Leonard John Fraser

Lenny the Loon

In Rockhampton's Etna Creek Prison where Fraser served his time, he became known as "Lenny the Loon" due to his erratic and unpredictable behavior. His violent outbursts would be triggered off for no apparent reason and the prison lore was that it was wise to give Lenny the widest possible berth.

Fraser was forced by the jail management team to serve out every day of his 12 years in the belief that the minute he was let out he would re-offend.

Out in January, 1997, Fraser moved in with a terminally ill woman at Yeppoon, a coastal township south of Mackay after telling her that he was friendless, broke, and had nowhere to live.  The woman had corresponded with, and visited Fraser regularly while he was in prison.

The relationship developed into a sexual one with Fraser becoming progressively aggressive and when the woman left the home to go to Brisbane for treatment for her cancer, Fraser followed and after she refused to come home with him he allegedly raped her in the hospital chapel. The woman died six months later of cancer.

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1. The Bad Seed
2. She Was Just About To Come Across
3. Rape of the French Tourist
4. No Conscience at All
5. Two Months for Aggravated Assault
6. Lenny the Loon
7. Sex with the Landlady's Dog
8. Murder of Keyra Steinhardt
9. Eye Witness to Rape
10. A Predator of the Worst Kind
11. Four More Victims?
12. Grim Discovery
13. Bled Her like an Animal
14. A Sensational Turn
15. Jailhouse Boasts
16. Caught on Tape
17. Mr. Squeaky
18. Press Release Trick Backfires