Police have arrested a man and searched a home in Perth suburb of Kewdale in what many believe is part of a renewed investigation into the historic Claremont serial killings.
The case involves the murder of three young women in the 1996 and 1997. Jane Rimmer, 23, Sarah Spiers, 18, and Ciara Glennon, 27, all vanished in Claremont across those two years. The bodies of Ms Rimmer and Ms Glennon were both found outside in bushland outside of the city. The body of Sarah Spiers has never been found.
Ciara Glennon’s family told @TenNewsPerth police rang them to confirm a breakthrough in Claremont serial killer case #tennews
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Nobody was ever charged with the murders, despite extensive police investigation. The investigation, named Task Force Macro, is Australia‘s longest and most expensive murder investigation.
According to the ABC, who spoke to neighbours of the house in question, officers entered the house around 7:00am and arrested a man believed to be in his 50s. A younger woman, believed to be his daughter, was later taken away by police.
Police spent the day at the property and we’re seen removing a number of large plastic bags from the home.
Officials would not confirm whether this investigation was linked to the Claremont murders, though they told media outlets it was “in relation to an ongoing investigation”.
Source: ABC.
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