assault, the attacker told her, "My liberty, my freedom, is more important than your life". An intimate swab was taken from the victim. Moniker The Sun News-Pictorial newspaper gave the perpetrator the moniker of "Mr Cruel" after police described a serial home invasion rapist in November 1987 as "super cool and super cruel". The name was adopted by the rest of the media. At the time, police believed the same perpetrator was responsible for three rapes: the first in 1985 of a woman, the second in 1987 of a girl and the third in 1987 of a woman. References External links Melbourne Marvels Mr Cruel 1 – Overview of Case Casefile True Crime Podcast - Case 41: Mr Cruel - 7 January 2017 Australian rapists Murder in Melbourne History of Victoria (Australia) Australian murderers of children 1980s in Australia 1990s in Australia Australian kidnappers Criminals from Melbourne Possibly living people Unidentified rapists Year of birth missing Unsolved crimes in Australia 1980s in Melbourne 1991 murders in Australia Incidents of violence against girls