WAVE OF TERROR IN MELBOURNE
VIGILANTE SQUADS MAY BE FORMED (Recd. 7.5 p.m.) Mei; ourne. May 20 The murder ol a third woman n Melbourne within fifteen days cause', a wave of terror among girl nigh; workers. Members of the Volunteei Defence Corps arc considering forming vigilante squads to patrol the suburbs at night. Military patrols will be in creased. The strongest pol e force ever assigned to mur.v '- investigation in Victoria is searching for the murderer They are being assisted by scientific experts and black trackers. The latest victim, Miss Hosking. wa 40 years of age, not 29 as previously reported.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 117, 21 May 1942, Page 5
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