Police hunt convicted killer and rapist who cut off ankle monitor

Police are searching for convicted killer and rapist allegedly on the run after cutting off his ankle monitor.

An urgent police search is underway for a convicted killer and rapist who allegedly cut off his ankle monitoring bracelet.

Paul James Carr, 55, was last seen about 2.45pm on Wednesday in the Fremantle area, sparking a police manhunt.

Carr was released on a strict supervision order last year after being convicted in 2015 of the assault and rape of a then 16-year-old girl in the Goldfields city of Kalgoorlie in 1987.

WA Police are looking for convicted rapist Paul James Carr. Picture : Supplied/WA Police

Carr was released from prison on strict supervision orders last year. He was jailed in 2015 over the assault and rape of a then-16-year-old girl in Kalgoorlie in 1987. Picture: WA Police

He was charged over that offence in 2013, after having served time in a NSW prison over the murder of a man there just six months after the sexual assault.

Despite the 47 conditions attached to his three-year supervision order, Carr has been fined three times in 2023 alone for breaching that order.

The charges for the Kalgoorlie offence came after a cold case review by police, which uncovered DNA evidence on the victim’s shirt and pillow.

Carr was was convicted and jailed for eight years for the crime, but was released on strict supervision orders earlier this year.

Carr is described as being around 172cm tall, of a medium build, with short hair, and facial stubble.

“He is believed to be wearing dark clothing with silver hi-vis stripes, a black hat and could be carrying a dark coloured backpack,” a WA Police spokesperson said.

“If sighted, please call police immediately on 131 444. Members of the public are advised not to approach him.”

Anyone with information regarding Carr’s whereabouts can also call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or make an anonymous report online.

Originally published as Police hunt convicted killer and rapist who cut off ankle monitor