now at peace under the stars
This image was taken in the cemetery at Gatton, Queensland, Australia. The large monument marks the graves of Michael, Norah (Honara) and Ellen (Theresa) Murphy, who were brutally murdered in mysterious circumstances. The unsolved triple murder is one of the most intriguing chapters in Gatton's history and is known as 'The Gatton Murders', 'The Gatton Tragedy', 'The Gatton Mystery' or 'The Murphy Murders'.
Late on a bright moonlit night on Boxing Day, Monday 26th of December 1898 or early in the morning of Tuesday 27th, tragedy struck this small country town, in the form of a triple murder, the worst crime perpetrated in any of the colonies to that time. Although thoroughly investigated by the Queensland Police, who were assisted by Aboriginal trackers brought in from Fraser Island, the investigators remained baffled and the crime remained unsolved and remains a mystery to this day.
source: www.gattonmurders.com
now at peace under the stars
This image was taken in the cemetery at Gatton, Queensland, Australia. The large monument marks the graves of Michael, Norah (Honara) and Ellen (Theresa) Murphy, who were brutally murdered in mysterious circumstances. The unsolved triple murder is one of the most intriguing chapters in Gatton's history and is known as 'The Gatton Murders', 'The Gatton Tragedy', 'The Gatton Mystery' or 'The Murphy Murders'.
Late on a bright moonlit night on Boxing Day, Monday 26th of December 1898 or early in the morning of Tuesday 27th, tragedy struck this small country town, in the form of a triple murder, the worst crime perpetrated in any of the colonies to that time. Although thoroughly investigated by the Queensland Police, who were assisted by Aboriginal trackers brought in from Fraser Island, the investigators remained baffled and the crime remained unsolved and remains a mystery to this day.
source: www.gattonmurders.com