A police raid in an isolated stretch of the Australian outback early yesterday led to the capture of one of the country’s most wanted men.
Malcolm John Naden (38), a murder suspect, had evaded arrest for nearly seven years by living rough in some of the area’s most inhospitable land.
Naden, wanted in connection with the killings of two women and the sexual assault of an adolescent girl, had become somewhat of a legend in the rural region where he was caught, about three hours northwest of Sydney.
An experienced survivalist, he had earned the respect of some for using low-tech methods to thwart police armed with high-tech thermal imaging and helicopters.
However, a tip came in that Naden had returned to a house he had broken into before.
– ( New York Timesservice)