Last February I posted a phone call transcript between Ivan and his sister-in-law, Caroline Milat. Today I'm sharing a small audio excerpt from this phone call! Audio files of Ivan are so rare that it's always nice to find something new! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgkGkcbc7MM
Ivan Milat – Maitland Gaol
Following his trial, Ivan was sent to Maitland Gaol, located in East Maitland, New South Wales. Ivan's cell was the 014 and his prison number was 240140. Maitland Gaol opened in 1848, and closed in 1998. Ivan was transferred to Goulburn Correctional Centre in Goulburn, New South Wales in 1997 following a "failed escape attempt" … Continue reading Ivan Milat – Maitland Gaol
Interview with Chalinder Hughes
Ivan Milat, 1997 The following interview was published in Who Weekly, August 5, 1996. At the beginning of their relationship Milat and Hughes often went to the movies, dinner or to visit members of his family. "He liked staying at home quite a bit because he was pretty tired from work. He took me to … Continue reading Interview with Chalinder Hughes
Corrective Services officer about Ivan Milat’s years at Goulburn Supermax
Ivan Milat on the day of the verdict, July 27, 1997. ‘Frank’’, a career Corrective Services officer now in retirement who knew Ivan Milat during his years at Goulburn Supermax has no illusions about the backpacker killer. “I’d describe him as nondescript,” Frank tells me about the jail’s most infamous prisoner. “He was nothing startling, … Continue reading Corrective Services officer about Ivan Milat’s years at Goulburn Supermax
Chalinder Hughes about Ivan Milat
Photo taken at the Metropolitan Remand Centre at Long Bay Jail. Chalinder Hughes was born near Delhi but left with her Hindu family when a year old to settle in the Midlands of England. In 1978, at age 17, she migrated to Australia with her English fiance, married him in 1985 but parted away a … Continue reading Chalinder Hughes about Ivan Milat
Ivan Milat and the rubber glove
On the first day of his cross-examination, June 17, 1996, Ivan was being asked about items found in his car. At the end of the day, after a very long cross examination, just before 4 o’clock, just before the court is about to rise, the prosecutor, Mark Tedeschi asked Ivan a question about a rubber … Continue reading Ivan Milat and the rubber glove
Ivan Milat cross-examination, 1996
Ivan Milat leaving the Supreme Court - July 24, 1996 Ivan Milat cross-examination by the Crown prosecutor, Mr. Mark Tedeschi on June 20, 1996 : I suggest to you that you disposed of Mr James Gibson’s gear in the Galston Gorge and that you knew that area? IM : I never disposed of nothing and … Continue reading Ivan Milat cross-examination, 1996
Ivan Milat and Chalinder Hughes
When asked by a policeman, “how do you feel about your boyfriend being the backpacker killer?”, Chalinder Hughes, who’s been dating Ivan Milat for 4 years, could not accept the police allegations about her boyfriend that were thrown around like stun grenades. “The description of the wanted person didn’t fit Ivan. He’s not into provoking people. … Continue reading Ivan Milat and Chalinder Hughes