Karmein Chan (1978? - 1991) was a 13-year-old Australian girl from Templestowe, Victoria who was abducted and murdered on the 13th of April in 1991.
While both her parents worked at their Chinese restaurant in Eltham, an individual abducted Karmein from the family home in Templestowe, locking her siblings 9-year-old Karly and 7-year-old Karen in another room. Before leaving, he spray painted anti-Asian slogans on a vehicle in their front yard. P...
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Karmein Chan (1978? - 1991) was a 13-year-old Australian girl from Templestowe, Victoria who was abducted and murdered on the 13th of April in 1991.
While both her parents worked at their Chinese restaurant in Eltham, an individual abducted Karmein from the family home in Templestowe, locking her siblings 9-year-old Karly and 7-year-old Karen in another room. Before leaving, he spray painted anti-Asian slogans on a vehicle in their front yard. Police suspect this was used to detract from the killer's real motive. Karmein's mother, Phyllis Chan, made an emotional plea on television for Karmein's return. The investigation was hampered by the use of an old school photo of Karmein, which may not have represented her true appearance at the time of her abduction. Her badly decomposed body was found a year later in Melbourne's northern outskirts in Edgars Creek, Thomastown.
This crime is believed to have been committed by a man known only as Mr. Cruel, who despite much effort on the part of...
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