FORENSIC INVESTIGATORS: STEPHEN DEMPSEY Bethany Tuffley The Victims • Stephen Dempsey • 34 • Shot through the heart with a bow and arrow, then dismembered his body and kept it in the freezer. • Ezzedine Bahmad • 42 • Stabbed 37 times and his throat was slashed, then his body was disposed at Pittwater The Killer and Accomplice • Richard Leonard • 21 at the time of the second murder • Had a fascination with knives and bows and arrows • Devil worshipper • Denise Shipley • 19 at the same time as the second murder • Was “attracted to Richard’s violence” • Knew about Stephen Dempsey’s body and helped Richard with his second murder First Pieces of Evidence ■ Wounds on arms and hands, he fought back ■ In the gutter around 60 metres away the car the ignition key was found ■ There was a blood soaked fingerprint on the keys ■ Blood Smears in the front and back seats indicated there was more than one person