A life stolen: Jake was 12 days old when the Frankston serial killer murdered his mum

Australian True Crime

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4.5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In 1993, Paul Denyer murdered Natalie Russell, Elizabeth Stevens and Deborah Fream in the Frankston area. Denyer had also stalked and terrified women - that’s one of the lesser known aspects of his horrendous offending.

Now 50, Denyer was sentenced to life in prison without parole, but the sentence was later appealed and reduced to a non-parole period of 30 years, meaning Denyer is eligible for release in 2023.

There’s a genuine fear from many that Denyer will be released - from the families of Natalie, Elizabeth and Deborah - but also the women who were stalked by Denyer.

Our guest for this episode is one of the family members who is speaking up.

Jake Blair was 12 days old when his mum Debbie was murdered by Denyer. Though he’s almost 30 he’s still known as Baby Jake to the Frankston community. He was a fluffy-haired newborn, cradled in the arms of his dad Garry in a picture that ran in Newspapers across Australia.

Over the years, many people, including us, have wondered what happened to him. What was life like for Baby Jake?

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0:00.0	We're bringing Australian True Crime live to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this July,
0:04.3	and I have to tell you that Brisbane sold out already.
0:07.4	Good for you, Brisbane, so we've quickly added a second show.
0:10.3	Now we can't keep adding more shows, so please make sure you get your tickets. Our special guests,
0:15.2	our forensic criminologist Santee Mallet in Brisbane and Sydney and the one and only Charlie Bazzina in
0:19.9	Melbourne. There'll be a Q&A of course so you can ask your own burning questions on the night but you have to book quickly.
0:25.9	The producers of this podcast recognize the traditional owners of the land on which it's recorded.
0:37.0	They pay respect to the Aboriginal elders past, present and those emerging.
0:47.1	The following podcast contains content of a graphic violent nature and is not suitable for children.
0:54.0	I mean, obviously at the time I was quite young, 12 days old,
0:58.0	didn't really have much of a title then.
0:59.5	My name was my name and no one knew what to call me.
1:02.0	So I was the, I I guess star of the unfortunate show at the time and it's pretty much how it went.
1:10.0	In 1993, Paul Denia murdered Natalie Russell, Elizabeth Stevens and Deborah Frem in the
1:20.0	Frankston area.
1:22.4	Denia had also stalked and terrified women.
1:25.6	That's one of the lesser known aspects of his horrendous offending.
1:30.4	Now age 50, Denya was sentenced to life in prison without parole, but the sentence was later
1:36.9	appealed and reduced to a non-parole period of 30 years, meaning Dene is eligible for release in 2023.
1:45.7	There's a genuine fear from many that Denia will be released,
1:50.0	from the families of Natalie, Elizabeth and Deborah, but also from the women who was stalked by
1:56.2	Denia. Our guest for this episode is one of the family members who is speaking up.
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