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Imagine being so gripped with fear, you don't feel safe to walk past your front gate.

You're suspicious of every stranger that passes you on a street.

You've been down a thousand times before.

Feeling on edge, you constantly look over your shoulder.

At unfamiliar cars driving slowly down your street,

you no longer feel safe catching the train.

You shelter in your house.

These were the words published 29 years ago by a Melbourne Australian newspaper,

The Harold Sun, because the residents of the suburb of Frankston weren't just imagining it.

They were living it during the dark, drizzly and terrifying winter of 1993.

Join me now, as we take a look at the case of the Frankston serial killer.

You'll hear how three young women became victims of a remorseless murderer who chose his victims at random, striking,

whenever he felt the urge to kill again.

It was all smiles for Debbie Frame inside the maternity ward of a Frankston hospital on June 26, 1993.

The 22-year-old had just given birth to a beautiful baby boy after a relatively short labor.

She named the 7-pound 4-ounce healthy baby, Jake Daniel Blair, taking his father's last name.

Baby Jake's father was Gary Blair, Debbie's fiance, and although Debbie's pregnancy had initially been a surprise for the couple,

both parents were overjoyed with the news and began excitedly planning for their little family's future together.

In fact, they've been so delighted by the news of Baby Jake, they even started discussing the idea of having another one.

But first, they had a wedding to plan.

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