The Claremont Murders

Much has been written about the Claremont Murders in Perth, WA. Possibly too much has been written, it seems to have been sensationalised and dramatised and I have even seen this website mentioned several times. For the record, I have not written about this before, and the only time I have discussed it is with a friend who wrote a book about the subject, in which I was mentioned (with my permission).

My concern is that in all the hype and excitement and fascination with there being a yet-to-be-caught serial killer out there, people have forgotten there are several very real young women out there who have lost their lives. What happened to them is unknown, and I am not interested in endless theories, speculation and rumours, I am interested in preserving the dignity of these women, in only dealing with known facts and evidence and in simply remembering them for their families and friends, who are the only ones who really knew them.

Sarah Spiers, 18, is believed to have been the first victim after she went missing on January 27, 1996. Her body has never been found. Sarah appears in the missing person files, click on her name.

Jane Rimmer, 23, was killed in early June of the same year, her body was discovered in bushland at Wellard, south of Perth, in August 1996.

Ciara Glennon, 27, was the last known victim and disappeared in March 1997. Her body was found north of Perth in bush off Pipidinny Road, Eglinton.

Between 26/JAN/2006 and 15 /MAR/1997 three young women; Sarah Ellen SPIERS, Jane Louise RIMMER and Ciara Eilish GLENNON went missing after attending some night spots in Claremont WA. The bodies of two of the young women; Jane RIMMER and Ciara GLENNON were later found but Sarah SPIERS has still not been located to date.

The images shown below are of Jane RIMMER and the “Mystery Man” outside the Continental Hotel in Claremont and have been taken from the video footage.

This video footage is from OUTSIDE the Continental Hotel in Claremont at 1 minute past midnight on the 9th of June, 1996. It shows Jane Rimmer leaning against a pole when she is approached by a male person. This person approaches from the Gugeri St end of Bay View Terrace. It appears this male speaks to Jane.

The footage of this male lasts only three seconds, then the security camera switches view to another part of the Continental Hotel. When the camera view returns to outside the hotel 28 seconds later, Jane is standing alone in the same position and the mystery man is no longer in view.

If you can identify the mystery man talking to Jane, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

There is a $250,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murders.

Some time between 8.00 pm and 8:30 pm on Saturday the 8th of June, 1996, Jane Rimmer attended the Ocean Beach Hotel in Cottesloe. This is the same hotel that Sarah Spiers was drinking in on the night she disappeared.

At that location, Jane met up with some friends. They stayed there for about an hour , before Jane and her friends caught a taxi to the Continental Hotel in Claremont arriving at about 9:30 pm.

Jane and her friends stayed at the Continental Hotel until they left just after 11:30 pm, to go to Club Bay View. This is the same nightclub that Sarah Spiers was socialising at shortly before she went missing.

Jane and her friends didn't enter the nightclub, instead they decided to catch a cab to a friend's place where they would continue to party. As they got to the taxi rank near the Continental Hotel, Jane informed her friends that she didn't want to go home and without any more explanation, she walked off back to the Continental.

Her friends jumped in a cab and pulled up outside the Continental and yelled over to Jane who was standing outside to join them but she declined.

At about midnight, Jane is sighted on security camera footage outside the Continental.

At about a minute past midnight, a male person is seen to approach Jane and there is a brief interaction between the two before the security camera recording changes views to another part of the hotel.

When the recording returns to Jane, about 28 seconds later, this man is no longer in view.

This person has been named the 'mystery man'. Despite extensive inquiries police have been unable to identify this person. Approximately 700 people were shown the footage or still photographs of the male.

Jane remained outside the Continental Hotel for another 2½ minutes.

At about 4 minutes past midnight , the security footage changes view and when it returns to where Jane was standing she is no longer in view.

Police have several possible sightings of Jane in the immediate vicinity but nothing is confirmed.

55 days later on the 3rd of August ,1996, Jane's body was discovered in Wellard, about 40 kilometres south of the Perth CBD.

If you are the 'Mystery Man' or if you know the identity of the 'Mystery Man', Please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, where all calls are striclty confidential and rewards are offered.

On Friday 14 March, 1997 at about 6:00pm Ciara Glennon attended a work function with her colleagues. Ciara was a lawyer and worked at a law firm in Saint Georges Terrace, Perth.

Ciara and group of her friends left this private function at around 11:00pm and attended the Continental Hotel in Claremont, the same place Jane Rimmer attended the night she was murdered.

The group arrived at around 11:30 pm and after about 20 – 25 minutes, Ciara told her friends she had had enough and was leaving. There is a confirmed sighting of Ciara walking down Bay View Terrace towards Stirling Highway.

Investigators are confident that there are sightings of Ciara down on Stirling Highway outside a business called Australian Computer Resellers, next to the Dental Surgery.

As she passed the Taste of Thai Restaurant and Baptist Church, a male person who was sitting at the bus stop opposite called out to her that she was ‘crazy’ for hitch hiking. Ciara dismissed him with a wave/gesture. This male was with two other friends. A few minutes later Ciara is seen interacting with the occupant/s of a light coloured vehicle further along Stirling Highway, near Stirling Road.

Ciara is seen to lean over with her hands on her knees and it appears she speaks to the occupant/s.

A few minutes later, the male turns back and the vehicle and Ciara are no longer in view. There are other possible sightings of Ciara along Stirling highway and it cannot be confirmed if Ciara did or did not get into this vehicle.

The occupant/s of this light coloured vehicle has/have not been identified.

Ciara was reported missing to Police on the 15th of March, 1997.

On the 3rd of April ,1997; 18 days after being reported missing, Ciara’s body was found in bush off Pipidinny Road, Eglington.

On Friday 14 March, 1997 at about 6:00pm Ciara Glennon attended a work function with her colleagues. Ciara was a lawyer and worked at a law firm in Saint Georges Terrace, Perth.

Ciara and group of her friends left this private function at around 11:00pm and attended the Continental Hotel in Claremont, the same place Jane Rimmer attended the night she was murdered.

The group arrived at around 11:30 pm and after about 20 - 25 minutes, Ciara told her friends she had had enough and was leaving. There is a confirmed sighting of Ciara walking down Bay View Terrace towards Stirling Highway.

Investigators are confident that there are sightings of Ciara down on Stirling Highway outside a business called Australian Computer Resellers, next to the Dental Surgery.

As she passed the Taste of Thai Restaurant and Baptist Church, a male person who was sitting at the bus stop opposite called out to her that she was 'crazy' for hitch hiking. Ciara dismissed him with a wave/gesture. This male was with two other friends. A few minutes later Ciara is seen interacting with the occupant/s of a light coloured vehicle further along Stirling Highway, near Stirling Road.

Ciara is seen to lean over with her hands on her knees and it appears she speaks to the occupant/s.

A few minutes later, the male turns back and the vehicle and Ciara are no longer in view. There are other possible sightings of Ciara along Stirling highway and it cannot be confirmed if Ciara did or did not get into this vehicle.

The occupant/s of this light coloured vehicle has/have not been identified.

Ciara was reported missing to Police on the 15th of March, 1997.

On the 3rd of April ,1997; 18 days after being reported missing, Ciara's body was found in bush off Pipidinny Road, Eglington.