Murder of Chrissie Clare Venn

Around 5 p.m. on Feb. 20, 1921, 13-year-old Chrissie Venn left her home on Allison Rd. in North Motton, Tasmania, Australia. She was going to walk 3 miles into town to go run some errands and go to the shop. She didn't arrive back home.

On March 1, 1921, her body was found in a log by a searcher. She was on Allison Road. She had been suffocated or strangled and seemed to have been sexually assaulted.  One source states that twine used for hay bailing was tied around her neck and her mouth was stuffed with pieces of cloth from her dress, and the cloth had a gold pin attached to it. Another source states her body had been mutilated, but it's unknown if it had been or not. It's believed that she may have died sometime on Feb 26th.

Former police officer and minor, George William King, was tried for the crime. He had cuts on his hands that made him suspicious. He claimed his hands were cut up due to a log falling on them while searching for Chrissie. The trial started on August 21 of the same year and was done in Hobart. Albert Ogilvie defended him and William was found not guilty.

It's unknown if William had really killed her or if someone else from the small farming community had. It'll never be known what had really happened to the poor girl.

It's believed that Chrissie haunts the road she was killed on.

SOURCES:
Find a Grave
Daily Herald
Examiner
Revolvy
Wikipedia
Press Reader