Australian police offer record reward in serial killer cold case


Police in Victoria state announced six rewards of AUS$1 million ($780,000) each for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever was behind the murders in the 1980s. - AFP/file

Sydney (AFP) - Australian police offered a record $4.75 million in rewards Saturday to catch the serial killer or killers behind the murders of six Melbourne women in the 1980s.

The women, ranging in age from 14 to 73, disappeared in separate incidents as they traveled on foot around Melbourne over an 18-month period in 1980-1981.

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