Ross Warren was an Australian journalist for WIN TV who was killed as part of the Gay Gang Murders on 22 July 1989.[1] Having disappeared after a night out with friends on Oxford Street,[2] Warren's car was discovered outside Marks Park, Sydney, a popular gay beat. His car keys were found two days later at the bottom of the adjoining cliffs.[3] Police initially theorized that Warren had faked his own disappearance, concluding after four days that he had accidentally fallen into the sea.[4] A search was undertaken,[5][6] however his body was never recovered.[7] In 2005, the case was recategorised as a homicide, the previous investigation being described as "grossly inadequate" and "shameful" by the then-deputy coroner Jacqueline Milledge.[8] Today his murder is seen as one of many slayings and hate-crimes committed on the cliffs of Marks Park[9] in the 1980s and 90s.[10][11] His name is listed on a memorial to the victims of these crimes located at the site.[12]
Ross Warren | |
|---|---|
 Warren in the 1980s | |
| Born | Ross Bradley Warren 1964 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | (aged 25) Tamarama, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
References edit
- ^ "Ross Bradley WARREN". Australian Missing Persons Register. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Tullis, Ashleigh (27 February 2019). "Inquiry heard details of TV presenter's gay-hate murder". Mandurah Mail. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "The Gay-Hate Decades: 30 unsolved deaths". SBS. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Scott Johnson gay murder charge dredges up violent slice of Sydney's history". ABC News. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "IN BRIEF". Canberra Times. 27 July 1989. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Treasure, Kim (26 July 1989). "Ross Warren Disappears; TV Star Murder Feared". Illawarra Mercury.
- ^ "Deaths of Gilles Mattaini, Ross Warren and John Russell - NSW Police Public Site". www.police.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Sydney must share the shame of gay-hate crimes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ queerstorian (3 August 2020). "Ross Warren". World Queerstory. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Suspected murders of Sydney gay men at centre of inquiry into brutal hate crimes". ABC News. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Many of Garry's friends disappeared or were killed during dark chapter of Sydney's history". ABC News. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Gorrey, Megan (21 October 2018). "Gay beat to tribute: Bondi's Marks Park to get hate crime memorial". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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