| Born | 5 November 1977 |
|---|---|
| Disappeared | 13 April 1991 (aged 13) |
| Died | Victoria, Australia |
| Cause of death | Murder (gunshot) |
| Body discovered | 9 April 1992 Edgars Creek, Thomastown |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Murder victim |
| Awards | $1,000,000 reward |
Karmein Chan was a 13-year-old Australian girl who was abducted from her home in Templestowe, Victoria during the night of 13 April 1991 and was subsequently murdered. 'Mr Cruel' is the prime suspect.[1]
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Kidnapping[edit]
Chan was at home babysitting her two younger sisters while both her parents worked at a Chinese restaurant they owned in the nearby Melbourne suburb of Eltham.[2] Chan and her sisters were confronted by a man in a balaclava with a knife. He forced Chan's sisters into a wardrobe before fleeing with Chan.[3] Before leaving, he spray painted 'Asian drug deal', 'payback' and 'more to come' on a vehicle in their front yard.[3][4] Police suspect this was a ruse to distract them from the killer's real motive.[5] Chan's mother made an emotional plea on television for Chan's return.
Investigation[edit]
There had been several abductions of girls in Melbourne prior to the abduction of Chan by an offender known in the media as Mr Cruel. Victoria Police had started scaling down Operation Challenge the day before Chan's abduction that had been established to investigate two abductions in which the victim was raped and an earlier home invasion also involving rape.[6] Detectives believed that Chan would be released the same as previous girls abducted.[7]
On 6 May 1991, 23 days after Chan's abduction, Victoria Police formed the Spectrum Taskforce to investigate Chan's abduction and to continue Operation Challenge investigations.[8] A reward of $100,000 was offered for information on her abduction.[9]
On 9 April 1992, Chan's remains were found in a landfill area at Edgars Creek in the suburb of Thomastown.[10] The skull had three bullet holes in the back of the head. The body had probably been there for 12 months.[11] On 31 January 1994, the Spectrum Taskforce was disbanded.[12] The offender was never brought to justice.[13] A few detectives had doubts whether Chan was a Mr Cruel victim.[13] An inquest was held in 1997 with the coroner finding that she met her death through foul play, but it was not possible to identify the person or people responsible.[14]
The case has remained open with cold case detectives regularly reviewing the investigation.[15] On the 25th anniversary of her abduction the reward was increased from $100,000 to $1,000,000.[16][17]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Silvester, John (8 April 2006). ''Mr Cruel' filmed his victims, say police'. The Age. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^Heath, Sally (11 April 1992). 'Agony and hope of the waiting family'. The Age. p. 20. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ abCatalano, Antony (4 May 1991). 'Brutal abductor breeds fear with cruelty'. The Age. p. 20. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^Daley, Paul; Catalano, Antony (21 April 1991). 'A man in dark shatters a happy family'. The Sunday Age. p. 5. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^Tobin, Bruce (3 May 1991). 'Rumors hurting family, says kidnap girl's father'. The Age. p. 5. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^Tobin, Bruce (11 April 1993). 'Why Mr Cruel has to be caught'. The Age.
- ^Silvestor, John (15 December 2010). 'The hunt for Mr Cruel'. The Age. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^Tobin, Bruce (28 January 1993). 'Police receive 400 calls on kidnap drawings'. The Age.
- ^'Karmein Chan $100,000 award announced 1991'. Victoria Police News. Victoria Police Media Unit. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- ^Tobin, Bruce (13 April 1992). 'Karmein possibly shot in panic'. The Age. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^Holgate, Ben; Daley, Paul (12 April 1992). 'Mr Cruel executed Karmein: police'. The Sunday Age. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^Tobin, Bruce (30 November 1993). 'Taskforce hunting Mr Cruel to wind up'. The Age. p. 1. Retrieved 23 July 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ abMoor, Keith (2 April 2001). 'A cruel time on manhunt'. Herald Sun.
- ^Button, Victoria (13 September 1997). 'Police keep file open on Karmein'. The Age. p. A3. Retrieved 23 July 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^'New clues in police hunt for 'Mr Cruel''. Sydney Morning Herald. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^Assistant Commissioner Stephen Fontana media briefing Karmein Chan reward. Victoria Police Media Unit (Television production). Victoria Police. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^'$1 MILLION REWARD ANNOUNCED ON 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF ABDUCTION AND MURDER OF KARMEIN CHAN'. Victoria Police. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.
Further reading[edit]
- Daly, Martin (13 April 1996). 'Cruel legacy'. The Age. p. A19. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- Delianis, Paul (15 February 1993). 'To catch a killer'. The Age. p. 11. Retrieved 22 July 2018 – via Newspapers.com.]
| Don't F**k With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Written by | Mark Lewis |
| Directed by | Mark Lewis |
| Theme music composer | Blue Spill |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producer | Felicity Morris |
| Production company | Raw TV |
| Distributor | Netflix |
| Release | |
| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | December 18, 2019 |
| External links | |
| Netflix | |
Don't F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer is a 2019 true crimedocumentary series about an online manhunt.[1] It is directed by Mark Lewis and was released on Netflix on December 18, 2019.[1][2] The series chronicles events following a crowd-sourced amateur investigation into a series of animal cruelty acts committed by Canadian Luka Magnotta, culminating in his murder of Chinese international student Jun Lin. It was one of Netflix's Top 5 most-watched documentaries of 2019.[3]
Premise[edit]
The three-part docuseries follows a group of amateur internet sleuths who launched a manhunt for Luka Magnotta after he gained international notoriety in 2010 for sharing a graphic video online of himself killing two kittens.[4][1] Magnotta was later convicted for murdering Chinese international student Jun Lin in grisly circumstances in 2012.[5][6]
Early investigation[edit]
The series started with Deanna Thompson, a data analyst for a casino in Las Vegas, and John Green, from Los Angeles.[4] In 2010, a viral video called 1 boy 2 kittens was posted on Facebook. The name is derived from the snuff video titled 3 guys, 1 hammer made by the Dnepropetrovsk maniacs in 2007.[citation needed] The viral video shows a man playing with two kittens before he puts them in a very tight vacuum seal bag and vacuums out the air, suffocating the kittens. Thompson and Green subsequently started a Facebook group to build evidence and find the perpetrator. The group worked together to examine the details of the video, including the objects in the room, to help solve the mystery.
Cast[edit]
| Cast | Role | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| John Green | Himself | 3 episodes |
| Deanna Thompson | Herself—aka 'Baudi Moovan' | 3 episodes |
| Det. Sgt. Claudette Hamlin | Herself—Montreal Police, Homicide | 2 episodes |
| Antonio Paradiso | Himself—Montreal Police, Homicide | 2 episodes |
| Anna Yourkin | Herself—Luka Magnotta's Mother | 2 episodes |
| Benjamin Xu | Himself—Jun Lin's Best Friend | 2 episodes |
| Marc Lilge | Himself—Berlin Police | 2 episodes |
| Mike Nadeau | Himself—Janitor | 1 episode |
| Joe Panz | Himself—Rescue Ink | 1 episode |
| Joe Warmington | Himself—Journalist, Toronto Sun | 1 episode |
| Henri | Himself—Undercover Detective Fugitive Task Force | 1 episode |
| Romeo Salta | Himself—Attorney | 1 episode |
| Kadir Anlayisli | Himself—Internet Cafe Employee | 1 episode |
| Joel Watts | Himself—Defense Psychiatrist | 1 episode |
Episodes[edit]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Cat and Mouse' | Mark Lewis | Mark Lewis | December 18, 2019 |
| 2 | 'Killing for Clicks' | Mark Lewis | Mark Lewis | December 18, 2019 |
| 3 | 'Closing the Net' | Mark Lewis | Mark Lewis | December 18, 2019 |
Reception[edit]
Two weeks after its debut, the docuseries became one of Netflix's Top 5 most-watched documentaries of 2019.[3] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series has a 67% approval rating, based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10. The website's consensus reads, 'Don't F**k With Cats offers an intriguing tale, but questionable intent and muddled storytelling make it a hard sell for anyone but true crime completists.'[7]
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Factual Series or Strand | Mark Lewis, Felicity Morris, Michael Harte and Dimitri Doganis | Nominated | [8] |
| British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best Director: Factual | Mark Lewis | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing: Factual | Michael Harte | Won | |||
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program | Mark Lewis (for 'Closing the Net') | Won | [9] |
References[edit]
- ^ abcKanter, Jake (2019-11-20). ''Gold Rush' Producer Raw TV Wins First Netflix Commission With Documentary On Canadian Killer Luka Magnotta'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^'Documentary series on online hunt for Luka Magnotta coming to Netflix'. Montreal. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ abOldham, Stuart; Oldham, Stuart (2020-01-27). ''Don't F**k With Cats': Deanna Thompson and Director Mark Lewis Reflect on Their Creepy Netflix Series'. Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ^ ab'Stream It Or Skip It: 'Don't F**k With Cats: Hunting An Internet Killer' On Netflix, A Docuseries About An Attention-Seeking Murderer Who Ticked Off The Wrong People'. Decider. 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ^'Netflix To Release True Crime Documentary On Canadian Killer Luka Magnotta'. www.ladbible.com. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^'Netflix Is Releasing A True Crime Docuseries On Canadian Murderer Luka Magnotta'. www.narcity.com. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^'Don't F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer: Limited Series'. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^'BAFTA TV 2020: Winners of the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards'. BAFTA. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^'72nd Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners'. Emmys. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer on IMDb
- Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer on Netflix
The 4chan Killer Pics