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High IQ, need for control, clean: Criminal profiler John Kelly on the notorious Mr Cruel

John Kelly describes Mr Cruel as a high-IQ offender obsessed with control and cleanliness who meticulously planned crimes against children in Melbourne in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

In his Naked City podcast, veteran crime reporter John Silvester talks to criminal profiler John Kelly about Mr Cruel and why no one has caught him yet.

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High IQ, need for control, clean: Criminal profiler John Kelly on the notorious Mr Cruel

In his Naked City podcast, veteran crime reporter John Silvester talks to criminal profiler John Kelly about Mr Cruel and why no one has caught him yet.

·Sydney, Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in Sydney, Australia on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
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