Investigative Journalist Steve Pennells says the case of Claremont Killer Bradley Edwards has been “embedded into the DNA of Perth”, and no sentence for the killer would have satisfied the public.
Justice Stephen Hall on Wednesday gave Mr Edwards two life sentences for the murders of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon; Mr Edwards will spend a minimum of 40 years behind bars.
“This is a case that’s gripped WA like no other one,” Mr Pennells told Sky News.
“A sign of that was this morning at court, I understand at 4.30am there were people queuing up – members of the public – and some of them hadn’t even been born when the murders happened.”
Mr Pennells said the case is “embedded into the DNA of Perth” and he doesn’t think any sentence for Mr Edwards would have “satisfied the public”.
“I can’t help but think that the families would have had a bit more peace if he was never to be released,” he said.
Sky News Australia will examine the longest-running and most-expensive criminal investigation in Australian history in a gripping new investigative documentary, ‘Catching the Claremont Killer: The Untold Story’.
Premiering Thursday 4 February, Sky News speaks exclusively to the secret victim who, for the first time, breaks her silence detailing how she fought back and survived.
Watch on Sky News on Foxtel or Sky News on WIN on Thursday 4th February at 8pm or 11pm AEDT / 5pm or 8pm AWST.
