Leonard Keith Lawson (1927 – 29 November 2003),[1] was a notorious criminal who was sentenced to life imprisonment for rape and murder.
[3] Lawson also created another masked Western vigilante hero The Hooded Rider, as well as Diana, Queen of the Apes[1] and Peter Fury.
[7] On 7 November 1962, Lawson sexually assaulted and murdered 16-year-old Jane Bower, whose portrait he was painting in his apartment.
[7] The next day, he took several hostages at the Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School at Moss Vale, killing 15-year-old Wendy Luscombe in the ensuing siege while a teacher attempted to wrestle away his gun.
[7] While at Parramatta Gaol, Lawson attacked female dancer Sharon Hamilton, who was performing as part of a dance group for inmates.