Wife murders Husband with Axe

Discussion in Genealogy Forum started by Kelly, Aug 31, 2007
K
Kelly
I am trying to find any information on the murder or Clevon RYAN. His wife Jean took an Axe and killed him in his sleep.

Jean McKinley Born: 1934 Married Clevon RYAN born: 1929.

Jean murdered her husband on 2nd April 1981 in Kilkenny, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia after discovering that he was sexually abusing their daughters.

Jean was convicted of the murder after the first trial, but at the second trial she was found not guilty.

If you can be of any assistance to me at all please let me know. Even if you have just have information on the family itself would be a great help to me, so PLEASE if you can, please do help me. Any information at all is most welcome.

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Don
hi,

are you still looking for information? Don

MJ
mrs jones
I knew the family at the time of this happening but was young so some things are abit sketchy. Curious as to why you would want to know
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sonny
R v R (1981) 28 SASR 321

if you need a copy i am happy to send you one.

LN
Lauris Newbury
Not sure what information you are after but I did meet the family during the period when one of the daughters was worried about her father's behaviour.