The life of crime of evil serial killer Peter Dupas

TIMELINE of the horrific crimes perpetrated by psychopathic serial killer Peter Dupas:

TIMELINE of the horrific crimes perpetrated by psychopathic serial killer Peter Dupas:

June 28, 1985
Sentenced to 12 years jail with minimum of 10 for Blairgowrie rape

Mar 1992
Released from jail

Nov 5, 1993
Renita Brunton stabbed to death in her Sunbury shop

Jan 3, 1994
Slashed woman with a knife and indecently assaulted her in a Lake Eppalock toilet block

Nov 21
Jailed for three years and nine months, with minimum of two years and nine months, for false imprisonment

Sep 29, 1996
Released from jail

Oct 4, 1997
Margaret Maher found dead and mutilated near Hume Highway at Somerton

Nov 1
Mersina Halvagis stabbed to death at Fawkner Cemetery

Dec 31
Kathleen Downes stabbed to death in her Brunswick nursing home

Apr 19, 1999
Nicole Patterson stabbed to death in her Northcote home

Apr 22
Dupas arrested

Aug 15, 2000
Convicted of Ms Patterson’s murder. Sentenced to jail.

Aug 11, 2004
Convicted of Ms Maher’s murder.

Feb 1, 2005
$1m reward announced by State Government in Halvagis case

May 20
Det Paul Scarlett phones jailed lawyer Andrew Fraser seeking information on Dupas

June 28
Fraser signs secret statement

Nov 28
Halvagis inquest opens. Court told Dupas is prime suspect but has not been charged

Sep 11, 2006
Fraser is released from jail at 5.30am. At 2pm, Dupas is charged with Ms Halvagis’ murder

July 12, 2007
Halvagis murder trial opens

Aug 8
Jury retires

Aug 9
Dupas is convicted of Ms Halvagis’ murder

Sept 17, 2009
Court of Appeal quashes conviction and orders retrial because trial judge disadvantaged Dupas in directions to jury regarding evidence

Feb 12, 2010
Dupas granted special leave to appeal to high court for a permanent stay of his retrial because of prejudicial publicity

April 15
High Court dismisses application for permanent stay

October 27
Retrial begins

Nov 19
Dupas is again convicted of Ms Halvagis’ murder