Due to the graphic nature of this killer's crimes,

listener discretion is advised.

This episode includes discussions of murder, domestic abuse,

and assault that some people may find offensive.

We advise extreme caution for children under 13.

Late in the evening on December 27th, 1958, 30 year old Kathy Bellis hopped off the bus in the quiet suburb of Belmont

Western Australia. The mother of three was tired after a long evening working at the

tea rooms in the center of Perth. She was glad to be almost home.

As the bus trundled into the night, the dark closed around the slight brunette.

Kathy expected to see her husband, 33-year-old Phil Bellis, waiting for her in their green van, but the street was empty.

Her bus had run late, so perhaps Phil came and went, not wanting to leave their young children home

alone for too long.

After waiting a minute, she decided to walk the couple of blocks home from the bus top.

There were a few houses in the area and no street lights, so she

pulled a flashlight from her handbag. Halfway down the block, Kathy heard a car coming up

behind her. She turned, thinking perhaps it was Phil, but she didn't recognize

the beat-up Ute. She stepped to the side of the road giving the driver plenty of room.

But the driver sped up. When Kathy looked over her

shelter she saw the headlights blazing in the dark, coming closer, heading

straight for her. She picked up her pace, dashing off the road completely and into a paddock next to the pavement, and still the car pursued her. She could hear it roaring ever nearer as she broke into a run through the field.

At high speed, the car struck Kathy, throwing her slight figure some 60 feet.

She landed, pain radiating through her broken body.

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