Friday, March 05, 2004



Juanita
In Killing Juanita, Canberra journalist Peter Rees, with the help of long-term collaborator Arthur King, has put together what is so far the best account of the whole issue. They think they know who murdered Nielsen, and quote a person who claims to have been a witness to the killing. They may be right, but their informants have yet to give new evidence either to police or in public.
King, who runs a small business in Sydney, has good reason for his deep interest in this case. It could have been him.
In July 1973 he was abducted from his flat in Victoria Street, Kings Cross, by a couple of thugs who shoved him into the boot of a car and held him for a couple of days in a motel somewhere on the South Coast. He was threatened about his part in the protests about redevelopment plans for Victoria Street and was in real fear for his life. Finally they let him go with further threats. Not surprisingly, his fright soon gave way to anger.

· Hattons Researcher
· Investigative Roscco