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'''Shirley June Finn '''was a Perth brothel keeper, nightclub operator
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and well-connected businesswoman and socialite, was shot dead at about
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midnight on 22–23 June 1975 by an unknown assailant, spawning a popular
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[conspiracy theory](Conspiracy_Theory "wikilink") that she was killed by
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corrupt [police](police "wikilink").
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## Life
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Born to a bomber pilot during [World War II](World_War_II "wikilink"),
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she lived a comfortable middle class life in the suburb of Mt Pleasant
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in [Perth](Australia "wikilink"). Though successful at her schoolwork,
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she was sexually active by age 14, which caused her to be committed for
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eight months to a notoriously cruel Catholic Church welfare home. She
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ran away at 15 and worked in a woman's fashion shop, marrying a 22
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year-old air force mechanic and moved to Melborune where she continued
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to work in retail.
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She moved back to Perth and after having children and her husband became
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disabled due to a serious injury she began to work as a stripper,
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body-painter and eventually a [sex worker](Sex_Work "wikilink"). She
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also joined a group of witches who conducted "black magic and sex"
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activities in King's Park at night. Her kids were expelled from school
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because of this and her business was raided by police. She later became
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associated with [organised crime](Organised_Crime "wikilink") figures
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from Kings Cross, Sydney (famous for [something
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else](Kings_Cross_Green_Ban "wikilink")) and operated a new business in
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1969 with protection from corrupt police who protected her business.
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In June 1975, her body was found in a parked car by a passing police
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officer at 8:30am outside a golf club, she was slumped behind the wheel
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and had been shot four times in the head at close range. She wore
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valuable diamond jewellery which had not been touched.\[1\]
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## Murder Theories
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### Theory \#1: Corrupt Police
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Given that her death came two days before a tax hearing at which she had
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threatened to expose the corruption of police, politicians and business
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identities. It is natural to assume she was killed to keep her
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quiet.\[2\] Police had access to guns and the ability to cover up
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investigations and several witnesses have said she was seen with Bernie
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Johnson, a former detective who multiple people claimed confessed to the
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murder.\[3\]
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## See Also
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- [Shirley Brifman](Shirley_Brifman "wikilink")
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- [Juanita Nielsen](Juanita_Nielsen "wikilink")
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- [Perth Mint Swindle](Perth_Mint_Swindle "wikilink")
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## References
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<references />
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1. [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Finn>
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2. <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-07/the-shirley-finn-murder-mystery/11377440>
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3. [Wikipedia](Wikipedia "wikilink") -
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<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Finn#Witnesses> |