Mr Cruel

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/mr-cruel

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location of incidents?Northern and eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia
2. What is the timeframe of confirmed attacks?Late 1980s and early 1990s
3. Who was Mr Cruel?Mr Cruel was a person who hurt young girls in Melbourne during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was never caught.
4. Why was he called Mr Cruel?The name came from newspaper headlines that described his very scary and cruel actions.

Serial Offender: An individual who commits a series of crimes, typically of a similar nature, over a period of time.
Modus Operandi (MO): A distinctive method of procedure, especially when used by a criminal.
Red Herring: A clue or piece of information that is intended to be misleading or distracting.