John Justin Bunting

Snowtown murders, Bodies in the Barrels Murders

  Active for 8 years
(1992-1999) in Australia

11

CONFIRMED
VICTIMS

11

POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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  7. Cognitive Ability
  8. Incarceration
  9. Death
  10. 9 Timeline Events
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  12. Boolean Statistical Questions
  13. 13 Books About John Justin Bunting
  14. 4 External References
  15. Internal References

John Justin Bunting an Australian serial killer who was the ringleader in the Snowtown murders. The Snowtown murders were a series of murders committed by John Bunting, Robert Wagner, and James Vlassakis between August 1992 and May 1999, in South Australia. On May 20th 1999, the remains of eight victims were found by the South Australian Police in six plastic barrels in an unused bank vault. A piece of the flesh of the eleventh and final victim, David Johnson, was fried and eaten by Bunting and Wagner. Robert Joe Wagner and Bunting; sentenced to eleven consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.

John Justin Bunting Serial Killer Profile

Serial Killer John Justin Bunting (aka) Snowtown murders, Bodies in the Barrels Murders, was active for 8 years between 1992-1999, known to have ( 11 confirmed / 11 possible ) victims. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: Australia

John Justin Bunting was born on September 4th 1966 in Inala, Queensland, Australia. John Justin Bunting was sexually, and physically, and abused at some point of his life.

Bunting a heterosexual male citizen of Australia. Bunting married to Elizabeth Harvey, mother of co-offender James Vlassakis..

In 1992 (Age 25/26) John Justin Bunting started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to commit acts of cannibalism, torture, strangle, and murder his victims. John Justin Bunting used a weapon and was in possession of a firearm during his crimes. At least one victim was tied, bound, or otherwise restrained during the crime. At the time of his crimes he was living with in Salisbury North, South Australia, where Bunting was known to work as a criminal, butcher.

He was arrested on May 19th 1999 (Age 32), convicted on September 8th 2003 (Age 37), sentenced to life imprisonment, eleven consecutive terms with out the possibility of parole at a prison in Australia. Bunting was convicted on charges of murder and other possible charges during his lifetime.

Profile Completeness: 67%
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John Justin Bunting has been listed on Killer.Cloud since November of 2016 and was last updated 5 years ago.

John Justin Bunting a known:

John Justin Bunting
Serial Killer Profile:

Updated: 2019-02-06 Collected by Killer.Cloud
General Information
Name: John Bunting
Nickname: Snowtown murders, Bodies in the Barrels Murders
Victims: 11 - 11
Years Active: 1992 - 1999
Ages Active: 25/26 - 32/33
Active Countries: Australia
Convicted Of: murder
Life Span: 1966 -     
Characteristics
Gender: Male
Citizenship: Australia
Sexual Preference: heterosexual
Astrological Sign: Virgo
Aug 23 - Sep 23
Birth Month: September
Marital Status: married to Elizabeth Harvey, mother of co-offender James Vlassakis.
Children: N/A
Living With: in Salisbury North, South Australia
Occupation: criminal, butcher
Childhood Information
D.O.B.: Sep 4, 1966
Native Name: John Justin Bunting
Family Name: Bunting
Given Name: John
Birth Location: Inala, Queensland, Australia
Birth Order: N/A
Siblings: N/A
Raised By: N/A
Birth Category: N/A
Mother: N/A
Father: N/A

Cognitive Ability
IQ: N/A
Highest School: N/A
Highest Degree:

Incarceration
Arrested: May 19, 1999 (Age 32)
Convicted: Sep 8, 2003 (Age 37)
Sentence: life imprisonment, eleven consecutive terms with out the possibility of parole
Prison Location: a prison in Australia
Executed: N/A
Previous Crimes: FALSE
Previous Jail: FALSE
Previous Prison: FALSE

Death Information
Death Date: N/A
Cause of Death: N/A
Death Location: N/A
Killed In Prison: N/A
Suicide: N/A
9 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
John Justin Bunting

The 9 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer John Justin Bunting. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.

Date Event Description
Sep 04 1966John Justin Bunting was born in Inala, Queensland, Australia.  #19660904
Sep 04 1986
(Age 20)
20th Birthday
1992
(Age 25/26)
John Justin Bunting started his serial killing spree. #1992
Sep 04 1996
(Age 30)
30th Birthday
1999
(Age 32/33)
John Justin Bunting ended his serial killing spree. #1999
May 19 1999
(Age 32)
John Justin Bunting arrested. #19990519
Sep 08 2003
(Age 37)
John Justin Bunting was convictedand sentenced to life imprisonment, eleven consecutive terms with out the possibility of parole at a prison in Australia.  #20030908
Sep 04 2006
(Age 40)
40th Birthday
Sep 04 2016
(Age 50)
50th Birthday

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ANSWERED
Serial Killer
Boolean Questions:
Killer
Question
Killer
Answer
Total
Answered
physically abused TRUE 231
sexually abused TRUE 226
used weapon TRUE 453
used gun TRUE 451
torture TRUE 426
bound TRUE 406
strangle TRUE 443
ate part of body TRUE 451
previous crimes FALSE 367
previous jail FALSE 352
previous prision FALSE 336
rape FALSE 453
stalk FALSE 418
blindfold FALSE 363
sex with body FALSE 430
mutilated FALSE 447
drank blood FALSE 442
posed body FALSE 365
totem body part FALSE 365
totem personal item FALSE 354
robbed FALSE 418


Books that Mention John Justin Bunting

Book: Serial Killer Stranglers (mentions serial killer John Justin Bunting)
Kevin Smith
Serial Killer Stranglers
Book: The Big Book of Serial Killers (mentions serial killer John Justin Bunting)
Jack Rosewood
The Big Book of Serial Killers
Book: The Serial Killers (mentions serial killer John Justin Bunting)
Colin Wilson
The Serial Killers
Book: City of Evil (mentions serial killer John Justin Bunting)
Sean Fewster
City of Evil
Book: The Giant Book of Bad Guys (mentions serial killer John Justin Bunting)
Ian Schott
The Giant Book of Bad Guys
Book: Serial Murder (mentions serial killer John Justin Bunting)
Ronald M. Holmes
Serial Murder
Book: Serial Homicide: Australian Serial... (mentions serial killer John Justin Bunting)
RJ Parker Ph.D.
Serial Homicide: Australian Serial Killers
Book: Crime Time (mentions serial killer John Justin Bunting)
Sue Bursztynski
Crime Time

13 Books that mention Serial Killer
John Justin Bunting

ISBN10 Book Title Killers
1733630600 Serial Killer Stranglers 164
1548119644 The Big Book of Serial Ki... 60
0753547228 The Serial Killers 7
0733627382 City of Evil 2
1845297520 The Giant Book of Bad Guy... 4
1412974429 Serial Murder 26
1987902211 Serial Homicide: Australi... 4
1876462760 Crime Time 2
0733314821 The Snowtown Murders 2
0752471287 Murderers' Row 7
0522869696 Dangerous to Know Updated... 7
0730450031 Snowtown: The Bodies in B... 3
1742744222 Killing For Pleasure 2
External References
  1. Snowtown murders, John Justin Bunting on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 14, 2018.
  2. Juan Ignacio Blanco, John Justin BUNTING on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 14, 2018.
  3. Jessica Heckel, Tracy Drum, John Justin Bunting on maamodt.asp.radford.edu, Retrieved on Sep 14, 2018.
  4. Q2069056 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Oct 9, 2018.
Internal References

John Justin Bunting is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database

  1. #1 of 21[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers active in Australia
  2. #9 of 39[ Page 1 ] of Virgo Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  3. #11 of 41[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in September
  4. #14 of 43[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killer Cannibals sorted by Confirmed Victims
  5. #26 of 89[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killer Torturers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  6. #64 of 651[ Page 5 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
  7. #66 of 250[ Page 5 ] of Serial Killer Stranglers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  8. #161 of 651[ Page 11 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  9. #215 of 651[ Page 15 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
  10. #343 of 651[ Page 23 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
Statistics:
Serial Killers Statistics, charts John Justin Bunting is included in: Active Serial Killers by Country, Serial Killers By Gender, Age of Serial Killer by Date, Killers By Astrological Sign, Killers By Birth Month, Sexual Preference, Active Serial Killers by Year and Statistical Boolean Questions.
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