Eerie link connecting 65 Melbourne women targeted with ‘condom letters’
Highly disturbing details have been revealed about disgusting letters containing open condoms which were sent to Aussie women.
New, highly disturbing information has been revealed about 100 letters containing open condoms which were sent to 65 women from the same Melbourne graduating class.
The female victims all graduated from Kilbreda College in 1999, and it is understood their addresses were obtained from an old year book.
The letters were mailed over the last three months across Melbourne’s east and southeast with the first incident on March 20 and the most recent incident on May 15.
Police say that in most of these cases the victims received multiple packages or letters containing handwritten messages and used condoms.
Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Grant Lewis told A Current Affair the contents of the letters were “sexually explicit, suggestive, repulsive”.
“The messaging (in the letter) is very similar so we know it’s the same person,” he said.
“We’re having handwriting experts analyse the handwriting to determine, potentially the age.”
One letter revealed on A Current Affair had the following message: “I WILL COME TO YOUR PLACE VERY SOON AND GIVE YOU 200 DOLLARS TO ************* OR I WILL GIVE YOU 100 DOLLARS TO SEE WHAT *****.
“YOUR’S FAITHFULLY.”
Bree Walker said she was targeted four times by the same person.
Her parents, still living at the family home, received the letters.
Ms Walker said her mum was “really grossed out” and her parents were deeply concerned she was being targeted.
“I can’t think of anyone who has a grudge against us,” she said.
Ms Walker said that she and the other women really want the “extra stress” to be “stopped”.
Out of more than 100 letters, not all were accompanied by an opened condom. Some were handwritten and some were typed, but all of them had the same postage stamp.
“We’re making enquiries with the relevant mail centres to determine whether there’s a correlation to one particular mail centre or numerous,” Detective Lewis said.
“Staff have been canvassed in relation to collections and also enquiries have been made with the stamp origin to determine where they may have been purchased, in bulk, or singularly, or in a particular outlet.
“We’re getting information, we’re seeking assistance, things are rolling and we will find you and hold you to account.”
Detective Lewis acknowledged the person was probably mentally ill and needed help.
“If there’s something that’s driving this offending, which is mental health-wise or something to do with some sort of physical health, we can assist,” he said.
“As well as prosecuting and investigating, we can offer support and welfare services to that person.”
Retired homicide investigator Charlie Bezzina urged the community to start thinking about the people around them, while police try to pinpoint a suspect.
“This person lives somewhere,” Mr Bezzina said.
“The key I say is with the community at large that might have that trigger and that is what I am really pushing.”
- with Elena Couper