Wade Frankum

 VICTIMS: 7

When Wade Frankum walked into Strathfield shopping plaza in 1991 no-one had a clue what was about to happen. Particularly the two teenagers sitting in the next booth to him in the malls coffee shop.

They noticed the weirdo staring at them just a few moments too late, as they never had a chance to get out before he had lunged at them with his machete flying. It ripped through one of the girls, Roberta Armstrong, 15. A moment later Frankum pulled out a SKS self loading assault rifle and began laughing. He was firing at anything, hitting a few, and then as suddenly as he'd started, he stopped. He turned and walked out of the coffee shop very calmly shooting a bystander on the escalator on his way to the buildings roof-top car park.

Once arriving at this destination Frankum put 5 bullets into a car and driver (Perhaps he didn't like cars either?). He then decided to take himself a hostage, Catherine Noyes. He pointed the gun at her head and ordered her to drive. BUT this little trip didn't last too long as the police were waiting for Frankum at the exit of the car park. Frankum had the car stopped where he jumped out, said "I'm really sorry", and blew his brains out the back of his head.
 

MY OPINION

Frankum must rank up there with the exploits of Knight and Vitkovic in terms of Aussie Mass Murder, in fact until Martin Bryant came along I think I rated Frankum the number one Aussie Mass Murderer. Unfortunately Frankum has been relatively looked over by the press in recent times, and it is because of this that he is not seen as 'great' as his peers. Anyway, I gotta love a taxi driving wanna be Rambo, he sounds too funny not to like. AND the use of a machete was a touch of class that most just don't think off. Anyway I rank Frankum highly, no matter how little press he received.