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Examples of Criminals - David Birnie


Each of these horrible crimes were premeditated, planned and carried out cruelly and relentlessly, over a comparatively short period - Justice Wallace, sentencing David Birnie


Index


  1. David Birnie's background

  2. What makes David Birnie such a great example?

  3. The Known Victims

  4. Possible Other Victims

  5. Non-Possible Other Victims

David Birnie's background


David Birnie was an Australian serial killer and rapist. As always, when dealing with criminals, there is a delicate balance to be drawn between the academic interest in the facts of the cases, and the compassion and sympathy one feels for the victims of the crimes. I try to be respectful, but at the same time need to face some grisly details in order to unearth the astrological evidence - evidence that I consider important in demonstrating the validity of my world view, together with the promise it holds out that even the very worst evils can be countered, including the inevitible demise we all face eventually - what Leonard Cohen calls our 'invincible defeat'.


What makes David Birnie such a great example?


David Birnie (venusmars) and Catherine Birnie (sunmars), were Australian serial killers and rapists. Not only do they make compelling examples, but so do the women they killed. Very interestingly, every one of the murders they comitted, whether singly, or together, has Mars placed in water, and the one where Catherine killed Susannah Candy has Mars in a water decan, showing some broader emptiness of them acting together, while the time when she became jealous over David's attitude toward Noelene Patterson has a more individual Mars, which shows David acting more as an individual, and not involving Catherine.


Hunting around for dates of birth for the victims, showed up potential others, and checking these certainly points the finger at David Birnie, although acting alone, Mars being placed for the individual void of a water degree.


David Birnie b. 19510216 d. 20051007 and Catherine Birnie b. 19510523

David is the most extreme astrological example, having a Venus and Mars conjunction on his North Node, accompanied by a close Jupiter.


This chart is for the birth of David Birnie, set at midday, with Catherine Birnie as transits, also set at midday.


The first thing is to notice what stands out a mile in David's natal chart - he has a yod configuration, not so unusual in itself, but his is really unusual. The feet are Pluto and Neptune, which everyone nowadays has in similar sextile, but the apex makes it unusual - an exact conjunction of Venus, Mars, and North Node, with Jupiter adjacent. But even more telling is that these are in the earth decan of Pisces, and so indicate realities, while the Venus and Mars are both personally strong, being in a water degree, and Jupiter is personally strong in an earth degree.


David shares Pluto and Neptune with Catherine, but if anything, Catherine's Neptune is at an even more active sector.


Catherine has Sun conjunct Mars, and that is reflected in her court appearance, reportedly fighting like a wildcat. They are also inconjunct her Chiron [and David's].


Many of her outer planets match those of David, their births being only a few months apart


The aspects between David Birnie and Catherine Birnie were


The chart shown is David Birnie's birthchart, together with transits for Catherine Birnie's birthchart around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.


The Known Victims


Mary Neilson b. 19631121 d. 19861006 ()

It is notable that Mary has the same conjunction of Venus and Mars as does David, although precisely square to David's.


The aspects between David Birnie (venusmars) and Mary Neilson (venusmars) were


The chart shown is David Birnie's birthchart, together with transits for Mary Neilson's birth around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.


It is notable that at the time Mary was murdered, Jupiter was precisely conjunct David's natal Jupiter, making it also conjunct Catherine's North Node.


Another feature, that seems to have been prevalent when David attacked women, is that transiting Mars was strongly placed [for Mars] in elemental water, so producing earth, at the tridegree level when Mary was murdered. I would interpret this as being the lack of something, the want or desire that drives the personal planets [Mercury, Venus, and Mars] was operating on the couple [David and Catherine], contributing to them acting together in the moment.


The transits at the time of Mary Neilson's death were


The chart shown is David Birnie's birthchart, together with transits for Mary Neilson's death around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.


This second chart sets Mary's own birth against her own death, rather than David's: what stands out here is how much of the transiting picture lands directly on her own Venus, Mars and Mercury, with Uranus both conjunct her Venus and her Mars, and Saturn conjunct her Mercury, alongside a wide Jupiter-Pluto opposition by transit.


The transits at the time of Mary Neilson's death were


The chart shown is Mary Neilson's birthchart, together with transits for Mary Neilson's death around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and her birthchart.


Susannah Candy b. 19691201 d. 19861020

Susannah may have been abducted and raped by David, but the testimony is that it was Catherine who actually killed Susannah.


The chart shown is the birth of David Birnie, with the birth of Susannah Candy as transits.


Continuing the theme of Mars being placed in water, we see Mars operating from a water decan to earth tridegree, operating on the couple [David and Catherine] as a group, and contributing to them acting together in the moment, with Catherine as involved as David.


The chart shown is the birth of David Birnie, with the death of Susannah Candy as transits.


The transits at the time of David Birnie's death were


The chart shown is David Birnie's birthchart, together with transits for his death around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.


Noelene Patterson b. 19550328 d. 19861101

The chart shown is the birth of David Birnie, with the birth of Noelene Patterson as transits.


The transits at the time of David Birnie's death were


The chart shown is David Birnie's birthchart, together with transits for his death around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.


The chart shown is the birth of David Birnie, with the death of Noelene Patterson as transits.


The transits at the time of David Birnie's death were


The chart shown is David Birnie's birthchart, together with transits for his death around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.


Denise Brown b. 19650816 d. 19861106

The chart shown is the birth of David Birnie, with the birth of Denise Brown as transits.


The transits at the time of David Birnie's death were


The chart shown is David Birnie's birthchart, together with transits for his death around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.


The chart shown is the birth of David Birnie, with the death of Denise Brown as transits.


The transits at the time of David Birnie's death were


The chart shown is David Birnie's birthchart, together with transits for his death around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.


Kate Moir b. 19690709 maybe, attacked. 19861109

Kate escaped and raised the alarm leading to the arrests of David and Catherine. We don't know her birthday, but a post on Facebook hints that maybe it is the 9th July. Obviously this chart needs to be taken with a pinch of salt.


The chart shown is the birth of David Birnie, with the possible birth of Kate Moir as transits.


The transits at the time of David Birnie's death were


The chart shown is David Birnie's birthchart, together with transits for his death around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.


More certain than her possible birth date is the moment of her abduction, which is used for the transits below.


The chart shown is the birth of David Birnie, with the abduction of Kate Moir as transits.


The transits at the time of David Birnie's death were


The chart shown is David Birnie's birthchart, together with transits for his death around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.


Possible Other Victims


It would be interesting to know the dates of David's jail time, to rule out potential other victims, but I have not found that data, so have to assume he was at liberty, also that the alibi regarding Lisa Mott, provided by his wife, was potentially a mistake.


Unfortunately, missing persons are also much less likely to have published birth or death data. Also we have to assume that they died although no body has been found.


Annette Deverell b. 19610502 d. 19800913

Annette's headless body was found, and the MO indicates the same killer as of Barbara Western.


The transits at the time of David Birnie's death were


The chart shown is David Birnie's birthchart, together with transits for his death around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.


Lisa Mott b. 196805 d. 19801030

12 year old Lisa disappeared on her way home from a playground. We don't have a full birthday for Lisa, but can say that there are no obvious astrologically interesting days, in relation to David Birnie, during May of 1968. Hence I shall just consider the time of her disappearance at about 8:30pm on 30 October 190.


Sharon Fulton b. 19460531 d. 19860318

The transits at the time of David Birnie's death were


The chart shown is David Birnie's birthchart, together with transits for his death around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.


Cheryl Renwick b. 1953 d. 19860526

Cheryl's body was never found, nor her birthday disclosed, so we can only look at the date she disappeared, probably died, and possibly was murdered.


The transits at the time of David Birnie's death were


The chart shown is David Birnie's birthchart, together with transits for his death around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.


Barbara Western b. 19480530 d. 19860827

Barbara had her head removed.


Natally, has Saturn conjunct David's Pluto, at a sector that gives personal air from relational earth, in Leo, so very appropriate


The transits at the time of David Birnie's death were


The chart shown is David Birnie's birthchart, together with transits for his death around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.


Non-Possible Other Victims


David and Catherine were arrested by the time Sally and Julie died, but astrology applies to everyone, so abstracts that seem like they should apply could just as well apply to other people, and we really have to consider the moment on one hand, and the connection to a particular individual on the other .


Sally Greenham b.1959 d. 19870820

Her death does not connect to Birnie, there is only an opposition of Sun Venus and Mars to his Sun, which is about otherness, and maybe he heard about it, or it triggered one of the many beatings he took in prison.


The transits at the time of David Birnie's death were


The chart shown is David Birnie's birthchart, together with transits for his death around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.


Julie Cutler b. 19650727 d. 19880620

Julie's death occurred when Mars and North Node were conjunct, and Venus and Mercury, and Sun and Chiron, and Saturn and Uranus. Many of these were close to David's natal planets, but not at precise sectors


The transits at the time of David Birnie's death were


The chart shown is David Birnie's birthchart, together with transits for his death around the outside. Aspect lines [traditional] are between the transits and his birthchart.



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