John Justin Bunting
Snowtown murders, Bodies in the Barrels Murders
Active for 8 years
(1992-1999) in Australia
11
CONFIRMED
VICTIMS
11
POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
Jump to:
- Summary
- Serial Killer Profile
- Serial Killer Type
- General Information
- Characteristics
- Childhood
- Cognitive Ability
- Incarceration
- Death
- 9 Timeline Events
- Serial Killers Active During Spree
- Boolean Statistical Questions
- 13 Books Written About John Justin Bunting
- 4 External References
- Internal References
John Justin Bunting an Australian serial killer who was the ringleader in the Snowtown murders. The Snowtown murders were a series of murders committed by John Bunting, Robert Wagner, and James Vlassakis between August 1992 and May 1999, in South Australia. On May 20th 1999, the remains of eight victims were found by the South Australian Police in six plastic barrels in an unused bank vault. A piece of the flesh of the eleventh and final victim, David Johnson, was fried and eaten by Bunting and Wagner. Robert Joe Wagner and Bunting; sentenced to eleven consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.
John Justin Bunting Serial Killer Profile
Serial Killer John Justin Bunting (aka) Snowtown murders, Bodies in the Barrels Murders, was active for 8 years between 1992-1999, known to have ( 11 confirmed / 11 possible ) victims. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: Australia
John Justin Bunting was born on September 4th 1966 in Inala, Queensland, Australia. John Justin Bunting was sexually, and physically, and abused at some point of his life.
Bunting a heterosexual male citizen of Australia. Bunting married to Elizabeth Harvey, mother of co-offender James Vlassakis..
In 1992 (Age 25/26) John Justin Bunting started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to commit acts of cannibalism, torture, strangle, and murder his victims. John Justin Bunting used a weapon and was in possession of a firearm during his crimes. At least one victim was tied, bound, or otherwise restrained during the crime. At the time of his crimes he was living with in Salisbury North, South Australia, where Bunting was known to work as a criminal, butcher.
He was arrested on May 19th 1999 (Age 32), convicted on September 8th 2003 (Age 37), sentenced to life imprisonment, eleven consecutive terms with out the possibility of parole at a prison in Australia. Bunting was convicted on charges of murder and other possible charges during his lifetime.
Profile Completeness: 67%
serial killers by profile completenessJohn Justin Bunting has been listed on Killer.Cloud since November of 2016 and was last updated 5 years ago.
John Justin Bunting a known:
( 651 killers ) SERIAL KILLER
The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events. Serial Killer as defined by the FBI at the 2005 symposium.
( 43 killers ) CANNIBAL
Cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings. Serial Killer Cannibals have been known to have ate a piece of their victim(s) body.
( 89 killers ) TORTURER
Torture is when someone puts another person in pain. This pain may be physical or psychological. Tourturers touture their victims.
( 251 killers ) STRANGLER
Strangulation is death by compressing the neck until the supply of oxygen is cut off. Stranglers kill by Strangulation.
John Justin Bunting
Serial Killer Profile:
Updated: 2019-02-06 Collected by Killer.Cloud
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | John Bunting |
| Nickname: | Snowtown murders, Bodies in the Barrels Murders |
| Victims: | 11 - 11 |
| Years Active: | 1992 - 1999 |
| Ages Active: | 25/26 - 32/33 |
| Active Countries: | Australia |
| Convicted Of: | murder |
| Life Span: | 1966 - |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Male |
| Citizenship: | Australia |
| Sexual Preference: | heterosexual |
| Astrological Sign: | ♍ Virgo Aug 23 - Sep 23 |
| Birth Month: | September |
| Marital Status: | married to Elizabeth Harvey, mother of co-offender James Vlassakis. |
| Children: | N/A |
| Living With: | in Salisbury North, South Australia |
| Occupation: | criminal, butcher |
| Childhood Information | |
|---|---|
| D.O.B.: | Sep 4, 1966 |
| Native Name: | John Justin Bunting |
| Family Name: | Bunting |
| Given Name: | John |
| Birth Location: | Inala, Queensland, Australia |
| Birth Order: | N/A |
| Siblings: | N/A |
| Raised By: | N/A |
| Birth Category: | N/A |
| Mother: | N/A |
| Father: | N/A |
| Cognitive Ability | |
|---|---|
| IQ: | N/A |
| Highest School: | N/A |
| Highest Degree: | |
| Incarceration | |
|---|---|
| Arrested: | May 19, 1999 (Age 32) |
| Convicted: | Sep 8, 2003 (Age 37) |
| Sentence: | life imprisonment, eleven consecutive terms with out the possibility of parole |
| Prison Location: | a prison in Australia |
| Executed: | N/A |
| Previous Crimes: | FALSE |
| Previous Jail: | FALSE |
| Previous Prison: | FALSE |
| Death Information | |
|---|---|
| Death Date: | N/A |
| Cause of Death: | N/A |
| Death Location: | N/A |
| Killed In Prison: | N/A |
| Suicide: | N/A |
9 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
John Justin Bunting
The 9 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer John Justin Bunting. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.
| Date | Event Description |
|---|---|
| Sep 04 1966 | John Justin Bunting was born in Inala, Queensland, Australia. #19660904 |
| Sep 04 1986 (Age 20) | 20th Birthday |
| 1992 (Age 25/26) | John Justin Bunting started his serial killing spree. #1992 |
| Sep 04 1996 (Age 30) | 30th Birthday |
| 1999 (Age 32/33) | John Justin Bunting ended his serial killing spree. #1999 |
| May 19 1999 (Age 32) | John Justin Bunting arrested. #19990519 |
| Sep 08 2003 (Age 37) | John Justin Bunting was convictedand sentenced to life imprisonment, eleven consecutive terms with out the possibility of parole at a prison in Australia. #20030908 |
| Sep 04 2006 (Age 40) | 40th Birthday |
| Sep 04 2016 (Age 50) | 50th Birthday |
Back to top Serial Killers Active During
The following serial killers were active during the same time span as John Justin Bunting (1992-1999).
Serial Killers By Active Year
| 21 / 40 ANSWEREDSerial Killer Boolean Questions: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killer Question | Killer Answer | Total Answered | ||
| physically abused | TRUE | 231 | ||
| sexually abused | TRUE | 226 | ||
| used weapon | TRUE | 453 | ||
| used gun | TRUE | 451 | ||
| torture | TRUE | 426 | ||
| bound | TRUE | 406 | ||
| strangle | TRUE | 443 | ||
| ate part of body | TRUE | 451 | ||
| previous crimes | FALSE | 367 | ||
| previous jail | FALSE | 352 | ||
| previous prision | FALSE | 336 | ||
| rape | FALSE | 453 | ||
| stalk | FALSE | 418 | ||
| blindfold | FALSE | 363 | ||
| sex with body | FALSE | 430 | ||
| mutilated | FALSE | 447 | ||
| drank blood | FALSE | 442 | ||
| posed body | FALSE | 365 | ||
| totem body part | FALSE | 365 | ||
| totem personal item | FALSE | 354 | ||
| robbed | FALSE | 418 | ||
Books that Mention John Justin Bunting
Kevin Smith
Serial Killer Stranglers
Jack Rosewood
The Big Book of Serial Killers
Colin Wilson
The Serial Killers
Sean Fewster
City of Evil
Ian Schott
The Giant Book of Bad Guys
Ronald M. Holmes
Serial Murder
RJ Parker Ph.D.
Serial Homicide: Australian Serial Killers
Sue Bursztynski
Crime Time
13 Books that mention Serial Killer
John Justin Bunting
External References
- Snowtown murders, John Justin Bunting on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 14, 2018.
- Juan Ignacio Blanco, John Justin BUNTING on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 14, 2018.
- Jessica Heckel, Tracy Drum, John Justin Bunting on maamodt.asp.radford.edu, Retrieved on Sep 14, 2018.
- Q2069056 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Oct 9, 2018.
Internal References
John Justin Bunting is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database
- #1 of 21[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers active in Australia
- #9 of 39[ Page 1 ] of Virgo Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #11 of 41[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in September
- #14 of 43[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killer Cannibals sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #26 of 89[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killer Torturers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #64 of 651[ Page 5 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
- #66 of 250[ Page 5 ] of Serial Killer Stranglers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #161 of 651[ Page 11 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #215 of 651[ Page 15 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
- #343 of 651[ Page 23 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
- Statistics:
- Serial Killers Statistics, charts John Justin Bunting is included in: Active Serial Killers by Country, Serial Killers By Gender, Age of Serial Killer by Date, Killers By Astrological Sign, Killers By Birth Month, Sexual Preference, Active Serial Killers by Year and Statistical Boolean Questions.
- Years Active: