Friday, January 29, 2010

Olive skinned murderer

This article is from the Heraldsun on 30/1/10 written by Anthony Dowsley.

THE remains of missing millionaire Herman Rockefeller are believed to be in the back yard of a Melbourne house last night.
Homicide detectives charged Mario Schembri, 57, of Wallan, and Bernadette Denny, 41, of Hadfield with his murder.
An out of court sessions hearing heard the pair had an altercation with Mr Rockefeller at Denny's South Rd residence in Hadfield.
Det Sen Const Tim Bell, told the court both had made admissions to being involved in an altercation with Mr Rockefeller at the South St residence in Hadfield on the night he went missing on January 21 or early January 22.
They also have made admissions to police that they had assisted in the disposal of the body, the court heard.
Police were taken yesterday to a Glenroy residence in View St where it's understood human remains were found in the backyard.
Both Schembri and Denny were remanded to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Schembri, bald with an olive complexion, was wearing a forensic jump suit while Denny was small with matted dark hair, wearing a loose fitting pink top and green cargo pants.
Homicide detectives believe Mr Rockefeller was murdered after returning to Melbourne from a business trip in Newcastle on January 21.
Earlier in the day, police set up an exclusion zone in Heathcote, north of Melbourne, as the police helicopter hovered over bushland.
The arrested woman's parents last night described their daughter as a "good girl".
Her father said she had become withdrawn in the past six months and his daughter's teenage girls had been living with them since midway through last year.
The homicide squad's Det Sen-Sgt Stuart Bateson yesterday said he gave no apology for a long and painstaking investigation.Investigators filled several evidence bags from the Hadfield townhouse after working throughout the night.Forensic experts also searched for evidence on the property.Mr Rockefeller's wife and brother, Robert, have not spoken in public since appealing for information about Mr Rockefeller's whereabouts.Yesterday they continued to keep a private vigil at their luxury Malvern East home.He has a daughter, Sarah, and son, Herman.Mr Rockefeller had called his daughter to tell her how proud he was she had been accepted to study medicine at Monash University. He also called his wife, who was at the Australian Open, on the day he disappeared, leaving a message.Mr Rockefeller's disappearance was first investigated by detectives from Stonnington, before the homicide squad joined the probe on Monday.Within hours Mr Rockefeller's blue Toyota Prius was found parked and locked in a lane in Ballan.Detectives also used Mr Rockefeller's Facebook site to ask people trying to become his "friend" about his disappearance.Footage showed his car, with an elbow resting on the driver's window, being driven out of the airport.Mr Rockefeller did not use the tollway to drive home to Malvern East after leaving Melbourne airport, had not used his credit card, accessed bank accounts or switched on his mobile phone.

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