Bonus information on the 1997 murder of Pauline Gillard
We've talked about the investigation, the inquest, the chilling possibility of mistaken identity. But there's something else, a detail that makes the idea of a mix-up even more disturbing. And that detail lies in the physical descriptions of Pauline and Maria.
Pauline Gillard was a short, curvy woman with blonde hair. Maria, her former daughter in law, was a slender size eight, with olive skin and long, dark hair. The idea that a hitman, allegedly Joe Agostino, could have mistaken these two women is almost unbelievable. The physical differences are stark.
Think about it. Pauline, a loving grandmother, playing a handheld computer game in her bedroom on that fateful evening of September 18, 1997. Six gunshots, close range. A life extinguished. And the theory is, it wasn't even meant for her.
We know from the inquest that Neal Gioa WANTED CUSTODY OF HIS DAUGHTER AND CUSTODY OF HIS DAUGHTER !
But again, the physical differences between Pauline and Maria make this "mistake" so hard to fathom. How could someone, hired to kill, get it so wrong? It adds another layer of darkness to this already tragic story #truecrime #paulinegillard #murder #sydney
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