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| Kathleen Pettingill | |
|---|---|
| Alias(es) | Granny Evil |
| Conviction(s) | Drug trafficking |
| Occupation | Brothel owner |
| Children | 7 |
Kathleen Pettingill is the matriarch of the Melbourne based criminal family, the Pettingill family. Members of the Victoria Police have accused Pettingill of spawning a "nest of vipers"[citation needed].
Pettingill has one glass eye after being shot through a closed door at the Collingwood Housing Commission of Victoria flats by Kim Nelson and Keryn Thompson as she and her son Dennis attempted to repay a $300 debt on behalf of her daughter, Vicky.[1] Having herself been a prostitute she then went on to run successful brothels in South Melbourne and later Richmond, Victoria[citation needed].
Her children include some of Melbourne's most infamous criminals:
- Dennis Allen, an infamous Melbourne drug dealer, reported to have murdered many victims. Died of a heart attack.
- Peter Allen
- Lex Peirce
- Victor Peirce, acquitted of the 1988 Walsh Street police shootings, killed in 2002.
- Jamie Pettingill, died of a heroin overdose in 1985, aged 21[2].
- Trevor Pettingill, acquitted of the 1988 Walsh Street police shootings.
A biography of her life, titled, The Matriarch: The Kathy Pettingill Story was released in 1996 written by Adrian Tame ISBN 0-7329-0854-X. Pettingill now lives in Venus Bay, Gippsland, Victoria.[3]
References
- ^ Shand,A: "Big Shots", Penguin Group, 2007
- ^ Crime world loses one of its finest, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 May 2002
- ^ Bingo dogs' number's up, Herald Sun, 10 June 2007
External links
- Father's fury at Walsh St admission - Herald Sun, 2 October 2005
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