Australian Murderers

Rank the Most Wicked Australian Murderers

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 1 
Ned Kelly
(Australian Bushranger, Gang Leader and Convicted Police-Murderer)
Ned Kelly
77
Birthdate: 1854
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Beveridge, Australia
Died: November 11, 1880

The Robin Hood of Australia for many and villain for others, Ned Kelly become immortal not just for his murderous confrontation with the police, but also for his reported last words “such is life”. The bushranger and outlaw remains a cult figure in Australia even a century after his execution. His sympathizers considered his as a champion of the poor.

 2 
Katherine Knight
(Australian Murderer)
Katherine Knight
11
Birthdate: October 24, 1955
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Tenterfield, Australia
 3 
Martha Needle
(Australian Serial Killer)
Martha Needle
10
Birthdate: April 9, 1863
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Morgan, Australia
Died: October 22, 1894
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 4 
Evangelos Goussis
(Australian Former Kickboxer and Convicted of Murdering Two Victims)
Evangelos Goussis
2
Birthdate: September 14, 1967
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Evangelos Goussis is an Australian retired kickboxer and boxer. Although he had a successful boxing career, Goussis' personal life and his role in the infamous Melbourne gangland killings have overshadowed his professional achievements. Evangelos Goussis was found guilty of murdering two people of the 36 underworld figures who died in the killings.

 5 
Neddy Smith
(Australian Drug Trafficker, Rapist, and Murderer)
Neddy Smith
6
Birthdate: November 27, 1944
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Australia
Died: September 8, 2021
 6 
Jean Lee
(Australian Murderer)
Jean Lee
2
Birthdate: December 10, 1919
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Dubbo, Australia
Died: February 19, 1951
 7 
John Balaban
(Romanian-born Australian Serial Killer)
John Balaban
2
Birthdate: April 13, 1924
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nădab, Arad County, Romania
Died: August 26, 1953
 8 
Martha Rendell
(Australian Murderer)
Martha Rendell
11
Birthdate: August 10, 1871
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Australia
Died: October 6, 1909
 9 
Martin Bryant
(Australian Mass Shooter)
Martin Bryant
10
Birthdate: May 7, 1967
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hobart, Australia
 10 
Sef Gonzales
(Filipino Australian Murderer)
Sef Gonzales
5
Birthdate: September 16, 1980
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Baguio, Benguet, Philippines
 11 
Ronald Ryan
(Australian Murderer and Thief)
Ronald Ryan
1
Birthdate: February 21, 1925
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Carlton, Australia
Died: February 3, 1967
 12 
John Makin
(Australian Baby Farmer and Murderer)
John Makin
3
Birthdate: February 14, 1845
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New South Wales, Australia
Died: August 15, 1893
 13 
Frances Knorr
(English-born Australian Murderer)
Frances Knorr
7
Birthdate: November 10, 1868
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
Died: January 15, 1894
 14 
Jimmy Governor
(Indigenous Australian Murderer)
Jimmy Governor
5
Birthdate: 1875 AD
Birthplace: New South Wales, Australia
Died: January 18, 1901
 15 
Mark Haydon
(Australian Criminal)
Mark Haydon
16
Birthdate: December 4, 1958
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Australia