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"The main bulk of the hour-long hearing was taken up by a prosecution application around “sensitive material” which the court heard would be “fundamental” to the case.

No details about that material were released, but prosecutor Carmel Barbagallo said that prosecutors had fears that during the course of the trial, it may be disseminated, something she said was a real concern for them and those closely associated with the trial.

As such, she said, they were calling for some restrictions to be placed on who the defence might show it to, including experts.

Mr Yovich said he had already made an undertaking that it would not ever be in Mr Edwards possession, because he had expressly said he did not want to see it."

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Trial of accused Claremont killer could take eight months

Prosecutor Carmel Barbagallo said she anticipated the trial could run as long as eight months, not including the defence case.

Defence counsel Paul Yovich said it would be impossible to start the trial on May 1, as previously flagged, because there was too much material to go through.

It includes a trial brief of more than 23,000 pages, 400 gigabytes of data and about 2500 witness statements.

Mr Yovich suggested August would be more feasible, but Justice Hall said he would not push the start date back at this stage.

He also told the lawyers he wanted to hold monthly case management hearings to keep track of the progress of the case.
 
The judge who will decide the fate of accused Claremont serial killer

Prosecutor Carmel Barbagallo said she still intended to make an application for the trial to consider propensity evidence - which is evidence not directly linked to the alleged offences but can indicate relevant past conduct or tendencies.

Edwards, who was a Little Athletics coach and telecommunications worker, is scheduled to face another case management hearing on December 19.

The bodies of Ms Rimmer, a childcare worker, and Ms Glennon, a lawyer, were discovered in bushland weeks after they were killed, but the body of Ms Spiers, a secretary, has never been found.

All three women were last seen in the Claremont entertainment strip in Perth's affluent western suburbs after a night out.

Edwards, who was charged with Ms Spiers' murder in February, is also accused of attacking an 18-year-old woman in her Huntingdale home in 1988 and raping a 17-year-old girl in Karrakatta in 1995.
 
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Mr Yovich said he was “acutely aware” of how long Mr Edwards had already spent in Hakea Prison.

“I don’t want this trial to start a day later than it has to and I don’t want it to be adjourned,” he said.

Prosecutors will make an application for propensity evidence to be considered, which is evidence not directly linked to the alleged crimes but which might show relevant past conduct.

Ms Barbagallo told the court the investigation into Mr Edwards was ongoing and police were still looking into “whatever they can”.

She said she was still waiting on information from Telstra employees about Mr Edwards’ time with the company, which would include where he worked and what cars he had access to.
 
"WA Police is interviewing Telstra employees to find out what they know about alleged Claremont serial killer Bradley Robert Edwards, including his movements and what cars he had access to when he worked for the telco."

"Prosecutor Carmel Barbagallo told the court some items of interest were found when police searched the computers found at Mr Edwards’ Kewdale house."

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Police search Cottesloe sand dunes for clues to Julie Cutler’s disappearance 30-years-ago
Police officers are combing the sand dunes on Cottesloe Beach this morning looking for clues to solve the disappearance of Julie Cutler 30 years ago.

Dunes near the intersection of Marine Parade and Beach Street in Cottesloe are being scoured for items that may help crack the cold case.

The 22-year-old went missing in 1988 after leaving a staff function at the Parmelia Hilton in 1988. Her Fiat sedan was located in the surf at Cottesloe Beach on 22 June, 1988.
 
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Claremont serial murders: ‘Stories of interest’ found on murder accused Bradley Edwards’ computer
Elle FarcicPerthNow
December 18, 2018 12:08PM

Police investigating the Claremont serial killings found “stories of interest” that had been authored or downloaded by accused man Bradley Robert Edwards when they analysed his computers, a court has been told.

Mr Edwards, 50, was charged with murdering Ciara Glennon, Jane Rimmer and Sarah Spiers in the mid-1990s after police searched his home in December 2016.

He was also charged with committing sex attacks on teenagers in 1988 and 1995.

The former Telstra worker appeared in court today by videolink from Hakea Prison for a monthly case management hearing to check on the progress of his case.


Prosecutor Carmel Barbagallo told the court four or five stories of interest that had allegedly been written or downloaded by Mr Edwards were found on his electronic devices.

She said comprehensive reports were being prepared on the devices, which would reveal more about the content.

Tentative dates had been set aside for Mr Edwards’ nine-month trial starting from May 1, but today the start date was pushed back until July 22.

Defence lawyer Paul Yovich indicated he would object to the evidence about the stories being included in the trial.

He said the defence would need to know the dates that the material was said to be “created, downloaded, accessed, whatever”.

Mr Edwards’ trial will include weeks of evidence about where he lived, worked and what car he drove.

The case against the former Little Athletics volunteer remains a continuing investigation.

The defence case is expected to include evidence from overseas experts and alibi witnesses.

Photos and videos from the gravesites of Ms Rimmer and Ms Glennon have been identified as “of central importance” to Mr Edwards’ case.

Mr Yovich told the court he would make a severance application to have two of Mr Edwards’ charges heard separately.

Mr Edwards will appear in court again in January.
 
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During a court hearing on Tuesday to set the date, prosecution lawyer Carmel Barbagallo revealed the state would be providing significant amounts of evidence relating to DNA, fibre and hair analysis.

DNA evidence was specifically referenced in relation to Ms Glennon and the alleged Karrakatta Cemetery victim.

Ms Barbagallo said the prosecution would be relying on expert analysis provided by Pathwest, the Chem Centre and Cell Mark - a United Kingdom-based DNA firm specialising in relationship and sibling DNA testing.

The state will also reference "stories" allegedly authored by or downloaded onto Mr Edwards’ computer which the prosecution claims will go towards its propensity evidence.

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Bradley Edwards' legal team led by Paul Yovich (left). CREDIT:AAP


Propensity evidence is evidence which alleges an accused person has previously engaged in similar acts to those they are being trialled for.

Defence lawyer Paul Yovich indicated he would likely object to the admissibility of the computer evidence based on its reliability.

Mr Edwards’ defence team will argue wholly against the admissabilty of the state’s propensity evidence during a February hearing.

Upon commencement of the trial in July, Tuesday's hearing revealed the state plans to call three witnesses from Telstra, where Mr Edwards worked his entire adult life before being arrested.

The witnesses will provide details about Mr Edwards’ employment records, personal leave and his work vehicles.


Statements from around 20 taxi drivers and a sole statement from Swan Taxis will also likely form part of the state’s brief, as will manufacturer evidence relating to Mr Edwards’ Holden Commodore.

The state prosecution intends to provide all its evidence to the defence team by mid-February to allow time for Mr Edwards’ legal team to engage its own experts to review the material.

Mr Yovich told Justice Stephen Hall the volume of material so far received in relation to the state’s DNA evidence was “substantial”.

He also said the amount of material relating to the state’s fibre and hair reports was “significant”, and may require assessment by an international expert.

In relation to the computer-based evidence, Mr Yovich said if the state was unable to confirm the dates the material was downloaded, created or accessed, he would object to its admissibility.


Mr Edwards, who appeared via video link from Hakea Prison, spoke only to confirm his name during Tuesday’s proceedings.

Family members of Ms Spiers and Ms Glennon were in the public gallery.

During a previous court hearing it was revealed the state would allege there are additional complainants against Mr Edwards, whose names have been suppressed.

The former Little Athletics volunteer was arrested by WA Police at his Kewdale home in December 2016 and is expected to remain in custody until the completion of the trial.

The trial brief includes more than 1.5 million pages, 400 gigabytes of data and about 2500 witness statements, with the prosecution's case against Mr Edwards expected to take up to eight months to be heard.


The judge-alone trial will be heard and decided by Justice Hall.

The bodies of Ms Rimmer, a childcare worker, and Ms Glennon, a lawyer, were discovered in bushland weeks after they were killed, but the body of Ms Spiers, a secretary, has never been found.

All three women were last seen in the Claremont entertainment strip in Perth's affluent western suburbs after a night out.
 
Accused Claremont serial killer case locked in as one of 2019's biggest trials

Claremont serial killer accused Bradley Robert Edwards's nine-month trial to start in July 2019
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One of Australia's biggest criminal trials, the case of the alleged Claremont serial killer, has been scheduled to start in WA's Supreme Court in July next year.

Bradley Robert Edwards, 50, is accused of murdering Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon, who all vanished from the Claremont entertainment strip in Perth's western suburbs between January 1996 and March 1997.

The bodies of Ms Rimmer and Ms Glennon were found in bushland in the weeks after they disappeared, but Ms Spiers has never been found.

PHOTO: Sarah Spiers, Ciara Glennon, and Jane Rimmer (L-R) all disappeared from Claremont. (ABC News)


Mr Edwards is also accused of attacking a woman in her home in 1988 and charged with abducting and raping a teenager in February 1995, just under a year before Ms Spiers was reported missing.

At a pre-trial hearing in Perth, Mr Edwards appeared via video link from Hakea prison, where he has been held since his arrest in December 2016.

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Three young Perth women disappeared in the mid-1990s. Two decades later, a man faces court.


Family members of Ms Glennon and Ms Spiers watched proceedings from the public gallery.

The trial had been tentatively set down for May next year, but Justice Stephen Hall pushed the start date back to July 22 because of concerns from defence lawyers about obtaining expert reports on issues such as DNA and fibre samples seized during the 20-year investigation.

Mr Edwards has pleaded not guilty and the trial is listed to run for nine months.

The Claremont case is one of Australia's longest running and most expensive police investigations.

The trial will be heard by Justice Hall sitting without a jury, and he is also expected to be called upon before the hearing starts to make pre-trial rulings about the admissibility of evidence.

Mr Edwards was again remanded in custody at the end of the hearing and is due to reappear in court for further legal argument next month.

PHOTO: Justice Stephen Hall will preside over the judge-only trial of Mr Edwards. (Supplied)
 
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From "The Australian" Tues 18/12/2018

Trial for accused Claremont serial killer Bradley Robert Edwards to start in July

Suspected Claremont serial killer Bradley Edwards. Picture: Supplied
The trial of the man accused of the Claremont serial killings in Perth in 1996 and 1997 will begin next July and is likely to continue into 2020, after presiding judge Stephen Hall today nominated July 22 for the start of a nine-month Supreme Court trial.

Bradley Robert Edwards, 50, has been committed to stand trial over the wilful murders of three women and the sexual assault of two others. He is charged with murdering Sarah Spiers, 18, Jane Rimmer, 23, and Ciara Glennon, 27, who all disappeared after nights out with friends in Claremont, a fashionable shopping, restaurant and bar district in Perth’s inner west.


Victims: Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon.
Wearing a green prison uniform and spectacles, Mr Edwards today appeared before the judge for a pre-trial conference via videolink from Perth’s Hakea Prison, where he has been held since he was arrested at his home in December 2016.

In July, he pleaded not guilty to all nine charges, which included charges relating to the sexual assault of a woman in her home in a Perth suburb in 1988, and the abduction and rape of a 17-year-old girl at Karrakatta Cemetery in February 1995, a year before Ms Spiers disappeared.

Relatives of Ms Glennon and Ms Spiers and police detectives watched today’s proceedings from the public gallery of the Supreme Court.

Justice Hall told lawyers for Mr Edwards and the prosecution that the judge-alone trial, previously tentatively set for May next year, would start in July and continue through Christmas and into the following year until it was finished.

He said the matter was of great significance to the relatives of the victims and the accused man.

Prosecutor Carmel Barbagallo said the employment records and personal leave details of Mr Edwards, a former Telstra worker, would be put before the court. The medical records of the accused and technical details about his vehicle, a Holden Commodore, would also be put before the court.

She said there were perhaps four or five “stories of interest” that the accused had allegedly downloaded onto one of his electronic devices.

Mr Edwards will reappear in court for further legal argument next month.
 
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Claremont serial murders: ‘Stories of interest’ found on murder accused Bradley Edwards’ computer

Police investigating the Claremont serial killings found “stories of interest” that had been written or downloaded by accused man Bradley Robert Edwards when they searched his computers, a court has been told.

The former Telstra worker appeared in the Supreme Court today by videolink from Hakea Prison for a monthly case management hearing to check on the progress of his case.

Prosecutor Carmel Barbagallo told the court a number of stories allegedly authored or downloaded by Mr Edwards were found on electronic devices in his home.

She said one or two stories had been disclosed to the defence and there were another four or five that were of interest to the prosecution.

Defence lawyer Paul Yovich said he would object to the State leading “selective material” from electronic devices, primarily on the basis of relevance.
 
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