Career criminal admits murdering, raping young woman 37 years ago

Monday March 08, 2021

A man who raped and murdered a young Gold Coast woman he snatched from a shopping centre more than 37 years ago killed again less than two years later, a court has heard.

Troy James O’Meara is driven under arrest by police to the Police Watch House in Brisbane, Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Cold case homicide detectives have today arrested a 51 year-old O’Meara for the 1983 murder of Linda Reed on the Gold Coast. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt)

Troy James O’Meara pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court to murdering and raping Linda Reed, who was never seen alive again after…

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