7 | The Frankston Serial Killer

Prash's Murder Map: True Crime Podcast

He said he hated women…but then he became one. In this episode, we delve deep into psychology, profiling and gender dysphoria in the case of the Frankston Killer, who terrorised a quiet suburb of Australia in the early 90s but could be released in 2023. We’ll look at nature versus nurture and what could have turned Paul Denyer into a serial murderer.
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Credits:
Research, writing, narration and audio arrangement by Prash
Character Voices: Simon, Jack Timothy, Tanya O’Sullivan
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Sources:
Booker, Chloe, 2015, “Someone must know: cold case murder probe into disappearance of Sarah MacDiarmid”, The Age, https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/someone-must-know-cold-case-murder-probe-into-disappearance-of-sarah-macdiarmid-20150711-gia1rg.html
Catter, 2008, “Paul Denyer Police Interviews”, Crimblog
http://wwwcrimblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/paul-denyer-police-interviews.html
Deery, Shannon, 2011, “Family of Paul Denyer tell of killer’s death threat”, Daily Telegraph
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/killers-family-dont-let-him-out/news-story/59e38892e8170309ccd633d1da3ffca4
Denyer, Julie, “True Story of Serial Killer Paul Denyer”, Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/True-Story-of-serial-killer-Paul-Denyer-195830497244618/?hc_ref=ART1CQmM_dfTjuZvIXUTT9BierabnDWenYn-rtwks7kzJA1Zx0khkVQS7-m8fdnAHT4&fref=nf&__tn__=kC-R
Denyer, Paul, 2003 – 2004, letters from prison
http://media.heraldsun.com.au/multimedia/2013/april/denyerletters/index03.html
Evil Clown TV, 2014, “Serial Killer Paul Denyer – Australian Killer – Documentary”, YouTube video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFGqBApTjWk
Hull, Megan, 2019, “Gender Dysphoria Statistics,” The Recovery Village
https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/mental-health/gender-dysphoria/related/gender-dysphoria-statistics/#gref [medically reviewed by Paula Cookson LCSW]
Kennard, Julia, 2010, “Carshalton couple haunted by their serial killer relative”, Sutton and Croydon Guardian
https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/5015765.carshalton-couple-haunted-by-their-serial-killer-relative/
Pelly, Julia, 2019, “What is disorganized attachment?”, Healthline Parenthood
https://www.healthline.com/health/parenting/disorganized-attachment [medically reviewed by Karen Richardson Gill, MD, FAAP]