Ross Warren

Ross Warren was a gay Australian journalist for the WIN TV network prior to his disappearance on 22 July 1989.[1] Having disappeared after a night out with friends on Oxford Street,[2] Warren's car was discovered outside Marks Park, Sydney, a popular gay beat, and his car keys two days later at the bottom of the adjoining cliffs.[3] Police initially theorized that Warren had faked his own disappearance, concluding after four days that he had accidentally fallen into the sea.[4] A search was undertaken,[5][6] however his body was never recovered.[7] In 2005, the case was recategorised as a homicide, the previous investigation being described as "grossly inadequate" and "shameful" by then-deputy coroner Jacqueline Milledge.[8] Today his murder is seen as one of many slayings and hate-crimes committed on the cliffs of Marks Park[9] in the 1980s and 90s.[10][11] His name is listed on a memorial to the victims of these crimes located at the site.[12]

Ross Bradley Warren
Born1964
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
DiedJuly 22, 1989(1989-07-22) (aged 25)
Marks Park, Tamarama
OccupationNewsreader

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References
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  2. Tullis, Ashleigh (2019-02-27). "Inquiry heard details of TV presenter's gay-hate murder". Mandurah Mail. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
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  6. Treasure, Kim (1989-07-26). "Ross Warren Disappears; TV Star Murder Feared". Illawarra Mercury.
  7. "Deaths of Gilles Mattaini, Ross Warren and John Russell - NSW Police Public Site". www.police.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  8. "Sydney must share the shame of gay-hate crimes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  9. queerstorian. "Ross Warren". World Queerstory. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  10. "Suspected murders of Sydney gay men at centre of inquiry into brutal hate crimes". ABC News. 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  11. "Many of Garry's friends disappeared or were killed during dark chapter of Sydney's history". ABC News. 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  12. Gorrey, Megan (2018-10-21). "Gay beat to tribute: Bondi's Marks Park to get hate crime memorial". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
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