Ever Wondered How A Killer Thinks?

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Introduction
Paul Mulvihill, a former rugby player,
was sentenced to 22 years of jail guilty
for murdering Rachelle Yeo. In his
mind, he thought this would help his
relationship with his own wife, Theresa.
Yeo and Mulvihill were both in a
relationship already, before they met.

What Happened
Yeo feared for her life so she spent her
last two years running away from him.
Unfortunately, he found her at her Curl
Curl Sydney apartment at 8pm on July
16th 2012. During the killing,
neighbours could hear her desperate
screams. It is horrifying to think that the
neighbours were just on the other side
of the door. One neighbour called the
police the second she heard the
commotion.

Police Evidence
When the police arrived, they found
Rachelle in her apartment dead with
many knife wounds. The attack was so
brutal that she almost lost all the blood
in her body and it clearly was not an
accident. Blood stains left a trail
leading to the window. Along her neck
was a choke wound that would later be
connected to the white plastic chain
that Paul had bought on the morning of
Rachelles death.


Evidence
Security footage saw him breaking in through the back to try to reach Rachelle. Four hours ago
he had booked a room at the North Ryde Courtyard Marriot Hotel on the night of Rachelles
death. He intentionally placed a brochure under the door and left through the fire door. After two
hours after Rachelle died, he tried to exit but the door had been locked. Stripping his blood
stained hoodie and shoes, he walked through the foyer hiding his face from the security camera.
Once he received word that the police were after him he began his daring escape. The next
morning, Mulvihill had breakfast and casually greeted a friend at the Qantas Club, but quickly
fled when he saw the police. He hired a car to drive to Newcastle, and booked a business class
ticket in a friend's name. He was arrested on arrival at Brisbane airport.





Paul had all the evidence linked towards him, yet he still tried to portray his innocence in a
video for his daughters. In this video, he states that when he went in Rachelle was waiting
for him with a knife.
When they began to fight he states that Rachelle was in
complete control and that he was fearing for his life.
He describes the incident as the knife missing him and cutting herself several times. After
that he says that he was scared so he ran away, out the window. From all the evidence the
police could gather they can clearly say that it was a complete lie.
Paul Mulvihill, was a much larger and stronger person than Rachelle. Upon examination of
the evidence, his DNA was found on the knife handle. Also looking at his state when he
was arrested, it seems he didnt receive a single cut says Charlie Bezzina, one of
Australias most experienced homicide detectives.

During all of this, Theresa also found some critical information. The morning of Rachelles
death, she had a call from Paul to say that she should deny everything the police asked.
But after she found out that Rachelle was murdered, she told the police everything she
knew. She found a receipt from Big W that had been for a grey hoodie and a plastic chain.
I thought that this was odd, because we never shopped at Big W and he never wore
hoodies She claims.




Theresas Point of View
She is also scared for the day he is free. She says
Paul controlled everything in the house; the money, where we went on
holidays and what we would do. I knew something was up the day I
found Rachelles texts. One night as me and my children were eating,
my daughter accidentally pressed something on his phone and these
explicit text messages popped up. Later that night I showed him the
photos and all he said was Im busted. At one point however, Paul
climbed onto the bed and had push a pillow into Theresas face. Paul
had stated to Theresa that it wasnt her and that Rachelle would get it.
From then on Theresa describes her feeling for family as unsafe.


After a five week trial, NSW Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Fullerton
sentenced Paul Mulvihill to 29 years with a minimum of 22 years. The
murder was described as sustained and vicious. Paul Mulvihill had no
reaction as all the evidence against him was convincing. Members of Ms
Yeos family gasped in fear as the sentence was handed down, before
crying and hugging each other in relief.

Rachelle didnt deserve to lose her life, she didnt deserve to be stalked
or hunted or beaten or killed, Ms Yeos father, Roger, said outside court.


After all of this commotion, poor Theresa is left shocked and bewildered.
She still fears the day when Paul Mulvihill is released from jail and comes
after her. She says Its hard; Its hard to know that someone you love is
someone completely different when hes not around you.




By Thomas So 8F