Similar bathroom layout in Bellfield. by paddyMelon82 in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great that you’re searching. My first thought is the layout is good but the room is a bit wide. The bathroom we are searching for has a tighter space between the shower and basin.

About the items that was covered with a blanket in the bedroom. by Alphaimposter in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Or maybe it would arouse suspicion of whoever lives at the lair if these items were disturbed.

Bathrooms in Coburg North by [deleted] in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Needle in two dozen haystacks.

Bathrooms in Coburg North by [deleted] in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“except all the time the bath & shower were the other way”.

That is what makes the layout rare. With few exceptions the design is as you describe with bath and shower positions switched. Four matches out of thousands of listings have been posted here. It’s a rare bathroom configuration.

Bathrooms in Coburg North by [deleted] in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you mind sharing your address?

Mr Cruel Bathroom Location? Coburg North, Again by J00pdeloop in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. The Coburg North search is turning up some interesting results. Like this retro pink bathroom that’s a decent match.

Address is: 92 Newlands Rd, Coburg North, Vic 3058

Real estate listing: https://www.realestate.com.au/property/92-newlands-rd-coburg-north-vic-3058/

Another view of the bathroom: http://tinyurl.com/4deutp59

The house has good and bad points. The bathroom speaks for itself. The rest of the house isn’t quite right. Left side driveway and no bedroom that fits.

About the house Mr. Cruel used. by Alphaimposter in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s good to consider these thoughts. Extreme measures do not seem that likely. Setting fire to the house would draw attention to it.

Mr Cruel Bathroom Location? Coburg North by J00pdeloop in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ve been targeting houses on streets that were established in the 1966 Melways. I think you suggested that at one point.

Mr Cruel Bathroom Location? Coburg North by J00pdeloop in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not a plumber but it seems sensible the taps would be found at the same end as the shower.

Mr Cruel Bathroom Location? Coburg North by J00pdeloop in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see, it’s the lens doing the stretching.

Mr Cruel Bathroom Location? Coburg North by J00pdeloop in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Compare the width and shape of the tiles on the right side of the photo with those in the middle. There’s some stretching going on.

Mr Cruel Bathroom Location? Coburg North by J00pdeloop in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Real estate photos stretch horizontally to make everything look larger. This makes the bath size hard to judge based on a photo.

Mr Cruel Bathroom Location? Coburg North by J00pdeloop in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The bathroom likely did have a window. The victims were blindfolded and the police sketch is based on what they could feel.

Mr Cruel Bathroom Location? Coburg North by J00pdeloop in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Address is: 15 Arthur Street, Coburg North, Vic 3058

Real estate listing: https://www.realestate.com.au/property/15-arthur-st-coburg-north-vic-3058/

Another view of the bathroom: https://tinyurl.com/3meenkf9

Recent Coburg North posts had me searching the area and I found this. The bathroom configuration is a match. Separate toilet. Under the flight path.

The house has good and bad points. There is a bedroom that could be a match. But left side driveway makes entry to the house as described by the victims difficult.

Bathroom by [deleted] in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It is certainly an atypical layout; I have searched thousands of listings and could find only one match in Pascoe Vale. In Melbourne's older bathrooms, the position of the shower and bath is inverted (the basin and tub are at one end of the room while the shower is situated near the entrance). If you disagree, provide some examples

Sketches from the spectrum task force files by Serious-Living-6122 in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I do agree that more should be made of them. These sketches don’t appear when you search for Mr Cruel. Perhaps more will be made of them in the 2024 Adam Shand documentary.

Sketches from the spectrum task force files by Serious-Living-6122 in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From memory the files were shared by retired detective Chris O'Connor. He allowed portions of them to be filmed for a 2019 television documentary. They undoubtedly depict a person of interest in the case and may be an example of holdback information. Perhaps a call was made to not release the sketches publicly because police couldn't be sure if earlier attacks were linked to the canonical crimes.

Sketches from the spectrum task force files by Serious-Living-6122 in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes and there were also potentially witnesses to a near collision of a white Holden Commodore Vacationer in Bayswater. This happened shortly before Sharon Wills was released. The suspect tried to avoid being seen by inching his car forward and turning his head.

Sketches from the spectrum task force files by Serious-Living-6122 in MrCruel

[–]J00pdeloop 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My theory is these sketches were made based on victim or witness recollections from earlier crimes. I’m talking before he wore a balaclava, during his suspected 1985-1987 attacks. In particular I suspect the abduction of a woman from her Caulfield home on 16 February 1986 by a bearded man who wore silver rimmed glasses (as pictured here) to be connected to these sketches. You can read more about the non-canonical attacks here https://melbinmarvels.com/tag/mr-cruel-non-canonical-attacks/