The cRimes of David and Catherine Birnie
3 Moorhouse Street, where David and Catherine and Birnie lived, is also where the majority of rapings, killings and pleasure for David and Catherine took place.
Mary Neilson (October 6th 1986)
Mary was a 22 year old student, who wanted to buy some car tyres. She went to Birnie at work at the spare parts yard and he suggested she came round to his house for a better bargain. On her arrival to the Birnie household, she was held at knife point, bound, gagged and chained to the bed. Mary was then raped repeatedly while Catherine watched with pleasure. She was then taken to Gleneagles National; Park, where she was raped again then strangled and stabbed through the heart.
Susannah Candy (October 20th 1986)
Susannah was a 15 year old girl who was abducted by the Birnie's. As she got into the car, she was held at knife point with no hesitation and her hands were bound. She was taken to the Birnie househould and was forced to send letters to her parents saying she had run away to Queensland with her friends, before she was gagged, chained to the bed and raped. After the raping had finished, Catherine joined them in the bed and David tried strangling Susannah with a nylon cord. Susannah went berserk and so Catherine had to force sleeping pills down her throat. When she was finally asleep, she was strangled with the nylon cord.
Noelene Patterson (November 1st 1986)
31 year old Noelene had run out of petrol on her way home from work and was standing beside her car. She was taken into the Birnie's car and was held at knife point. She was taken back to Moorhouse Street where she was raped repeatedly. The original plan was to murder Noelene that same night, but instead she was kept prisoner for three days.
The twist in this crime, is that there were signs that David had developed feelings for Noelene. A jealous Catherine then gave him an ultimatum - kill Noelene, or Catherine will kill herself. David immediately forced sleeping pills down Noelene's throat and was strangled in her sleep.
Denise Brown (November 5th 1986)
21 year old Denise was abducted by the Birnie's while she was waiting for a bus. She accepted a lift from them and was straight away held at knife point. As with the other victims, she was chained to the bed and raped. The next afternoon she was taken to the Wanneroo pine plantation. David once again raped Denise in the car, then they awaited darkness. They dragged her out of the car, and a knife was stabbed into her neck, whilst David was raping her. When they thought Denise was dead, they dug a shallow grave and laid her body in it. Denise then sat up to their amazement and so David struck an axe to her skull twice, until she was dead.
Kate moir (November 10th 1986)
Kate was the final victim and the only one to escape. She ran naked and weeping into a grocery store and insisted she saw the police. She told them she was abducted at knife point, taken to their house and chained to the bed and raped. The next morning, while David was at work, she was unchained and Catherine had forced her to ring her parents to tell them she had stayed over at a friends and was okay. Catherine left her unchained as she answered the door, which gave Kate the opportunity to escape through the window.
When the police arrived, Catherine admitted she recognized Kate, but nothing more. David was brought back home in handcuffs, but they told the police that she Kate was not abducted, but had come willingly and that all sexual activity was given consent.
Mary Neilson (October 6th 1986)
Mary was a 22 year old student, who wanted to buy some car tyres. She went to Birnie at work at the spare parts yard and he suggested she came round to his house for a better bargain. On her arrival to the Birnie household, she was held at knife point, bound, gagged and chained to the bed. Mary was then raped repeatedly while Catherine watched with pleasure. She was then taken to Gleneagles National; Park, where she was raped again then strangled and stabbed through the heart.
Susannah Candy (October 20th 1986)
Susannah was a 15 year old girl who was abducted by the Birnie's. As she got into the car, she was held at knife point with no hesitation and her hands were bound. She was taken to the Birnie househould and was forced to send letters to her parents saying she had run away to Queensland with her friends, before she was gagged, chained to the bed and raped. After the raping had finished, Catherine joined them in the bed and David tried strangling Susannah with a nylon cord. Susannah went berserk and so Catherine had to force sleeping pills down her throat. When she was finally asleep, she was strangled with the nylon cord.
Noelene Patterson (November 1st 1986)
31 year old Noelene had run out of petrol on her way home from work and was standing beside her car. She was taken into the Birnie's car and was held at knife point. She was taken back to Moorhouse Street where she was raped repeatedly. The original plan was to murder Noelene that same night, but instead she was kept prisoner for three days.
The twist in this crime, is that there were signs that David had developed feelings for Noelene. A jealous Catherine then gave him an ultimatum - kill Noelene, or Catherine will kill herself. David immediately forced sleeping pills down Noelene's throat and was strangled in her sleep.
Denise Brown (November 5th 1986)
21 year old Denise was abducted by the Birnie's while she was waiting for a bus. She accepted a lift from them and was straight away held at knife point. As with the other victims, she was chained to the bed and raped. The next afternoon she was taken to the Wanneroo pine plantation. David once again raped Denise in the car, then they awaited darkness. They dragged her out of the car, and a knife was stabbed into her neck, whilst David was raping her. When they thought Denise was dead, they dug a shallow grave and laid her body in it. Denise then sat up to their amazement and so David struck an axe to her skull twice, until she was dead.
Kate moir (November 10th 1986)
Kate was the final victim and the only one to escape. She ran naked and weeping into a grocery store and insisted she saw the police. She told them she was abducted at knife point, taken to their house and chained to the bed and raped. The next morning, while David was at work, she was unchained and Catherine had forced her to ring her parents to tell them she had stayed over at a friends and was okay. Catherine left her unchained as she answered the door, which gave Kate the opportunity to escape through the window.
When the police arrived, Catherine admitted she recognized Kate, but nothing more. David was brought back home in handcuffs, but they told the police that she Kate was not abducted, but had come willingly and that all sexual activity was given consent.
Reference: evilladies.com