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Leslie Kane Biography & Facts
Leslie Herbert Kane (1 January 1945 – 19 October 1978) was an Australian gangster who lived in Melbourne, Australia. He became a member of the Federated Union of Painters and Dockers at the age of fourteen. By the time of Kane's death, he had appeared in court 27 times as the accused. Life Kane was one of three brothers who also were in the same line of business , but Les was considered the most violent and unpredictable of the three . His brothers were Brian Kane and Raymond Kane. All eventually killed others: Les killed a fellow Painter and Docker, Brian famously killed Ray Bennett and Ray killed his estranged girlfriend. Kane left school and became a member of the Federated Union of Painters and Dockers at the age of fourteen. He was married twice. Through Trish, his first wife, he had a son and two daughters, Suzanne and Trish. Trish later married Jason Moran, a member of the criminal Moran family, who was shot dead during the Melbourne's gangland war in June 2003. In 2009, Suzanne was arrested and charged with accessory after the fact of murder for her involvement, along with Judy Moran, of Suzanne Kane's partner, Geoffrey Amour; and one other male, with the death of Desmond "Tuppence" Moran in Ascot Vale in June 2009. Suzanne Kane was sentenced on 2 February 2011 to two years' jail, suspended for two years. His second wife was Judy. Murder On the night of 19 October 1978, Kane, his wife Judy and the children returned home to their Wantirna unit after visiting family. Judy found three gunmen lying in wait in her bedroom armed with silenced 'machine guns'. Les Kane was in the bathroom when Judy was dragged to another room by one of the gunmen and the other two opened fire on Les. The body of Les Kane was loaded into the boot of his distinctive pink Ford Futura by a fourth man believed to be hitman Rodney "The Duke" Collins who was outside during the murder. Kane's body was never found. It is believed that this murder took place to eliminate the Kane brothers after a fight between Brian Kane and Vincent Mikkleson in a Richmond pub, in which Brian was beaten and suffered the ignominy of having a chunk of an ear bitten off. Believing the Kane family would come after him, Mikkleson and his friends decided to strike first. After the murders, Judy Kane observed the painters and dockers' code of silence and did not make contact with police. Rumours circulated among criminal and police circle alike, and the police eventually queried Judy about the whereabouts of Les Kane. The three suspected gunmen were Raymond Patrick "Ray Chuck" Bennett, Mikkleson and Laurence Pendergast. They were charged, but were acquitted in September 1979, primarily because Kane's body was not found. One, Ray Bennett, was shot the following year inside a courthouse where he was to face an armed robbery charge, by a man police believe to have been Brian Kane. Brian Kane was himself murdered on 26 November 1982, believed to be in revenge for Bennett's death. In popular culture He was portrayed by Australian actor Martin Dingle-Wall in the television series Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities in 2009. References Books John Silverster and Andrew Rule, Tough - 101 Australian Gangsters, Floridale Productions and Sly Ink, 2002 ISBN 0-9579121-2-9. Discover the Leslie Kane popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Leslie Kane books.
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Going to Graceland
Leslie O'KaneSometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do….Lisa Henderson’s return trip to Denver after dropping off her youngest child at college in Texas has just hit a lifechanging detour. ...
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Death at a Talent Show
Leslie O'KaneDress rehearsal for the PTA fundraiser is at its chaotic peak when one of the seven identical clowns cavorting on stage pulls out a gun and shoots the director, Corrinne Buldock. M...
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Death Comes eCalling
Leslie O'KaneMeet Molly Masters, a zany mother and accidental sleuth who owns a onewoman business that creates humorous eCards. After a twentyyear absence, Molly has relocated her family to her...
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Terrier Terror
Leslie O'KaneWhat can possibly go wrong at the annual dog show?Allie Babcock and her life partner, Baxter McClelland, get more than they bargained for when they accept jobs at the Fort Collins,...
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Of Birds and Beagles
Leslie O'KaneNew in 2015, book 5 in the dog therapist Allie Babcock mystery series!Dog therapist Allie Babcock is excited to give a presentation at the Pets! Pets! Pets! Expo in Denver. With th...
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Dunkles Leid
Mary Burton & Karin WillLebendig begraben!Die Psychologin Jolene Granger soll den Serienkiller Harvey Lee Smith betreuen, bis die Todesstrafe an ihm vollstreckt wird. Smith, der bereits seit einigen Jahre...
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Finding Gregory Peck
Leslie O'KaneLearning that the man of your dreams loves you, too, is wonderful…unless he’s a Hollywood legend who died years ago…. Heather Blackstone is on top of the worldhappily married, ador...
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By the Light of the Moon
Leslie O'KaneA bitter heart is no match for a moonlit bridge, an enormous dog, and a determined optimist from Ogalalla…Mary Johnson has recently left her home in Nebraska after her husband of t...
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Niemals vergeben, niemals vergessen
Mary Burton & Karin WillDie perfekte Mischung aus Hochspannung und tiefen GefühlenEin einziger verheerender Augenblick hat Greer Templetons Leben zerstört und das zweier anderer Menschen beendet. Als Jahr...
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Woof at the Door
Leslie O'KaneDog therapist Allie Babcock can deal with an untrained mutt, a skittish Samoyed, and an adventurous Beagle. The wolf in the kitchen, however, is a different story....Allie Babcock ...
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Dog Drama
Leslie O'KaneWelcome to Creede, a lovely little western town in the Colorado Rockies. This year's renowned theater production stars an Australian Shepherd with stage fright, two backstage love ...
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Give the Dog a Bone
Leslie O'KaneAs canine shrink Allie Babcock knows, behind every neurotic dog stands a neurotic human. But the rambunctious golden retriever named Maggie can’t even begin to compete with the nut...
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Mein Wille sei dein Wille
Mary Burton & Kristiana Dorn-RuhlVerfolgt von einem Serienmörder ...In ihrer Kindheit litt Lindsay O'Neil unter einem gewalttätigen Vater. Nun versucht sie selbst, zerrütteten Familien zu helfen. Eines Tages wird ...
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Death on a School Board
Leslie O'KaneFunding for sports or funding for the arts? There's not enough money for both, and a ruthless battle is raging among the seven members of the Carlton school board. Sylvia Greene, t...
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Das siebte Opfer
Mary Burton & Karin WillEin Mörder auf der Jagd nach seinem letzten Opfer.Sieben Jahre ist es her, seit ein gefährlicher Serienmörder Seattle terrorisierte. Seine Opfer waren junge, hübsche Frauen. Ihre L...
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Death Comes to Suburbia
Leslie O'KaneTrouble returns for cartoonist Molly Masters when Preston Saunders, the husband of Molly's leastfavorite personStephanieis murdered in his and Stephanie's living room. An hour earl...
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A Dog-Gone Christmas
Leslie O'KaneIn this funny, heartwarming holiday short story, dog therapist Allie Babcock and her mother face a tedious delay at Denver International Airport on Christmas Eve. Then, moments lat...
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Death Comes to the PTA
Leslie O'KaneEverybody agrees that talented mom Patty Birch is the perfect president to lead the Carlton Central School PTA to new accomplishments. Under her steady stewardship, the organizatio...
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Death of a Gardener
Leslie O'KaneGardening is not usually considered a blood sport, but whenever cartoonist Molly Masters is out in the yard she must contend with the harassing comments of her neighbor, Helen Rale...
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Death Comes to a Retreat
Leslie O'KaneViolets are blue.Roses are red.One of you bitchesWill soon be dead.Those lines weren't quite what greetingcard entrepreneur Molly Masters had in mind when she encouraged her weeken...