Caroline Grills
Aunty Carrie, Aunt Thally
Active for 7 years
(1947-1953) in Australia
4
CONFIRMED
VICTIMS
4
POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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- General Information
- Characteristics
- Childhood
- Cognitive Ability
- Incarceration
- Death
- 5 Timeline Events
- Serial Killers Active During Spree
- Boolean Statistical Questions
- 10 Books Written About Caroline Grills
- 6 External References
- Internal References
Caroline Grills (born Caroline Mickelson) an Australian serial killer known as Aunt Thally and Aunty Carrie. Grills poisoned four relatives with thallium hidden in tea and scones she had given them in Sydney. Sentenced to five consecutive life sentences, including one for attempting to poison another family member. In 1953, She was sentenced to death later commuted to life imprisonment. Caroline Grills died from peritonitis from a ruptured gastric ulcer in 1960 while still in prison.
Caroline Grills Serial Killer Profile
Serial Killer Caroline Grills (aka) Aunty Carrie, Aunt Thally, was active for 7 years between 1947-1953, known to have ( 4 confirmed / 4 possible ) victims. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: Australia
Caroline Grills was born in New South Wales, state of Australia. She was raised by both parents. Her father, George Michelson. Her mother, Mary Preiers.
Caroline Grills a heterosexual female citizen of Australia. She married Richard William Grills in 1908, Caroline (Age 20/21). She had six children, five daughters and a son.
In 1947 Caroline Grills started her killing spree, during her crimes as a serial killer she was known to murder her victims. She was known to kill at both her home and the home of the victim. At the time of her crimes she was living with her husband and six children, where she was known to work as a criminal, serial killer.
She was arrested on May 11th 1953, convicted on October 15th 1953, sentenced to death, commuted to life imprisonment at Long Bay Correctional Centre in Malabar, New South Wales, Australia. She was convicted on charges of murder and other possible charges during her lifetime.
Caroline Grills died on October 6th 1960, cause of death: natural causes, peritonitis at Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Profile Completeness: 81%
serial killers by profile completenessCaroline Grills has been listed on Killer.Cloud since November of 2016 and was last updated 5 years ago.
Caroline Grills a known:
Caroline Grills
Serial Killer Profile:
Updated: 2019-02-02 Collected by Killer.Cloud
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Caroline Grills |
| Nickname: | Aunty Carrie, Aunt Thally |
| Victims: | 4 - 4 |
| Years Active: | 1947 - 1953 |
| Active Countries: | Australia |
| Convicted Of: | murder |
| Life Span: | - 1960 |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Female |
| Citizenship: | Australia |
| Sexual Preference: | heterosexual |
| Marital Status: | married Richard William Grills in 1908, Caroline (Age 20/21) |
| Children: | six children, five daughters and a son |
| Living With: | her husband and six children |
| Occupation: | criminal, serial killer |
| Childhood Information | |
|---|---|
| D.O.B.: | N/A |
| Given Name: | Caroline |
| Birth Location: | New South Wales, state of Australia |
| Birth Order: | N/A |
| Siblings: | N/A |
| Raised By: | both parents |
| Birth Category: | N/A |
| Mother: | Mary Preiers |
| Father: | George Michelson |
| Cognitive Ability | |
|---|---|
| IQ: | N/A |
| Highest School: | N/A |
| Highest Degree: | |
| Incarceration | |
|---|---|
| Arrested: | May 11, 1953 |
| Convicted: | Oct 15, 1953 |
| Sentence: | death, commuted to life imprisonment |
| Prison Location: | Long Bay Correctional Centre in Malabar, New South Wales, Australia |
| Executed: | N/A |
| Previous Crimes: | FALSE |
| Previous Jail: | FALSE |
| Previous Prison: | FALSE |
| Death Information | |
|---|---|
| Death Date: | Oct 6, 1960 |
| Cause of Death: | natural causes, peritonitis |
| Death Location: | Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Killed In Prison: | FALSE |
| Suicide: | FALSE |
5 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Caroline Grills
The 5 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Caroline Grills. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.
| Date | Event Description |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Caroline Grills started her serial killing spree. #1947 |
| 1953 | Caroline Grills ended her serial killing spree. #1953 |
| May 11 1953 | Caroline Grills arrested. #19530511 |
| Oct 15 1953 | Caroline Grills was convictedand sentenced to death, commuted to life imprisonment at Long Bay Correctional Centre in Malabar, New South Wales, Australia. #19531015 |
| Oct 06 1960 | Caroline Grillsdied.cause of death:natural causes, peritonitisat Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. #19601006 |
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The following serial killers were active during the same time span as Caroline Grills (1947-1953).
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| 29 / 40 ANSWEREDSerial Killer Boolean Questions: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killer Question | Killer Answer | Total Answered | ||
| kill at killers home | TRUE | 320 | ||
| kill at victims home | TRUE | 323 | ||
| suicide | FALSE | 225 | ||
| killed in prison | FALSE | 218 | ||
| xyy | FALSE | 81 | ||
| physically defect | FALSE | 300 | ||
| speach defect | FALSE | 300 | ||
| head injury | FALSE | 299 | ||
| psychologist | FALSE | 258 | ||
| forensic hospital | FALSE | 257 | ||
| previous crimes | FALSE | 367 | ||
| previous jail | FALSE | 352 | ||
| previous prision | FALSE | 336 | ||
| used weapon | FALSE | 453 | ||
| used gun | FALSE | 451 | ||
| rape | FALSE | 453 | ||
| torture | FALSE | 426 | ||
| stalk | FALSE | 418 | ||
| blindfold | FALSE | 363 | ||
| bound | FALSE | 406 | ||
| strangle | FALSE | 443 | ||
| sex with body | FALSE | 430 | ||
| mutilated | FALSE | 447 | ||
| ate part of body | FALSE | 451 | ||
| drank blood | FALSE | 442 | ||
| posed body | FALSE | 365 | ||
| totem body part | FALSE | 365 | ||
| totem personal item | FALSE | 354 | ||
| robbed | FALSE | 418 | ||
Books that Mention Caroline Grills
Ursula Dubosarsky
The Red Shoe
David Owen
Hidden Evidence
Paul Parsons
The Periodic Table
S. Waller
Serial Killers - Philosophy for Everyone
David Owen
Police Lab
Celia Kellett
Poison and Poisoning
Jay Robert Nash
World Encyclopedia of 20th Century Murder
Kay Saunders
The Big Book of Scandalous Australian Women
10 Books that mention Serial Killer
Caroline Grills
| ISBN10 | Book Title | Author | Killers Mentioned | Killers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1429976217 | The Red Shoe | Ursula Dubosarsky | Caroline Grills | 1 |
| 1552094839 | Hidden Evidence | David Owen | Caroline Grills | 1 |
| 1623651115 | The Periodic Table | Paul Parsons | Caroline Grills | 1 |
| 1444341405 | Serial Killers - Philosop... | S. Waller | 5 Total Including Vasili Komaroff | 5 |
| 1552976203 | Police Lab | David Owen | Caroline Grills | 1 |
| 1909335053 | Poison and Poisoning | Celia Kellett | Caroline Grills | 1 |
| 1590775325 | World Encyclopedia of 20t... | Jay Robert Nash | 20 Total Including Joachim Georg Kroll | 20 |
| 1460700937 | The Big Book of Scandalou... | Kay Saunders | Caroline Grills | 1 |
| 0908272472 | Murder! | Alan Sharpe | Caroline Grills | 1 |
| 073049375x | Deadly Australian Women | Kay Saunders | Caroline Grills | 2 |
Caroline Grills (née Mickelson) (born c.1888, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia – 6 October 1960), was an Australian serial killer, whose modus operandi was poisioning her victims
External References
- Q2594096 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Feb 2, 2019.
- Caroline Grills on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Feb 2, 2019.
- Juan Ignacio Blanco, Caroline GRILLS on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Feb 2, 2019.
- 20 Aug 1953 - I feared thallium on that ginger' on trove.nla.gov.au, Retrieved on Feb 2, 2019.
- 13 Aug 1953 - Witness suspicious of Mrs. Caroline Grills on trove.nla.gov.au, Retrieved on Feb 2, 2019.
- 15 Oct 1953 - Councel Defend And Accuse Mrs. Grills on trove.nla.gov.au, Retrieved on Feb 2, 2019.
Internal References
Caroline Grills is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database
- #12 of 21[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers active in Australia
- #45 of 75[ Page 3 ] of Female Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #218 of 651[ Page 15 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
- #219 of 651[ Page 15 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
- #227 of 651[ Page 16 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
- #476 of 651[ Page 32 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
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