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  • Published: 1 November 2002
  • ISBN: 9781863253635
  • Imprint: Bantam Australia
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $22.99

Beyond Bad

The Life and Crimes of Katherine Knight, Australia's Hannibal




BEYOND BAD is the shocking true story of Katherine Knight, a grandmother jailed for the most gruesome crime ever committed in Australia. Knight murdered, skinned and served up her de facto as a meal for his children.

BEYOND BAD is the shocking true story of Katherine Knight, the first Australian woman to be sentenced to serve out her life in prison. Her crime – the ritual slaying and skinning of her de facto husband for a cannibal feast – is the most gruesome ever committed in Australia. Knight, a 44-year-old abattoir worker, stabbed her de facto John Price 37 times, skinned his body, cooked his head, and served him up as a meal for his children. BEYOND BAD explains what motivated Knight to commit such a heinous act and how it rocked the Hunter Valley town she lived in.

  • Published: 1 November 2002
  • ISBN: 9781863253635
  • Imprint: Bantam Australia
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $22.99

About the author

Sandra Lee

Sandra Lee is one of Australia’s most respected journalists. Former Assistant Editor of The Daily Telegraph as well as the newspaper’s North American correspondent, she now writes the much-coveted back page of the Sunday Telegraph. Sandra lives in Sydney.

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