NewsBite

Biggenden murders accused Kristen Leslie Olsen faces three more arson charges

A young travel blogger charged with the murders of a Queensland baker and his daughter is also facing three arson charges relating to a separate blaze, a court has heard.

Charges laid over fatal Biggenden shed fire

A young travel blogger police allege torched a shed where the bodies of a baker and his 10-year-old daughter were found has also been charged over a second blaze that same day, a court has heard.

Police will allege that after lighting a fire at a property at Fenwicks Rd, Biggenden where Todd and Kirra Mooney were found dead on December 20, Kristen Olsen, 24, later lit a second fire, destroying a caravan, bus and carport at Tinana near Maryborough.

Charges relating to both blazes were read in Maryborough Magistrates Court on Monday.

Ms Olsen, a former Only Fans content creator and Whitsundays resort worker, was not required to appear.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Claire Bibby told the court that along with the two charges of murder and one count of arson relating to the Biggenden fire and deaths of Mr Mooney and his daughter, Ms Olsen was also charged with three counts of arson and one of stealing.

Detectives have charged Kristen Olsen, 24, with two counts of murder and one of arson.
Detectives have charged Kristen Olsen, 24, with two counts of murder and one of arson.

Appearing for Ms Olsen, solicitor Bradford Hill said he was seeking a committal call-over date and for briefs of evidence in relation to the two sets of charges to be ordered.

The charges were adjourned until March 6.

Scant details in the court documents reveal Ms Olsen had been living in a Maryborough caravan park at the time of her arrest.

The alleged arson in Tinana happened at a property on Eatonvale Rd.

According to court documents, a Nissan Bus, Essential Caravan and carport were destroyed in the fire.

The stealing charge relates to the alleged theft of clothing from the Ban Ban Springs Road House on December 20, the documents state.

Detectives have released an image of a vehicle in an appeal for information in relation to a homicide investigation at Biggenden.
Detectives have released an image of a vehicle in an appeal for information in relation to a homicide investigation at Biggenden.

Mr Hill said Ms Olsen’s appearance would not be required at her next court date.

This publication previously revealed Ms Olsen appeared on social media as a tattooed travel blogger who had lived across Queensland from the Fraser Coast to Cairns and listed Daydream Island Resort in the Whitsundays as her most recent employer.

Her page on Only Fans, which has since been deleted, was under the username Slipperygypsy. 69.

She has been remanded in custody.

Police are still asking for assistance from the public to track the movements of a white Holden Barina wagon with a distinctive solar panel on the roof.

Investigators appeal to anyone who may have seen the vehicle between 10am and 2pm between Biggenden and Ban Ban Springs to come forward.

Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or Policelink on 131 444.

Original URL: https://www.couriermail.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-qld/murder-accused-kristen-leslie-olsens-case-mentioned-in-court/news-story/f9261e4e73c1b1ef78558f267e38a35c