Killer took skulls

Press, 4 September 1982, Page 6

Killer took skulls

NZPA - Sydney The skulls of the murdered “Mr Asia’’ couriers. Miss Julie Theilman and Mr Greg. Ollard, were removed by their killer 18 months after their deaths, bne of the victims’ mothers has asserted. • Mrs Diane Theilman told a Sydney newspaper that de-x, tectives working with the Royal Commission on drug' ; trafficking told her of the' killer’s attempt to foil identification. The detectives revealed the: information when they visited Mrs Theilman at her.; home in-Auckland arid asked her’ to identify jewellery found.; at one of the graves. Mrs Theilman said that

after identifying the jewellery "as- her daughter's she had pressed' the detectives for information on ’ the murders. Mr Ollard, aged 28, was found at Bobbin Head near Kur-ring-gai Chase north of Sydney. Miss Theilman’s body was foupd 100 km away at Blackheath in the Blue .Mountains. The- police, uncovered the bodies, last month after an unidentified witness led them to the.graves. A Royal Commission spokesman yesterday refused to comment on Mrs Theilman’s assertion. The police in Sydney said that the skulls of Mr Ollard and Miss Theilman had not

been found. The couple were killed five years ago because the drug ring boss, Terrence John Clark, received information that Federal detectives had them under surveillance, the police said. Clark was convicted last year in England of the murder of “Mr Asia,” Christopher Martin Johnstone, and is serving a life sentence.

Mrs Theilman said detectives had told her that her daughter and Mr Ollard were lured to their deaths after being told they were going to meet each other.

“They were pumped with heroin and then . shot,” Mrs Theilman said.