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Offender Database John Taylor

John Alexander Taylor

Alias

John Arthur Taylor

Offences

Murder of Brighton, Dunedin man Trevor Gordon in April 1992
Also a manslaughter conviction and attempted rape in Australia in 1983
Repeatedly raped and indecently assaulted a 76 year old woman in Palmerston North shortly after being paroled
Extensive criminal record back to 1957

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

Margaret June Gordon

Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1941

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to "life" imprisonment in late 1992
Sentenced to preventive detention with a 13 year minimum non-parole period in September 2004
Eligible for possible release September 2017

Background
NZ Herald story here and here.

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