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In Stephen King's novel, Misery, Annie Wilkes is a devoted fan who will do anything to keep her favorite writer close.

At first, she's caring, nurturing, even charming.

But when she senses betrayal, her obsession turns violent.

Every punishment is calculated, and her hatchet becomes the ultimate instrument of control.

Like Annie Wilkes, Catherine Knight used violence to control the ones she claimed to love.

For years, she had a well-known history of violent outbursts and abuse.

Her romantic partners learned quickly that if she felt they might leave

or if she feared losing control, she would strike.

Threats and violence were her way of keeping lovers in her orbit, but her behavior was

dismissed as temper or drama.

Her rage simmered constantly, a quiet storm that anyone close to her could feel, but few took seriously.

With John Price, her final partner, her need for control reached its peak.

She wanted obedience, but John asserted his independence.

And just like Annie Wilkes had done with her hatchet, Catherine used her beloved butcher knives as her tools of domination. What followed was a crime

so deliberate, ritualistic, and grotesque that it sent some responding officers to

therapy, solidifying Catherine Knight as one of Australia's most terrifying killers.

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