Biography of Ivan Robert Marko Milat, Australia's Worst Serial Killer

Ivan Milat was born in 1945 and by 1992 became Australia's worst serial killer to date. Milat whose work included being a highway construction worker, spent a lot of time motorcycle riding and hunting. Friends of Milat knew of his passion for hunting, however they failed to realize that his hunting fever involved humans as well.

In September 1992, hikers hiking in the Belango State Forest by Sydney, found the decomposed bodies of two women. Identified as Caroline Clark 21, and Joanne Walters 22. The two were last seen hitchhiking April 18,1992. Cause of death of the two women revealed Clark had been shot 12 times in the head, and Walters was gagged and stabbed numerous times.

Police who had been searching the area found two more victims. They were found inside of a shallow grave just a few miles from the first crime scene. The two were identified as James Gibson 19, and Deborah Everist 19. They had been last seen hitchhiking to a conservation festival of December 9, 1989. Two months later, Gibson's personal items were found on a country highway.

In October of 1992, Australian police had continued their search. Once again the body of Simone Schmidl was discovered. Visiting from Germany, Schmidl had last been seen hitchhiking to Melbourne on January 21, 1991. Her body had been bound and gagged, cause of death was multiple stab wounds.

November 4, 1992, two more bodies turned up. Gabor Neugebauer 21 and Anja Habschied 20. Visitors from Germany as well, they had been last seen hitchhiking December 26,1991 to Darwin. A sexual attack seemed to be apparent to authorities. Neugebauer had been strangled and then shot six times in the head. Habschied was another story, her body was found partially nude, she had been decapitated with her head missing from the crime scene.