. All of a sudden you lose a mother. One day you see her, the next day you don't. And you don't know the reason and it doesn't really matter. I see it as a private holocaust. It only belongs to me.

His father took Mark back to Melbourne and the pair later relocated to Israel. In the documentary series After the Night, Mark described his grief as follows. All of a sudden you lose a mother. One day you see her, the next day you don't. And you don't know the reason and it doesn't really matter. I see it as a private holocaust. It only belongs to me.

In 2004, Mark visited Australia to see some extended family members. A cousin told him about the book Broken Lives and how it told his mother's story. Mark got hold of a copy and was stunned to learn the truth. It was the first he'd ever heard about what happened to his mother and who was responsible for taking her life.

In 2004, Mark visited Australia to see some extended family members. A cousin told him about the book Broken Lives and how it told his mother's story. Mark got hold of a copy and was stunned to learn the truth. It was the first he'd ever heard about what happened to his mother and who was responsible for taking her life.

In 2004, Mark visited Australia to see some extended family members. A cousin told him about the book Broken Lives and how it told his mother's story. Mark got hold of a copy and was stunned to learn the truth. It was the first he'd ever heard about what happened to his mother and who was responsible for taking her life.

The family members and friends of Cook's seven other murder victims have been dealt a life sentence as well. Countless individuals have had to grave loved ones under the most painful circumstances and live in a new reality that was far more terrifying than the one they knew before.

The family members and friends of Cook's seven other murder victims have been dealt a life sentence as well. Countless individuals have had to grave loved ones under the most painful circumstances and live in a new reality that was far more terrifying than the one they knew before.

The family members and friends of Cook's seven other murder victims have been dealt a life sentence as well. Countless individuals have had to grave loved ones under the most painful circumstances and live in a new reality that was far more terrifying than the one they knew before.

This loss of innocence was felt more broadly by the entire city of Perth, which was fundamentally different after Cook. Even though Cook's crimes are now more than 60 years old, some long-time residents still have first-hand memories of his reign of terror.

This loss of innocence was felt more broadly by the entire city of Perth, which was fundamentally different after Cook. Even though Cook's crimes are now more than 60 years old, some long-time residents still have first-hand memories of his reign of terror.

This loss of innocence was felt more broadly by the entire city of Perth, which was fundamentally different after Cook. Even though Cook's crimes are now more than 60 years old, some long-time residents still have first-hand memories of his reign of terror.

As Estelle Blackburn stated in the 2020 documentary After the Night, quote, "...all these years on, there are still all these people who carried the scars of the crimes of Eric Edgar Cook." far more people than we realised at the time, really affected by his attacks. Their families, their friends, there are a lot of people still in Perth who sleep with a light on at night.

As Estelle Blackburn stated in the 2020 documentary After the Night, quote, "...all these years on, there are still all these people who carried the scars of the crimes of Eric Edgar Cook." far more people than we realised at the time, really affected by his attacks. Their families, their friends, there are a lot of people still in Perth who sleep with a light on at night.

As Estelle Blackburn stated in the 2020 documentary After the Night, quote, "...all these years on, there are still all these people who carried the scars of the crimes of Eric Edgar Cook." far more people than we realised at the time, really affected by his attacks. Their families, their friends, there are a lot of people still in Perth who sleep with a light on at night.

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