Murder of Mark Russell

On February 25, 2018, just after 11 a.m., the body of 53-year-old Mark Russell was found in his apartment on Clisdell St. in Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia. He had been brutally stabbed to death. A friend of his was worried because he never kept the door closed so they climbed in through a window and found him in the lounge.

Mark was very social having people coming to his home almost every day to drink and smoke. It's unknown if the same people who were there during the day were there that night. Neighbors told officers that they heard yelling or arguing around 10 p.m. the night before.

There is up to a $1 million award for information leading to a conviction in this case. 

SOURCES:

New South Wales Government

The Sydney Morning Herald October 15, 2020