MELBOURNE MURDERS
SEARCH FOR CRIMINAL. MELBOURNE, May 20. The murder of a third woman in Melbourne within 15 days has caused a wave of terror among girl night workers. Members of the Volunteer Defence Corps are considering forming vigilante squads to patrol the suburbs at night. Military patrols will be increased. The strongest police force ever assigned to a murder investigation in Victoria is searching for the murderer. The pob'ce are being assisted by scientific experts and black trackers. The latest victim, Gladys Hosking, was aged 40, not 29.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 21 May 1942, Page 4
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