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Rape-charge vampire shot dead (I guess a stake to the heart didn't work)
The (Brisbane, AU) Courier-Mail ^ | 6.4.03 | Renee Barnes and Susan Murdoch

Posted on 06/04/2003 7:34:32 PM PDT by mhking

A SELF-proclaimed vampire on trial for rape was ambushed by two men and shot dead as he left his home in Melbourne's north this morning.

Male prostitute Shane Chartres-Abbott, 28, was part-way through a trial in the Victorian County Court on charges he raped and attacked a client after allegedly telling her he was a vampire who drank blood in order to survive.

Chartres-Abbott was shot dead as he left his house in Howard Street, Reservoir, with his girlfriend and an elderly man about 8.45am (AEST) this morning.

A spokeswoman for the County Court said the trial had been aborted and the jury discharged because of Chartres-Abbott's murder.

The court heard last week Chartres-Abbott's female victim was found unconscious, bloodied and naked in the shower of a hotel room with part of her tongue ripped out and teethmarks on her thigh.

His defence solicitor told the court Chartres-Abbott was being groomed for a role in a "snuff movie" in which he would have been killed.

Senior Sergeant Clive Rust told reporters at the scene of this morning's shooting that police believed Chartres-Abbott was ambushed.

"Obviously they were laying in wait for him and the shooting has resulted," he told reporters at the scene, adding a motive was yet to be established.

"It does surprise me, obviously it appears to be a planned attack and yes, quite vicious."

Police were unsure if both of the men involved in the killing were armed.

Chartres-Abbott died instantly from a gunshot wound to the upper body.

The elderly man received minor injuries, but was not shot and did not require hospital treatment. The victim's girlfriend was unhurt.

The police air wing, the dog squad and uniformed police scoured the area for the offenders without result.

"We're trying to identify any other witnesses at this point in time," Sen Sgt Rust said.

"We are doing a doorknock, house to house, speaking to whoever we can locate to try and identify if there were other people who either saw the incident or the offenders leaving the scene."

Sen Sgt Rust said it was not known whether the two men were known to the victim.

The men are described as thin to medium build. One was wearing a beanie and a scarf and the other man had a jumper pulled over his face.


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Where's Barnabas when you need him?
1 posted on 06/04/2003 7:34:33 PM PDT by mhking
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To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

2 posted on 06/04/2003 7:35:03 PM PDT by mhking
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To: mhking
LOL, where did you find these articles?
3 posted on 06/04/2003 7:37:36 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: mhking
Male prostitute Shane Chartres-Abbott, 28, was part-way through a trial in the Victorian County Court on charges he raped and attacked a client after allegedly telling her he was a vampire who drank blood in order to survive.

The court heard last week Chartres-Abbott's female victim was found unconscious, bloodied and naked in the shower of a hotel room with part of her tongue ripped out and teethmarks on her thigh.

What was this scumbag doing walking the streets?

"Obviously they were laying in wait for him and the shooting has resulted," he told reporters at the scene, adding a motive was yet to be established.

"It does surprise me, obviously it appears to be a planned attack and yes, quite vicious."

Senior Sergeant Clive Rust told reporters at the scene of this morning's shooting that police believed Chartres-Abbott was ambushed.

Outstanding work Inspector Clouseau!

4 posted on 06/04/2003 7:50:56 PM PDT by What Is Ain't
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To: Victoria Delsoul
where did you find these articles?

If I tol' ya, I'd have to kill ya...[g]

5 posted on 06/04/2003 7:56:12 PM PDT by mhking
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To: mhking
OK, lol.
6 posted on 06/04/2003 8:00:16 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: mhking
Justice served, Australian-style.
7 posted on 06/04/2003 8:01:17 PM PDT by Sparta (Tagline removed by moderator)
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To: mhking
His defence solicitor told the court Chartres-Abbott was being groomed for a role in a "snuff movie" in which he would have been killed...."Obviously they were laying in wait for him and the shooting has resulted," he told reporters at the scene, adding a motive was yet to be established" Staring in a snuff movie really doesn't pay all that well.
8 posted on 06/04/2003 8:02:17 PM PDT by TBall
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To: mhking
This story doesn't make sense. Guns are illegal in Australia!!!
9 posted on 06/04/2003 8:04:12 PM PDT by Tribune7
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To: mhking
Ahhh, thanks for the memories!
Dark Shadows was my dear departed mother's favorite.
10 posted on 06/04/2003 8:04:31 PM PDT by netmilsmom (God Bless our President, those with him & our troops)
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To: mhking
He was a male vampire prostitute who raped a female client?? Bizarre.
11 posted on 06/04/2003 8:06:10 PM PDT by LPStar
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His defence solicitor told the court Chartres-Abbott was being groomed for a role in a "snuff movie" in which he would have been killed.

And...

"Obviously they were laying in wait for him and the shooting has resulted," he told reporters at the scene, adding a motive was yet to be established.

Senior Sergeant Clive Rust...

12 posted on 06/04/2003 8:11:08 PM PDT by Thinkin' Gal (Guten Tag!)
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Chartres-Abbott died instantly from a gunshot wound to the upper body.

If the charges against him were true, he died far too easily.

13 posted on 06/04/2003 8:14:16 PM PDT by dighton
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To: mhking
Aren't male prostitutes also called manwhores, or gigilos?
14 posted on 06/04/2003 8:16:44 PM PDT by Chewbacca (My life is a Dilbert cartoon.)
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Aren't male prostitutes also called manwhores, or gigilos?

'Nuff said.

15 posted on 06/04/2003 8:22:34 PM PDT by mhking
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He was a male vampire prostitute who raped a female client??

Gotta be true.
Ya just can't make up stuff like this.

16 posted on 06/04/2003 9:12:19 PM PDT by reformed_democrat
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To: mhking
Noooooooooo... where's Buffy and the Scoobies when you need em?? Heck, Sunnydale's gone!
17 posted on 06/04/2003 9:41:33 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: What Is Ain't
"What was this scumbag doing walking the streets?"


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Ummm .. he'd been charged, not convicted.

Or does the presumption of innocence only belong to people like Eric Rudolph?

Sadim
18 posted on 06/05/2003 12:28:50 AM PDT by sadimgnik
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To: Tribune7
Black Market, Mate!
19 posted on 06/05/2003 2:10:37 AM PDT by slasher82
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To: slasher82
You sound like the late Spike, lol.
20 posted on 06/05/2003 2:16:24 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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