The story revolves around Catherine Knight, a woman who grew up in a dysfunctional household and experienced a series of abusive relationships. In 1995, she met John Price, a man who seemed different from her previous partners. Despite his initial reluctance to marry, Catherine fell in love with him and moved in with him and his three daughters.
Their relationship deteriorated over time, particularly after Catherine asked John about their future together. This led to a heated argument, during which Catherine stabbed John. She then left his house, but felt lonely and decided to reconcile with him. However, when she arrived at his house, she found it empty and his daughters were not there.
Catherine then left a note for John, explaining where his daughters were and her intentions to reconcile with him. She went to his house and left his daughters with a babysitter. When John returned home, he found the babysitter's note and his daughters missing. He became angry and waited for Catherine to return.
Catherine arrived at John's house, found it empty, and decided to leave a note for John. However, when she returned home, John was not there. She then went to his house and found him dead. Catherine was arrested and charged with John's murder.
During her trial, the judge sentenced her to life in prison without the possibility of parole, making her the first woman in Australian history to receive this sentence. The story concludes with Catherine still alive today.
1. The story revolves around Catherine Knight, who was born into a dysfunctional and abusive household in 1955.
2. Catherine lived in a small town in New South Wales, Australia, where everyone knew each other's business.
3. Despite the abuse, Catherine always tried to focus on the future, dreaming of having her own family.
4. Catherine's relationships were often toxic and abusive, leading to the end of each relationship.
5. In 1995, Catherine met John Price, who seemed fundamentally different from other men she had dated.
6. John was empathetic to Catherine's troubled past and wanted to take care of her.
7. Catherine moved into John's house and felt like her life was going the way she wanted it to.
8. However, their relationship began to sour when Catherine asked John if they were ever going to get married.
9. John was weary of marriage due to a failed marriage in the past.
10. This issue drove Catherine and John apart, leading to a heated fight over marriage.
11. Catherine slashed John across the chest during the fight, and John told her to leave the apartment.
12. Catherine felt lonely and decided to patch things up with John, which led to her decision to come into his house without asking him.
13. John was angry about this and felt violated.
14. John's company was concerned when he didn't show up for work, and they sent a worker to his property.
15. The worker found blood on the outside of John's door and called the police.
16. The police found Catherine's crumpled body in the living room, and she was barely clinging to life.
17. Catherine was found with a huge streak of blood on her arm, which was not her blood.
18. The curtain that the officer had moved with his arm that had blood on it was not a curtain; it was John's skin suit.
19. Catherine had skinned John from his neck to his toe and draped the skin suit over the entrance to the closet.
20. Catherine removed John's head from the now skinned torso and placed it in a pot of water to boil.
21. She then butchered John's skinned torso and made different dishes with his meat.
22. Catherine set the food all around the table that she had already laid out and made little name cards with the names of each of John's children on them.
23. Catherine overdosed on sleeping pills and collapsed on the ground.
24. The paramedics were able to save her and she was arrested for John's murder.
25. Catherine was found guilty and given life in prison without the possibility of parole.
26. Catherine is still alive today and is the first woman in Australian history to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.