CAMERON Rodney Francis

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Rodney Cameron
Status
Identification Status	Identified
Criminal Status	Deceased
Personal Information
Full Name	Rodney Francis Cameron
Born	1953 Australia
Died	19 April 2025 (aged 72) Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Other Names	Rodney Mallard
Cause of Death	Cancer
Gender	Male
Race/Ethnicity	White
Criminal Information
AKA	"The Lonely Hearts Killer"
Offender Type	Serial Killer
Method of Killing	Bludgeoning Strangulation Stabbing (suspected)
Convictions	Murder
Criminal penalty	Life imprisonment
Victims	3 - 4+
Span of crimes	1974 - 1990
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales Victoria
Cities	Katoomba Mallacoota Milsons Point (suspected)
Date apprehended	1990

Victims

Confirmed victims

Name	Age	Date of Death	Cause of Death
Florence Edith Jackson	49	January 1974	Bludgeoning
Francesco Ciliberto	19	January 1974	Bludgeoning
Maria Goellner	44	June 1990	Strangulation

Suspected victims

Name	Age	Date of Death	Cause of Death
Sarah McKenzie	"elderly"	1974	Stabbing

Timeline

• 19 April 2025: Cameron dies at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney from cancer.