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Where Is Kim Barry’s Murderer Graham Gene Potter Now? Who Was The Teenage Girl From Corrimal? Graham Gene Potter murdered her, and the Australian murder case has been concluded with the arrest of the perpetrator, Graham Gene Potter. Let’s look into the circumstances surrounding the death of a young, gorgeous Corrimal girl!
Kim Barry is a murder victim from Corrimal, Australia. She was an adolescent who worked as a shop clerk in a Wollongong nightclub.
Graham and Barry met at a nightclub, and he later invited her into his apartment. Gene subsequently changed his mind and went after the girl, killing her.
Potter, on the other hand, did not stop there, dismembering Kim’s body, skull, and fingers. After that, the body parts were buried beneath the Jamberoo Mountain overlook.
Kim Barry Obituary – Who Was The Teenage Girl From Corrimal? Australian Murder Case Details To Know
Kim Barry was a sweet 19-year-old girl from Corrimal, New South Wales.
She was also a shop assistant at the Wollongong nightlub. She was well-educated, young as well as pretty attractive.
As per the obituary, Barry passed away on 7 February 1981. Her body parts were recovered from a mountain lookout near Wollongong.
Barry fell into the trap of Graham Gene Potter who brutally slaughtered her. He was later sentenced to life in prison but he got out in 1996.
#BREAKING: Australia's most wanted man, Graham Gene Potter, has been caught in Far North Queensland.
The fugitive has been on the run for 12 years, after failing to appear in court over conspiracy to murder charges.
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Graham has not accepted that he murdered Barry and he declares himself innocent until now. There was no known motive but the evidence suggested otherwise.
Insight On The Murder Case Of Victim Of Graham Gene Potter
Kim Barry and Graham Gene Potter crossed paths at Barry’s workplace in Wollongong nightclub.
Gene was then 24 years old whilst Kim was only 19. The two were attracted towards each other and Graham took Kim to his apartment.
After that, Barry disappeared and her family filed a police complaint. The investigators found out that she was last seen with a local miner, Graham.
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Till then, Graham had fled which is why the authorities issued a national manhunt. Later, he surrendered himself and he was charged with Kim Barry’s murder.
Gene had first killed the teenager and then dismembered her body parts before throwing them. Her remains were recovered from a nearby mountain lookout.
Although Potter maintained his innocence, he was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, he came out of prison in 1996 after serving for 15 years.
Where Is Kim Barry’s Murderer Graham Gene Potter Now?
Kim Barry’s murderer Graham Gene Potter was released from jail in 1996.
Fast forward to 2008, he was accused of being hired to kill a man at Mick Gatto’s son’s wedding ceremony. For that matter, he was ordered to be present in the court on 1 February 2010.
However, Barry failed to be present and after that, another manhunt was issued for 2 counts of conspiracy to murder. He used different aliases and remained underground.
After 12 years of hide-and-seek, Potter has finally been arrested by the Queensland Police as reported by the BBC.
