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Paul Joseph DALLY
Classification: Murderer
Characteristics:
Kidnapping - Rape - Torture
Number of victims: 1
Date of murder:
May 26, 1989
Date of arrest:
July 8, 1989
Date of birth: 1960
Victim profile:: Karla Cardno,
13
Method of murder:
Bludgeoned her with a piece of
driftwood and buried her alive
Location: Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Status: Sentenced to life in prison in March 1990
Paul Joseph Dallykilled Karla Cardno after raping and torturing her and
then burying her alive in May 26, 1989.
Paul Joseph Dally
The Cardno family's nightmare began on the evening of Friday 26th May
1989 when 13 year old Karla set off from home to go to the Taita shops.
These shops were only a few blocks away and it was a journey she had
made many times before. As time passed, Karla's mother became concerned
that she had not arrived home and went looking for her. As she came to
the intersection of Churton Crescent and Taine Street, she found the
bicycle Karla had been riding to the shops, and after checking the
surrounding streets, she hurried home to phone the police about her
daughter's disappearance.
The police had
received disturbing reports from witnesses in the local video parlour
who had seen Karla that night in a highly distressed state in the
shopping centre. Fears for her safety were now valid. Police began a
large scale search including a door to door canvas, questioning all
residents in the surrounding area. By Sunday, 28th May, Karla had still
not been found.
The Police
inquiries led them to question Paul Joseph Dally who was living in
Churton Crescent, Taita. He told police he was at home with his wife and
three children on the night Karla disappeared. When the police
approached him, he was vacuuming the boot of his car. Upon further
investigation, it was established that Dalley's wife and kids had left
him three weeks before.
Witnesses told
police they had seen Dalley at different times on the Saturday and
Sunday after Karla's disappearance around the Pencarrow coastal area. He
was re-interviewed and attempted to commit suicide by pill overdose.
Police then
conducted a comprehensive search of Dally's home, where forensic
examination of the hair and fibres taken from the house were found to be
those of Karla.
On the 8th of
July, 1989, Paul Dally was charged with murder. He confessed to killing
Karla and led police to her body on a beach at Pencarrow Head, at the
entrance to Wellington harbour.
He was found
guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. It is believed that Dally was
put under protection from other inmates while in jail, however his
victim had no such protection from him...
Crime.co.nz
Parole denied for
man serving life sentence for rape, murder
3news.co.nz
Sep. 15, 2008
A man jailed for life for killing and raping a
teenager 19 years ago has been denied parole.
Paul Joseph Dally kidnapped Karla Cardno, 13, in
Lower Hutt on May 26, 1989.
He raped and tortured her in his home, then drove her
to the Pencarrow coast, near Eastbourne, bludgeoned her with a piece of
driftwood and buried her in the sand.
In its decision released today the Parole Board said
Dally was at a medium- to high-risk of reoffending.
The board denied parole but recommended he be moved
to a self-care unit within the prison.
"This should not however, be misinterpreted by him.
It is not to be seen as a reintegrative step."
Dally's lawyer told the board he was "motivated to
obtain treatment and is cooperating with it", was having one-to-one
counselling and doing a work related course.
The board acknowledged that Dally was making "steps
towards doing something about his appalling behaviour in the past" but
said he "must be regarded as an undue risk to the safety of the
community at the present time."
Paul Joseph Dally
kidnapped Karla Cardno, 13, in Lower Hutt on May 26, 1989.
