TV artist denies ‘ageing’ Clark

Press, 28 April 1980, Page 13

TV artist denies ‘ageing’ Clark

PA Aucklanc A television make-up artist has denied a statement made in the Melbourne Coroner’s Court, that she had helped'to disguise Ter rence John Clark, the leadei of a drugs ring. The statement was mad; by a witness referred tc only as Miss X. She gave evidence at the inquest of e New Zealand couple Douglas and Isabel Wilson, whose bullet-ridden bodies were found at Rye Beach, 7f kilometres from Melbourne in May last year. Miss X said that Clark after being acquitted in s New Zealand Court or charges of importing drugs tried unsuccessfully to entei Australia several times using various disguises. He finally returned tc Australia in November. 1978 wearing a grey wig anc made up to look “like an ok man of 50,” she said. Clarl had told her that one of the televisions stations in New Zealand had done the make up.

d| “It was a lady- who was t- i the wife of one of the telet, . vision people who I think iejwas called Dennis Wilson,” ie<Miss X told the inquest. M Inquiries have revealed r ‘ that the man’s name was not Dennis Wilson, and he l e jhad not worked in teleOf vision. The make-up artist e said she used to be the a : man’s girlfriend, but denied “ageing” Terrence Clark or using Clark’s range -'of aliases. She said people occasion"’ially telephoned to try to be I mtde up in several ways. “ but she said that the staff “'were discouraged from help,.ing. She said her job was ’’Jfor television and she would ginot have done it in her own = time. 0 The Wilsons’ killer had 5, told Clark he would put the bodies through a mincer, the d Melbourne Coroner’s Court k was told by Miss X. e When Clark had learned .v that this had not been done >- he was very annoyed, she said.