Tracey Wigginton
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Tracey Wigginton is an Australia
n murder
er who achieved notoriety for killing a man in 1989, supposedly in order to drink his blood.
On the night of the murder, Wigginton, Ptaschinski and two other women lured 47-year-old Edward Baldock to a park on the banks of the Brisbane River
. There, Wigginton stabbed him 27 times, nearly severing his head.
In 1991, she was sentenced to life imprisonment
by the Supreme Court of Queensland
with a minimum of 13 years. Four parole applications have been turned down.
However, it was later reported that the earlier reports of possible release were false.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
er who achieved notoriety for killing a man in 1989, supposedly in order to drink his blood.
Murder
Wigginton was the only one of the four co-accused who pled guilty to the charge of murder. Therefore, there was no trial and few details were disclosed to the court as to why this incident occurred. Her then-girlfriend, Lisa Ptachinski, and two other women fuelled rumours about Wigginton having vampiric tendencies, stating that the reason for the murder was to enable the drinking of the man's blood.On the night of the murder, Wigginton, Ptaschinski and two other women lured 47-year-old Edward Baldock to a park on the banks of the Brisbane River
Brisbane River
The Brisbane River is the longest river in south east Queensland, Australia, and flows through the city of Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. John Oxley was the first European to explore the river who named it after the Governor of New South Wales, Thomas Brisbane in 1823...
. There, Wigginton stabbed him 27 times, nearly severing his head.
In 1991, she was sentenced to life imprisonment
Life imprisonment
Life imprisonment is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime under which the convicted person is to remain in jail for the rest of his or her life...
by the Supreme Court of Queensland
Supreme Court of Queensland
The Supreme Court of Queensland, which is based at the Law Courts Complex, is the superior court for the Australian State of Queensland and sits around the middle of the Australian court hierarchy...
with a minimum of 13 years. Four parole applications have been turned down.
Aftermath
The case still commands strong media interest and public reaction. In April 2008 it has been reported that Lisa Ptaschinski, one of the other killers, will be released from prison after nearly 20 years. Under the resettlement leave program, Ptaschinski will be given a maximum of 12 hours leave every two months for six months.However, it was later reported that the earlier reports of possible release were false.