The city of lost soles.... by blinkings
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Sorry that really was a terrible joke. I feel like a complete heel for telling it! Best viewed large. Strangely, these shoes hang above the spot where a girl was murdered during WW2 by The Brownout Killer Edward Leonski. I don't know why the shoes are there.
Leonski committed all of his crimes during "brownouts" in Melbourne when lights were low but not blacked out all the way. February 2nd 1942 found him in Camp Pell near Parkville in Melbourne after having been called up to serve and protect. Once he arrived in Melbourne he wasted no time in killing three times during twelve days in May 1942. All of the victims were female and all of them were strangled to death. Although none of the victims were mutilated - and they certainly were not prostitutes - the local press soon started comparing the Brownout Murders to those perpetrated by the devilish Jack the Ripper in London during 1888. Panic reigned in Melbourne, increasing the stress that the state of war had already placed on the people. The killer had, furthermore, been tentatively identified as an American serviceman. The soldiers stationed at Camp Pell therefore came under severe scrutiny.
Three killings, and not five like The Ripper, were, however, to be Leonski's limit. After the third murder, a relative of one of the victims came forward and was able to identify a suspect from the many men stationed at Camp Pell. After he did so, the other 14,999 Camp Pell soldiers gave a sigh of relief as they were now released from being confined to base camp and cleared from being under suspicion of murder. Leonski's only justification for the murders is contained in the testimony he gave at his trial: "I remember a woman singing in my ear. She had a nice voice. ...I grabbed her by the throat. I wanted her to keep on singing. I choked her. How could she keep on singing when I choked her?
Rather appropriately, he went to the Australian gallows singing the popular wartime ballad "It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow". For both him and his victims, however, tomorrow would never come.
And by the look of it, he walked his journey to the pits of hell barefoot!
Comments (17)
artaddict2
hehe no need to apologise for the title! They do this here and another trick is to throw bicycle tyres over the top of the street lamps(when I was a little kid I could never work out how they did it lol) well seen !
kgb224
Lol i see this shoe norm in Pretoria as well these days.Lol i will try to capture some such pictures.
Meisiekind
LOL... how bizarre... Lovely image and your narrative is most entertaining! :)
icerian
Beautiful. I like this photo.
bmac62
A+ for your photo. A+++ for your narrative. Have you ever thought of writing something for the Writer's Gallery? No kidding. I've got eight pieces over there. It makes for an entertaining alternative. Check it out.
costapanos
Excellent Capture and POV!
thecytron
A very good color photo!
MrsRatbag
Poignant shot!
petercp
Very interesting photograph my friend, I remember reading about those murders many years ago! it's good that you made the connection with the location.
evensteven
Clever title. Great angle and POV.
durleybeachbum
Extraordinary narrative and interesting shot!
orig_buggy
Wowwww ...the story is shocking!!!
flavia49
extraordinary picture AND EXCELLENT TEXT!!
MrsLubner
A familiar scene in many places. Two blocks from my house this is what you see over the street. They have said in the past that this is a symbol of territory by gangs and is a warning that someone nearby is in danger. Who knows? Maybe it is really just a story connected to your tale? Love the view and the information. :-)
sandra46
extraordinary story, and fantastic shot!
LovelyPoetess
Looks like a sporting event to me, shoe tossing, wonder how the score keeping works... Wonderful capture and bit of history. I agree with Bill, stick your keyboard into the writers forum a time or two!! : )
debbielove
Captivated! Outstanding narrative.....I was hooked ALL the way. As for the photo. WEIRD! Joke? ...... Well.....Less said, mate! Rob.