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| '''Paul Charles Denyer''' (b. 1972) is an Australian [[serial killer]], currently serving life imprisonment in HM Prison Barwon for the murders of Elizabeth Stevens, 18, Debbie Fream, 22, and Natalie Russell, 17 in Frankston, Victoria in 1993.
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| Denyer is known as the '''Frankston Serial Killer''' due to his crimes occurring within the Frankston area. The Frankston Serial Killer was featured in the pilot episode of the Seven Network show Forensic Investigators.
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| ==Early life==
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| When Denyer was a child his mother recalls him rolling from a table and hurting his head. He once cut the family's kitten and hung it from a tree. At school, he once assaulted a fellow student whilst the victim was chewing a pen, causing the pen to become lodged in the victims throat [http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/rpp/28/ch4.pdf].
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| ==Prison life==
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| ===Sex reassignment requests===
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| Whilst imprisoned, Denyer has requested to be allowed to purchase and wear ladies cosmetics, a request which was denied.
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| Denyer also filed freedom of information requests to learn of the Victorian government's policy on gender reassignment surgery for prisoners and has sought evaluation to determine his suitablity for such surgery, which was also rejected by medical specialists.
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| ==Murders==
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| Denyer was 21 at the time of his crimes. During a police interview, Denyer's motivation for his crimes was revealed when he replied to questions stating he hated women in general [http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2003/s1023113.htm].
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| :POLICE: ''Can you explain why we have women victims?''
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| :DENYER: ''I just hate them.''
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| :POLICE: ''I beg your pardon.''
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| :DENYER: ''I hate them.''
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| :POLICE: ''Those particular girls or women in general?''
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| :DENYER: ''General.''
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| ==Further reading==
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| *[http://www.amazon.com/Frankston-murders-serial-killer-Denyer/dp/0646228285/ref=sr_1_1/002-5638738-9128856?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175522660&sr=1-1 ''The Frankston Murders: The True Story of Serial Killer Paul Denyer'' by Vikki Petraitis]
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| ==See also==
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| *[[List of serial killers]]
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| *[[Murder]]
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| *[[Serial killer]]
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| ==References==
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| *[http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/hca/transcripts/1994/M77/1.html The Queen v Denyer M77/1994 (17 March 1995)], High Court of Australia, Application for special leave to appeal
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| *[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/13/1073877826497.html?from=storyrhs Why triple-killer Paul Denyer must never be released], The Age, January 14, 2004
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| *[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/28/1088392586147.html?from=storylhs Stop pandering to 'sicko', says Doyle]
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| *[http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2003/s1023113.htm Murderer's sex change request sparks rights debate]
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| [[Category:Serial killers]]
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