Ross Warren | |
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 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 |
Ross Warren was an Australian journalist for WIN Television 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 theorised 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 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 1990s. [10] [11] His name is listed on a memorial to the victims of these crimes located at the site. [12]
