1. Sallie-Anne Huckstepp came to attention in 1981 for speaking out about police corruption in Sydney.
19 Facts About Sallie-Anne Huckstepp
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Sallie-Anne Huckstepp left school at the age of 15 and married Bryan Huckstepp three years later.
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In 1981, Sallie-Anne Huckstepp met and began a relationship with Warren Lanfranchi.
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Sallie-Anne Huckstepp was supported at the inquest by Smith and other police officers who were called as witnesses.
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On 15 July 1981, Sallie-Anne Huckstepp, accompanied by her father, Jack Krivoshow, and a legal-aid solicitor, went to the New South Wales Police Headquarters in College Street, Darlinghurst, where she met with Detective Inspector Ralph and Detective Reith of the New South Wales Police Internal Affairs Branch.
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Sallie-Anne Huckstepp made the following statement which eventually helped lead to the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Wood Royal Commission:.
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Sallie-Anne Huckstepp went to the media and gave extensive interviews, claiming that Rogerson had murdered Lanfranchi and stolen $10,000 Lanfranchi was carrying to bribe Rogerson.
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Sallie-Anne Huckstepp claimed that Neddy Smith had lied to the inquest and was involved in a conspiracy with Rogerson.
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Sallie-Anne Huckstepp visited Kelleher regularly in prison, telling him she was attempting to get information from Constable Smith which could be useful in his trial.
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In Catch and Kill Your Own, Neddy Smith claims that Sallie-Anne Huckstepp was trying to help Kelleher by making tape recordings of her conversations with Constable Smith.
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Sallie-Anne Huckstepp rushed out, telling Gwen Beecroft that she would be back shortly.
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Sallie-Anne Huckstepp's murder resulted in one of the longest-running inquests of its kind in Australia.
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Sallie-Anne Huckstepp was then strangled and drowned by Neddy Smith who worked for Roger Rogerson.
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Sallie-Anne Huckstepp later told the Administrative Appeals Tribunal that Huckstepp's death was a "traumatic event for ".
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The coroner found that the evidence was insufficient to recommend charges and made a finding that Sallie-Anne Huckstepp had been murdered by a person or persons unknown.
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Sallie-Anne Huckstepp was recorded saying he had attacked Huckstepp from behind, punched her, grabbed her by the throat, lifted her off the ground, and then strangled her for about six minutes.
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Sallie-Anne Huckstepp is alleged to have confessed to his publisher.
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Sallie-Anne Huckstepp is survived by a daughter, Sascha Sallie-Anne Huckstepp, who was born in 1973, and is an actress and casting agent in Sydney.
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Sallie-Anne Huckstepp was the half-sister of Australian screenwriter and actor Matt Kay.