Killer and rapist Francis John Wark described as an ‘evil man’ as calls renewed to reveal where he dumped Hayley Dodd

Killer Francis John Wark has been described as an ‘evil man’ as calls were renewed for him to reveal where he dumped Hayley Dodd’s body.

Western Australia’s police commissioner has described cold case killer Francis John Wark as an “evil man” and urged him to reveal where he dumped the body of teenager Hayley Dodd.

Chris Dawson said Wark had received the sentence he deserved – a record 18 years in prison for manslaughter – after being found guilty for a second time of killing the 17-year-old girl in rural Badgingarra in July 1999.

“Margaret (Dodd) has been very loud and persistent as a grieving mother, and her husband as well … and there will not be a total justice outcome,” Mr Dawson told 6PR radio on Wednesday.

“Clearly, with this second-time-around conviction, this evil man has got the sentence that he deserves.”

Hayley Dodd was killed while hitchhiking in 1999.

Wark had originally been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum of 21 years, after a judge sitting without a jury found him guilty of murdering Hayley, but he successfully appealed and a retrial was ordered.

A jury last month convicted Wark, 65, of manslaughter following a six-week retrial in the West Australian Supreme Court.

Outside court on Tuesday, Ms Dodd said Wark had a “heart of stone” as she renewed her plea with him to reveal where he disposed of Hayley’s body.

Mr Dawson was pleased with the court outcome but said he still wanted to find Hayley’s remains for her family.

“We all want to recover Hayley’s body, so I would repeat the message that Ms Dodd gave,” he said.

“There is a no body, no parole law which is in place, which in fact Margaret Dodd was leading the charge on … and that’s to her credit.”

Francis John Wark, also known as Frank Wark, is also a convicted rapist. Picture: Twitter/Channel 9

Premier Mark McGowan has also previously urged Wark to reveal where he dumped Hayley’s body.

Justice Stephen Hall on Tuesday said the killing was in the category of the worst type of manslaughter.

“Her vulnerability was obvious,” Justice Hall said.

“Your motivation was to achieve your own sexual gratification, without regard to her wishes or wellbeing.”

Justice Hall said it might never be known exactly what happened.

Margaret Dodd with her family outside the WA Supreme Court on Tuesday after Francis John Wark was sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing her daughter Hayley. Picture: Angie Raphael/NCA NewsWire

Justice Hall said he was satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that hair and an ankh earring found in Wark’s vehicle belonged to Hayley.

Wark was already serving a prison sentence in Queensland for repeatedly raping a woman he gave a lift to in June 2007 when West Australian police charged him in 2015 with murdering Hayley.

If Wark serves his entire prison sentence, he will be aged 81 when he is released.