Man arrested over Perth serial killings
A 48-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in a Perth court charged with the murders of two women in the infamous Claremont serial killer case, as well as attacks on two other victims.
Bradley Robert Edwards, from Kewdale, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court yesterday charged with the murders of Jane Rimmer, 23, in June 1996 and Ciara Glennon, 27, in March 1997, but the investigation into the disappearance and suspected murder of Sarah Spiers in January 1996 is ongoing.
Edwards is also accused of abducting a 17-year-old girl in February 1995 as she walked through Rowe Park in Claremont, and indecently assaulting an 18-year-old woman during a break-in at a Huntingdale home in February 1988.
Edwards, who wore a red shirt, showed no emotion and only spoke to confirm his name to the court.
He was not required to enter a plea to the eight charges he faces and was told he could apply for bail if he wanted to in a higher court.
Edwards was remanded in custody to appear in Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on January 11.
WA Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan said the crimes shocked the public and there was still much work to be done.
“This has already been the biggest and most complex police investigation in WA history,” he said.
“Hundreds of police officers have worked on this case over the past 20 years.
“The commitment of the WA Police and its officers have never wavered.”