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Ivan Milat Australia’s backpack killer convicted of 7 murders

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Police were sure that he was responsible for many more killings but the seven consecutive life sentences he received at least meant he wouldn’t kill again.

He protested his innocence to the end but he had no explanation for why he possessed property belonging to the murdered victims.

Once jailed, he was involved in a failed escape bid. All his appeals against his sentence have also failed...