Eric Edgar Cooke, Serial Killer Perth

Eric Edgar Cooke Born 25 February 1931 Put to death: 26 October 1964, nicknames: the "Night Caller" and later the "Nedlands Monster",Active Serial Killer: From September 1958 to August 1963, Cooke terrorized the city of Perth, Western Australia, He committed at least twenty-two violent crimes and  eight of which resulted in deaths.Cooke had a violent alcoholic father who beat him and his motherCooke stared petty theft while in kindergartenHe began undertaking arson, burglary and other criminal activity which grew as he did.Cooke was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was would commit his various crimes during spreesHe had many differing M/O's and this made it hard for police to link his crimes.he used a range of different weapons including knifes, scissors, axes and varying rifles of differing calibers', as well as cars that he would steal and run women over in.Cooke's criminal preference had no linkages either, he was happy to kill any one, with no particular linkage or any reason.It was good policing that finally put  a stop to this monsters rampage, the police found his gun leaning against a tree, and replaced it with a non working one, that Cooke later went to pick up from it's hiding place, he was arrested and later charged with many of the crimes he confessed to.Cooke was hanged on 26th Oct 1964

References:
https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cooke-eric-edgar-9817
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/true-crime-doco-revisits-perth-serial-killer-eric-edgar-cooke-20201117-p56fa7.html
https://www.mamamia.com.au/after-the-night-stan/

Photographs and additional reading.
https://murderpedia.org/male.C/c/cooke-eric-edgar.htm

Resources:
https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/Pages/contact-service.aspx#24-hour
https://www.beyondblue.org.au
https://www.betterhelp.com
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