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INFAMOUS: Mr. Cruel

3/9/20261 hr 9 min

In the 1980s and early 1990s, a serial predator targeted young girls in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. He wore a mask and left little evidence behind. Investigators described him as calm and calculating, earning him the nickname, “Mr. Cruel.” More than three decades later, he has never been caught. But continued reporting by crime journalists and renewed hope from crime junkies have kept the case in the spotlight, fueling hope that his identity may one day be revealed.

 

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First 90 seconds

  1. Ashley Flowers· Host0:01

    Every year, millions of people head into the wilderness searching for peace, beauty, and adventure. But hidden in those same scenic landscapes are stories of violence, survival, and lives cut short. I'm Delia D'Ambra, and on my podcast, Park Predators, I uncover the true crimes that happened in the most amazing places on Earth. Listen to Park Predators wherever you get your podcasts. Hi, crime junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers.

  2. Brit Prawat· Host0:32

    And I'm Britt.

  3. Ashley Flowers· Host0:33

    And our story today begins with a little girl alone in a closet counting to one hundred. I'm gonna call her Eliza because her identity has never been revealed. But in nineteen eighty-seven, a masked man broke into her home while her whole family slept, and what happened to her over the next two or so hours was unthinkable, especially in the place that she was supposed to feel safest. But at least he left her there, told her to count to a hundred before she moved or went looking for her parents. So she did. One, two, three, four. Other girls wouldn't be so lucky. But little Eliza wouldn't have called herself lucky as she sat in that closet counting, because she had no idea that the man who attacked her would go on to earn the name Mr. Cruel, a soon-to-be murderer that would prey on young girls in Melbourne, Australia, for years to

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