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Australia's most notorious killer is now so overweight he needs three mattresses to sleep on - as details emerge about his pen pal girlfriend
Australia's most notorious killer is now so overweight he needs three mattresses to sleep on - as details emerge about his pen pal girlfriend

Daily Mail​

time2 days ago

  • Daily Mail​

Australia's most notorious killer is now so overweight he needs three mattresses to sleep on - as details emerge about his pen pal girlfriend

Australia's worst mass murderer, Martin Bryant, is now so overweight he reportedly needs to sleep on three mattresses stacked on top of each other. The 58-year-old also spends his time in Risdon Prison Complex boasting to inmates about a supposed long-distance romance with a woman he calls his 'girlfriend'. Byrant is serving 35 life sentences over the 1996 Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania. In new details obtained exclusively by the Daily Telegraph, it was revealed Bryant is considered 'lower than zero' on the food chain by his fellow inmates. Former inmate Jackson, who was cell neighbours with Bryant, gave a bleak account of his condition behind bars, describing him as untidy, dirty and suffering from acne. The mass murderer is reportedly now so large he sleeps on three 10cm thick mattresses stacked on top of each other in his tiny cell bed, which he rarely leaves. Most bizarrely, Jackson revealed Bryant had a reputation for previously giving sexual favours, in return for chocolates and sweets. 'He's had a few sexual experiences in jail so someone will tease him and go "How about you swap me a head job for a Mars Bar" with such and such,' he said. Jackson recalled the moment he finally summoned the courage to ask Bryant about the Port Arthur massacre, saying the killer's face immediately shifted. He added that he wasn't sure Bryant's mother still visited him but that the killer would speak frequently about a woman he claimed to be in a relationship with. The woman, said to own a horse property in Victoria, was one of 10 people approved by the jail service to have phone calls with Bryant. Jackson said he wasn't sure if the woman ever visited Bryant in jail but that he had once been shown a photo of her by the notorious killer. Former prison guard Tony Burley told the Daily Telegraph he had caught the murderer fixating on himself and other guards with an intense stare. He said this only added to his reputation as an odd and isolated figure. 'In terms of the food chain, he's lower than zero,' Mr Burley said. 'It's not that people don't like him, he just doesn't exist.' 'No one would know who he was, he's not a concern to anybody. He's not targeted, he's nobody.' The Port Arthur massacre remains one of the darkest days in Australia's history. At the time, it was considered the world's worst massacre, with 35 people killed and 23 injured by Martin Byrant, who is serving 35 life sentences and more than a thousand additional years' jail without parole. Bryant has never explained his actions but investigators have speculated the murders were sparked out of retribution for grievances. Others were collateral damage. The shooting prompted significant gun reform under then-prime minister John Howard via the 1996 National Firearms Agreement. The laws banned rapid-fire guns from civilian ownership except under certain, restricted licences. It also tightened requirements for firearms licensing, registration and safe storage and established a government buyback of semi-automatic and pump-action rifles and shotguns.

How an anonymous note exposed woman's sick plot to poison her boss THEN frame her own boyfriend for the murder
How an anonymous note exposed woman's sick plot to poison her boss THEN frame her own boyfriend for the murder

Scottish Sun

time15-05-2025

  • Health
  • Scottish Sun

How an anonymous note exposed woman's sick plot to poison her boss THEN frame her own boyfriend for the murder

The killing was explored in three-part docuseries Little Miss Innocent: Passion. Poison. Prison, which is now available on Disney+ 'HAUNTED FOREVER' How an anonymous note exposed woman's sick plot to poison her boss THEN frame her own boyfriend for the murder Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) TO some, Mary Yoder had it all. She was a loving mother-of-three, ran a successful chiropractor business with her husband and was healthier than most 60-year-olds, thanks to her self-care and wellness regimes. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 9 Mary Yoder, pictured, was poisoned in July 2015 and died within 48 hours Credit: Handout 9 She shared three children with husband Bill, pictured, who was the police's first suspect in the murder investigation Credit: ABC News 9 Mary left work at her chiropractor clinic early, pictured above, when suffering with the fatal stomach ache Credit: Google Maps Mary and her husband Bill met when they were both studying for a degree in chiropractic medicine and immediately hit it off. After graduating, they tied the knot and had three children - Tamaryn, Liana and Adam. By the time their children had grown up, they'd been working together for a number of years and their clinic, Chiropractic Family Care, was booming. Their smooth sailing was short-lived, though. Mary began complaining of a stomach ache to Bill on July 20, 2015. The following day, she left work early as her illness worsened, leaving the family clinic in the capable hands of receptionist, 23-year-old Kaitlyn Conley. However, the mum-of-three wasn't dealing with just a simple stomach ache. Her illness was far worse than anyone could imagine. She was actually critically ill, and passed away on July 22 in hospital, after being rushed in to determine the cause of her symptoms. Bill and the kids, who lived in New York, were heartbroken. They were suddenly swept up in a whirlwind of pain and confusion. Their healthy mother, who was into fitness and supplements, was dead. A post-mortem later revealed that Mary had been poisoned with colchicine, a drug used to treat gout and inflammation, neither of which she suffered from. She had been killed. Mary's killing was explored in a three-part docuseries called Little Miss Innocent: Passion. Poison. Prison, which is now available on Disney+. During the investigation into her murder, Bill was the first to be probed by cops because he dated his late wife's sister shortly after becoming a widower. However, the case took a turn when the Oneida County Sheriff's Office received an anonymous letter that blamed Adam for his mum's death in November 2015. The mysterious note said that a container of colchicine was located under the passenger seat of Adam's Jeep. It read: 'If the toxin found in her was colchicine, it was Adam Yoder.' Cops searched his car the next month and found the medicine right where the letter said it would be. 9 Mary's son Adam was dating the family's chiropractor clinic receptionist, Kaitlyn, for two years, pictured together Credit: Handout Investigator Mark Van Namee said that Adam was smoking a cigarette while police searched his car - and that he was so shocked when they found the bottle that the cigarette "almost fell out of his mouth'. When formally questioned, he denied all allegations and argued that the colchinine container had been planted on him. Police believed him, given Adam was out of town a full 300 miles away when his mum fell sick. It was when 'little miss innocent' receptionist Kaitlyn Conley, then 23, was questioned that the fuzz investigation fully began to take shape. 9 When receptionist Kaitlyn was questioned by police, the investigation into Mary's murder began to take shape Credit: ABC News Kaitlyn quickly became the prime suspect when police realised Kaitlyn had been in an on-and-off relationship with Adam for two years. She had worked with the family for four years and Mary treated her like a daughter, given her relationship with Adam. After being questioned, Kaitlyn eventually admitted that she'd written the anonymous note to the police and claimed that her ex-boyfriend Adam had confessed to her. When asked why she hadn't come forward sooner, Kaitlyn said she was scared of Adam. LUIS SUAREZ is in talks to sign for David Beckham's Inter Miami after his sensational Barcelona snub, according to reports. The Uruguayan was told he is deemed surplus to requirements at the Nou Camp following Ronald Koeman's appointment. 9 Luis Suarez is in talks with Inter Miami after his Barcelona snub Suarez was left furious at the way his future has been handled by Barcelona after being told the news in a 60-second phone call by Koeman. TRANSFER NEWS LIVE: Breaking news, juicy gossip and the biggest deals Club president Josep Maria Bartomeu has remained silent throughout the entire saga. Suarez, 33, has spent six years with the Catalan giants but vowed not to kick up a fuss on his departure. According to the Independent, Suarez has wasted no time in talking with Miami chiefs as they plot to bring in a second marquee signing. The former Liverpool man would rather stay in Europe but Miami believe they can offer him an unmatched lucrative contract to finish his career in the MLS. He currently pockets around £400,000-a-week but will need to take a significant cut to join a new club. Suarez has also been linked with a return to Ajax and Juventus. Golden Balls Beckham is the man leading negotiations and is desperate to add another big name signing to his squad. 9 Beckham is fronting negotiations to sign Suarez 9 Suarez has scored 198 goals in 283 appearances for Barcelona. Inter Miami have already landed French World Cup winner Blaise Matuidi from Juventus after Mario Gotze turned them down. Edinson Cavani is another option with the free agent yet to decide on his next move. Luis Suarez 'in transfer talks with Premier League clubs' as Barcelona outcast snubs Ajax return As investigators continued to probe, multiple clues led them to believe she was the person behind the murder. Her DNA was found on the colchicine vial from Adam's jeep, her computer and phone revealed sick research on poison and the email used to order the poison (which was apparently set up by Adam) was accessed on her phone. Investigators theorised that Kaitlyn spiked Mary's protein drink during their lunch hour together at the clinic, and was trying to frame her ex-beau. They believed that she had used a pre-paid debit card to try and purchase the poison in a way that meant it was untraceable to her. 9 Kaitlyn was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter in November 2017 and sentenced to 23 years in prison - but she still insists that she's innocent Credit: Oneida County Sheriff's Office Kaitlyn was charged with second-degree murder in 2016 but insisted she was innocent throughout the trial - and still maintains her innocence to this very day, On November 6, 2017, she was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter and sentenced to 23 years in prison at her second trial after the first ended with a hung jury. The prosecution argued that Kaitlyn's motive was to get Adam back - and if it was, it worked, because the former lovers rekindled their relationship shortly after Mary's death. In the Little Miss Innocent docuseries on Disney+, Kaitlyn says that she felt the police were playing a game with her, as 'they knew the rules and she didn't'. Her dad and three sisters feature to express their strong belief that she wouldn't hurt a fly, as do locals, some of which echo Kaitlyn's family's sentiment that she didn't murder her former boss. At her sentencing, Adam said that he would be haunted forever by his ex-girlfriend's crime 'I hate the defendant with every bone in my body, with every drop of blood in my veins. I hate Kaitlyn Conley,' Adam said in court, according to local outlet Rome Sentinel at the time. 'I hate myself infinitely more,' he continued, adding that he regrets introducing her to his family and getting her a job with his mum. 'I will carry that with me for the rest of my life.'

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