Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel fire
Arson attack in Queensland in 2000
Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel fire
The Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel fire on 23 June 2000 killed 15 backpackers – nine women and six men – at the former Palace Hotel in the town of Childers, Queensland, Australia, which had been converted into a backpacker hostel. Robert Paul Long was arrested for lighting the fire and charged with two counts of murder and one count of arson. He was later sentenced to life imprisonment. It was the worst mass murder in Australia since the Port Arthur massacre.
Read on Wikipedia · Image The original uploader was Duncanogi at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
Open boosters, collect cards and trade them. Free to play.
Play for free