COMIC CREATOR & MULTIPLE MURDERER LEONARD (LEN) LAWSON CREATOR OF THE LOAN AVENGER & SPENT 48 YRS PRISON Start Price AUD 35,000.00 Current Price AUD 35,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, June 26, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 06, 2008 Location Gold Coast, QLD See more about 'COMIC CREATOR & MULTIPLE MURDERER LEONARD (LEN) LAWSON' Description   Len Lawson (1927 - 29/11/2003, Australia) This oil painting by the infamous comic book creator and multiple rapist and murderer Leonard Keith Lawson is in great condition it does need a clean and the frame is slightly damaged as can be seen in pictures. The painting is signed bottom right "Lawson 84" & titled,dated and signed in full on the verso. The oil itself measures 39cm wide by 49cm high add 11cm for the frame. The portrait is of the current owner when she was a child & Lawson was in Grafton jail where eventually died aged 76 after 48 years incarcerated. The longest time any prisoner has spent in an Australian jail. Below is some history on this man: Leonard Keith Lawson, also known as Len or Lennie Lawson, wrote and drew the bestselling Australian western comic 'The Lone Avenger' (first published in Action Comic, 1946) and another cowboy comic, 'The Hooded Rider'. Also for Action Comic, he made 'Diana, Queen of the Apes'. He died in prison in 2003, after serving a life-sentence for rape and murder. The Len Lawson obituary reads:Leonard Keith Lawson, a convicted rapist and murderer, died on Nov. 29 in his cell at the Grafton Correctional Centre in New South Wales. Authorities say he probably suffered a heart attack. He was 76.Lawson worked as a successful commercial artist and photographer before he became a violent criminal. In 1954, he kidnapped five models, took them into the Terrey Hills bush in north Sydney and raped two of them at gunpoint; he also sexually assaulted the others. Originally sentenced to be executed, Lawson received a 14-year prison sentence after the death penalty was commuted. When he was released, Lawson used his artistic background to lure new victims.On Nov. 7, 1962, while painting a portrait of 16-year-old Jane Bower, Lawson tied her up, sexually assaulted her then stabbed her to death. The next day, he carried a gun into the Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School and took several students hostage. Fifteen-year-old Wendy Sue Luscombe, who was sitting in the chapel pews, was shot and killed during the siege. This time, Lawson received a life sentence. Imprisonment didn't curb Lawson's violent tendencies. Ten years into his second incarceration, a group of dancers gave a concert for the inmates at his prison. At the end of the performance, Lawson jumped on stage and threatened to kill one of the dancers, Sharon Hamilton, with a knife. Although Hamilton was released unharmed, she committed suicide six years after the attack.One of the oldest prisoners in Australia, Lawson spent 48 years in prison, and has been behind bars continuously since 1962. Several of his paintings currently hang at the prison where died.Lawson was commissioned to paint  a portrait of the Pope however before this could occur he killed again and the rest is history.Below is from a paper clipping the day after his death:  One of NSW's most notorious criminals, Leonard Keith Lawson, 76, died in Grafton jail after being imprisoned for the better part of 50 years. Lennie Lawson, as he was known, became a successful commercial artist and photographer before committing multiple rape and murder. In his teens, he created a highly popular comic book character, The Lone Avenger, a masked lawman who saved women from kidnappers and brought murderers to task. In 1954, at the age of 26, he took five June Dally-Watkins photographic models into the Terrey Hills bush in north Sydney and, at gunpoint, raped two and sexually assaulted the others. He was condemned to death, but his sentence was commuted to 14 years' jail and he was released after serving only half the term. On November 7, 1962, while painting a portrait of 16-year-old Manly girl, Jane Bower, in his flat at Collaroy, Lawson bound her arms, sexually assaulted her and stabbed her to death. The next day, he burst into the chapel of the Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School at Moss Vale, taking schoolgirls hostage.   Grafton jail       (A few weeks earlier he had dined with the SCEGGS pupils and staff as an honoured "author", after convincing the headmistress he was researching a novel set in a girls' school.) In the siege, a struggle ensued and his gun discharged, killing 15-year-old Wendy Sue Luscombe, who was sitting in the pews. Lawson was sentenced to life imprisonment. On December 15, 1972, a group of dancers arrived at Parramatta jail to give a concert for the inmates. Lawson, on privileges, was in the audience. At the end of the performance, he whipped out a knife and jumped to the stage, holding the blade to the throat of dancer Sharon Hamilton in what prison warders believe was an escape attempt. Hamilton later sought extensive psychiatric treatment and became a patient at the now notorious Chelmsford Hospital. Six years after the attack, Hamilton committed suicide. Residing in Grafton jail, Lawson applied for day leave and, in 1994, for a determinant sentence. He told a reporter that he believed he deserved some freedom and he wasn't a threat, although "the rhythms of the city and its women" got to him. His application was rejected. Lawson continued his painting throughout his life in jail, producing many canvases which hang in Grafton.  Please feel free to email with any questions.    PLEASE READ BELOW BEFORE BIDDING All Teameze items are consignment, therefore there maybe some delay in shipping due to the fact clients have to be paid and items sometimes picked up. All items are described and pictured with the utmost of care to make sure the bidder gets the best possible knowledge of the product they are purchasing. If you have any questions please ask before bidding all sales are final unless otherwise stated. All items are to be paid for within 2 days of end of auction, if you are going to be later please email before bidding. All Australian bidders direct deposit unless otherwise organised prior to bidding, International bidders Paypal and Direct deposit accepted. Thank you for using Teameze. Payment:All payments to be received within 2 days of auction ending, please email if payments are going to be later. 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