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David John Birnie (16 February 1951 – 7 October 2005) and Catherine Margaret Birnie (née Harrison; born 23 May 1951) were an Australian couple from Perth who murdered four women at their home in 1986, also attempting to murder a fifth.
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David Birnie was the first of five children to an alcoholic mother and physically handicapped father who lived in what was then a semirural suburb in eastern Perth. Rumours about incest within the family abounded, and the Birnie house was filthy.
David Birnie was found dead in his cell at Casuarina Prison on 7 October 2005. He had committed suicide by hanging; he was due to appear in court for the rape of a fellow prisoner the next day. Catherine Birnie is imprisoned in Bandyup Women's Prison, where she was formerly the head librarian.
Sep 2, 2021 · In 1985, Catherine left her husband and six children, when the youngest Peter was just three years old, to live with David Birnie.
- Candace Sutton
Oct 13, 2016 · David and Catherine Birnie met when they were children, growing up in a small rural town on Perth’s outskirts.
- Olivia Lambert
Australian serial killer husband and wife team, David & Catherine Birnie captured, tortured and murdered 4 women from good families in their bungalow on Moorhouse Street in Perth. David Birnie killed himself in prison in 2005.
Dec 16, 2019 · David John Birnie and Catherine Margaret Birnie were an Australian couple who were serial killers. They murdered women ranging in age from 15 to 35 in their home.
