In June 1998, with her son Kenny, Kimes perpetrated a scheme whereby she would assume the identity of their landlady, 82-year-old socialite Irene Silverman, and then appropriate ownership of her $7.7 million Manhattan mansion. Sante Kimes, 65, was jailed for 120 years and her son Ken Kimes, 25, was jailed for 125 years. July 5 – Irene Silverman, 82, millionaires and former Radio City dancer, abducted from her home in Manhattan, New York. Peirce, Pettingill, Farrell and McEvoy were all eventually acquitted.
Peirce, a nasty crook and sixth child to crime matriarch Kath Pettingill, was charged with the murders of Tynan and Eyre alongside half-brother Trevor Pettingill and associates Anthony Farrell and Peter McEvoy – himself a notorious stick-up man. Also implicated was violent career criminal Jedd Houghton, later shot by members of the Special Operations Group while trying to avoid arrest, and a car thief named Gary Abdullah, also shot dead by police. An associate of the infamous Pettingill crime clan, Jensen was best mates with “Flemington Crew” armed robbery gang leader Victor George Peirce. They were picked at random and killed in revenge after gangster Graeme Jensen was shot dead by the police. Oct 12 – Steven Tynan and Damian Eyre, police constables, shot dead in Walsh Street, South Yarra, Melbourne, Australia, after being lured there to check an abandoned car. On 5 January 2000 Jones told her mother that Margaret had run off with travellers. The authorities only became suspicious in October 2016 when concerns were raised about a benefits claim made by Jones on Ms Fleming’s behalf. A huge police search operation has failed to find any trace of Ms Fleming. When questioned Cairney said Ms Fleming had become a “gangmaster” and was also “buying and selling” drugs.Cairney later told the trial he had met Margaret in London two years ago. Cairney and Jones were detained on 25 October 2017 at Glasgow Central Station as they attempted to board a train to London while carrying £3,500 in cash. Jones was also found guilty of fraudulently claiming £182,000 in benefits by pretending that Ms Fleming was alive. Jones’ brother Richard saw her on 17 December 1999. She did not join the rest of the family for Christmas dinner the following week. In June 2019 her carers Edward Cairney, 77, and Avril Jones, 59, were convicted of her murder and jailed for life. Dec 17 – Margaret Fleming, 18, who had learning difficulties, was last seen at her home in Seacroft, near Inverkip, Scotland.
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