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Father Pleads Guilty To Murders A MELBOURNE man has pleaded guilty to using a speargun to kill his pregnant wife and, four days later, his young daughter before dumping their remains in waste bins. John Myles Sharpe, 37, pleaded guilty in the Victorian Supreme Court yesterday to the murders of Anna Kemp, 41, and 19-month-old Gracie Sharpe. Court hearings had earlier been told Sharpe killed Ms Kemp with two speargun shots to the head as she slept on March 23 last year. The conveyancer told police he murdered Gracie four days later in an act of "irrational bloody madness" as he tried to make it look as though his five-months pregnant wife had taken the child and left him for another man. Appearing via video link from Barwon Prison, Sharpe appeared before Justice Bernard Teague for a brief arraignment hearing yesterday. He did not show emotion as he pleaded guilty to the murders. Police charged Sharpe with murder on June 22 last year. He later confessed to the murders and told police he killed Ms Kemp because she was "controlling and moody" and their marriage was unhappy. A pre-sentence hearing has been set down for March 21. Adelaide Advertiser (2-2-2005) Mariza Fiamengo |
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Sharpe's Secret Family Letters Reveal A History Of Sexual Abuse John Sharpe may have killed his wife Anna Kemp because she discovered him abusing their daughter Gracie, some of his relatives believe. The claim comes as family letters reveal Sharpe had a history of abusing children. Sharpe committed sex crimes on young members of a circle of family and friends two decades before he killed his wife and daughter with a spear gun last year. Police learned Sharpe was a child molester last March while investigating the disappearance from their Mornington home of Ms Kemp, 41, and Gracie. And they used the information to press Sharpe to confess. Ms Kemp, who married Sharpe in 1994, was not told her husband was a pedophile by his family. One relative said: "We reckon she caught him...We think that's why he killed her." Sharpe is now serving a minimum of 33 years jail for murdering his wife and daughter, then dismembering his wife's body with a chainsaw and dumping the remains at a tip. Sharpe abused one of victims- a girl- for two years, ending when he 18, the relatives revealed. During the attacks, he also compelled another child to molest the girl. "I became his prey for two years. And he always kept that power," the victim said in a chilling letter to several member's of Sharpe's family. "His smells still haunts me." The victim approached some of Sharpe's siblings five years ago to tell them she had been molested by him. The victim, who told police about the crimes after Ms Kemp and Gracie went missing, is tormented by the abuse and the knowledge that reporting the abuse earlier might have prevented the murders. She also dreads the day that Sharpe, 38, is released from jail. He is eligble for parole in 2037. "I fear the day he is released- I fear for my own life and for that of my children- he is a dangerous monster," she said in correspondence seen by the Sunday Herald Sun and sent to members of the Sharpe family. "John Sharpe has robbed me of so much and it has not been easy living with the continued pain of lost innocence, fear and guilt from his actions- and now his more recent and most hideous crime has truly added to the mixture of fear, guilt and disgust that I have. "John hasn't just snapped as of recent times. He has always been sick, manipulative and sly, but none of you were ever privvy enough to see that side of him." Sharpe's mother X and her husband XX were not told of their son's sex crimes until July last year, after he had admitted to the murders. When Sharpe's sex abuse victim became an adult, she confronted him about the molestation, but he told her she was a "slut who deserved it", the relatives revealed. But Sharpe tried to apologise to the woman when under police investigation over his family's disappearance. Sunday Herald Sun (13-11-2005) Kelvin Healey |
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For Sale- 'Dream' Cottage... With A Nightmare History Victoria's house of horror, where killer John Sahrpe butchered his family, has been advertised for sale as a "charming seaside dream home". The scene of one of Victoria's most gruesome crimes, 116 Prince street, Mornington, is for sale and being marketed under the slogan "seaside cottage charm". "A beautiful cottage by the sea need not be just a romantic notion," real estate agency MPRE states in an internet advertisement. "This adorable two-storey home lets you live the dream lifestyle every day." It is also advertised as being "not too big for couples and not too small for families". Sharpe used a spear gun to kill pregant wife Anna Kemp and their toddler daughter Gracie in upstairs bedrooms of the home almost two years ago. The horror continued in the back yard where Sharpe, 38, buried his wife's body for several days before digigng it up and dismemberering it with a chainsaw. All the remains were dumped at a tip. Sharpe is serving a minimum 33 years in ajil for the March 2004 crimes. It is believed rotting floorboards had to replaced before the house could be sold and a spiritual cleansing was being considered to rid the house of evil. The killer and his wife bought the two-bedroom and two-bathroom house, 700m from the coast, for $390,000 weeks before the murder. The agency has told potential buyers the home would fetch at least $340,000 and people had indicated they would pay towards $400,000. Five couples including a pair with children, inspected the home at an open day yesterday. Lyn and Graham, of Canterbury, said they were turned off when they realised it had belonged to Sharpe. "It put me off. It is just so sad and so gruesome," Lyn said. "When I saw the outline (in the carpet) of where the baby's furniture had been I felt awful. You would think about it every time you walk up the stairs." One elderly woman said she was not worried by the home's history, while another couple said they knew Sharpe's parents and had decided not to buy the property. Craig Whitten, the real estate agent in charge of the sale, said he been ordered by solicitors not to talk to the media about the house. But he revealed the grisly events had not turned off all prospective buyers. "Legally we have got to divulge to buyers what has transpired there," Mr Whitten said. "A lot of people haven't been worried about it, but some have." Tenders for the weatherboard home close on Friday. It is expected proceeds will go to Ms Kemp's estate. Sunday Herald Sun (5-2-2006) Kelvin Healey |
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