Kath Pettingill
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 Kathleen Pettingill, as seen on the cover of her biography, The Matriarch: The Kathy Pettingill Story
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| Alias(es) | Granny Evil |
| Conviction(s) | Drug trafficking |
| Occupation | Brother owner |
| Children | 7 |
Kathleen Pettingill is the matriarch of the infamous Melbourne based criminal family, the Pettingill family. Members of the Victoria Police have accused Pettingill of spawning a "nest of vipers"[citation needed].
Pettingill has one glass eye after being shot through a closed door at the Collingwood Housing Commission flats by Kim Nelson and Keryn Thompson as she and her son Dennis attempted to repay a $300 debt on behalf of her daughter, Vicky [1]. Having herself been a prostitute she then went on to run successful brothels in South Melbourne and later Richmond, Victoria[citation needed].
Her children include some of Melbourne's most infamous criminals:
- Dennis Allen, an infamous Melbourne drug dealer, reported to have murdered many victims. Died of a heart attack.
- Peter Allen
- Lex Peirce
- Victor Peirce, acquitted of the 1988 Walsh Street police shootings, killed in 2002.
- Jamie Pettingill, died of a heroin overdose in 1985, aged 21 [2].
- Trevor Pettingill, acquitted of the 1988 Walsh Street police shootings.
A biography of her life, titled, The Matriarch: The Kathy Pettingill Story was released in 1996 written by Adrian Tame ISBN 0-7329-0854-X. Pettingill now lives in Venus Bay, Gippsland, Victoria [3].
[edit] References
- ^ Shand,A: "Big Shots", Penguin Group, 2007
- ^ Crime world loses one of its finest, Sydney Morning Herald, May 3, 2002
- ^ Bingo dogs' number's up, Herald Sun, June 10, 2007
[edit] External links
- Father's fury at Walsh St admission - Herald Sun, October 2, 2005
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| NAME | Kathleen Pettingill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kath Pettingill, Kathy Pettingill |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | 1938 |
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