Cause Shots | Deaths Megan Kalajzich | |
Date 27 January 1986 (1986-01-27) Location 31 Fairlight Crescent,
Fairlight, New South Wales,
Australia Suspect(s) Andrew Kalajzich, Warren Elkins, Franciscus Wilhelmus Vandenberg, Kerry Orrock, George Canellis Verdict All guilty except Canellis (granted immunity) | ||
Megan Kalajzich was shot twice through the head as she slept beside her husband in Fairlight, Sydney, Australia, at about 1am on 27 January 1986. Her husband Andrew Kalajzich served a jail sentence for murder, conspiracy to murder and attempting to use a firearm with the intent to murder. After serving 25 years in prison, it was announced on 25 January 2012 that Kalajzich would be released on parole. He was subsequently released on 8 February 2012.
Kalajzich and his children have continued to maintain that he is innocent of the charges.
The Megan Kalajzich murder was the focus of the Crime Investigation Australia season 1 episode "Contract to Kill".
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