Lindsey Robert Rose (né Lehman; born 2 May 1955) is an Australian serial killer from New South Wales, currently serving five sentences of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the murder of five people between 1984 and 1994.
Rose grew up in Sydney's Western Suburbs and completed an apprenticeship as a fitter and turner before joining the New South Wales Ambulance Service in 1976.
[3] Cavanagh ran a trucking business and it was alleged that he was involved with the Calabrian mafia, including the notorious drug lord, Robert Trimbole.
[4] On 19 January 1987 Rose broke into the West Ryde home of wealthy businessman, William "Bill" Graf, intending to commit a burglary.
[7] In Adelaide he obtained employment using his birth name, Lindsey Lehman, but was not located until 40 weeks later when a member of the public identified Rose after his mugshot was broadcast on television news programs on 9 April 1997.
[11] Notably, on New Year's Day in 1983, Rose and criminal associates hijacked a semi-trailer containing cigarettes valued at $600,000, and held two truck drivers hostage for several hours.
[14] On 23 September 2007 The Daily Telegraph reported that Rose had written a letter to prison management indicating he would help to stop inmates converting to Islam.
[15] On 7 October 2007 The Daily Telegraph reported that Rose was one of several inmates who had smuggled out "letters of complaint" against a range of conditions at the jail.