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Rebecca Delalande murder trial ends with Chris Blennerhassett acquitted of 2001 WA killing
A Perth man has walked free from the WA Supreme Court after being found not guilty of the murder of his girlfriend almost two decades ago in a case that came to light only after police were reviewing another suspected homicide.
Key points:
- Chris Blennerhassett was not charged over the murder until 2018
- The trial heard he told a housemate he had killed Rebecca Delalande
- Police investigating the Lisa Brown case found Ms Delalande was missing
The body of 23-year-old Rebecca Delalande has never been found but it was alleged she was killed in November 2001 by her then partner Chris Blennerhassett, who is now aged 47.
He was not charged until November 2018 after a cold case review of the disappearance of 19-year-old Lisa Brown revealed Ms…
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