The executioner for the swan: the story of the crazy nanny (8 photos)

Babysitting is a common thing for young people. But a completely ordinary case and the choice of the Barber family became fatal for them.





Caroline Reed Robertson - 19-year-old lady got a job worked as a nanny for a Melbourne family in 1996. Wards were already quite adults - girls 7 and 14 years old, Rachel and Emily. With a nanny they hit it off and everything went on as usual. Until one day on the way home from school the eldest daughter of the Barbers is not missing.



Rachel Barber

The investigation was taken up with enthusiasm, because it was about teenager. I must say that at the age of 15 the girl was very expressive, graceful, bright. I was fond of dancing and enjoyed authority among peers.

At the same time, the nanny herself was the opposite of her ward: had many complexes, was dissatisfied with her appearance and almost never had friends. In addition, she suffered from epileptic seizures.

While working for the Barbers, Robertson was taken over by a strange attachment to an older ward. Almost painful addiction.



Rachel

On the last day of winter 1999, Caroline contacted Rachel and She said that there is a great way to make money quickly. Need to take part in a sociological survey for teenagers. But only The study is carried out in strict secrecy. And nothing can be said about him tell nobody.

The next day, after school, the girl went to the nanny home. Rachel knew that Caroline was into spiritual practices, therefore, I was not surprised by the offer to meditate and relax a little before starting the survey. The girl closed her eyes. At this time, Robertson threw a telephone cord around the teenager's neck and tightened it until until the unfortunate woman stopped breathing.

Then she called a taxi and took the body to the site, where the family buried their pets. The driver explained that in the package sculpture for the garden, which needs to be taken to the site.



Caroline Robertson

The police have already launched a massive search. Has been fixed a call from Caroline the night before the girl disappeared. And the witnesses who saw Rachel on the day she went missing, it was confirmed that at the tram stop she was met by a woman who looked like a nanny.

Robertson at that time took sick leave and did not appear At work. When the police did not open the door again, they broke into it and entered Caroline's apartment. Woman lying on the floor bedrooms. She recently had a seizure, apparently due to stress. Although it is difficult to talk about his level, since later in Robertson's diary the following entries will be found:

Put the body in the carpet and take it out.

Tuesday: apply for a bank loan.

Thoroughly clean the house and clean the carpet.



Caroline during interrogation

That is, the murder of a schoolgirl was not spontaneous. And carefully planned. And all the actions that the killer methodically recorded, were proof of that.

There were also descriptions of the girl in the diaries, indicating a strange attitude towards Rachel:

Strikingly attractive body of a dancer. Very clean fair skin, hypnotic green eyes, dyed hair of various colors.



Rachel. Photo from a memorial site created by her parents

Next to the unconscious Robertson lay a certificate of birth in the name of Rachel Barber and a bank statement confirming Receipt of credit funds in the amount of 10 thousand rubles to Caroline's account. dollars. Obsession and envy for a successful, promising and beautiful the girl turned out to be so great that the nanny decided to literally become Rachel, run away with the money and live on Barber's papers.

During the indictment, Robertson's condition is very accurate. described the psychiatrist: “She was trying to magically regain herself as Barber. The examination showed a mental disorder, and the woman was considered a danger to society. Especially for those who don't lucky enough to become the object of attention of the half-mad Robertson.



Caroline gets out of jail

In 2000, the killer was sentenced to 20 years deprivation of liberty. Came out on parole after 15 years without demonstrating any share of rarepentance in the perfect. Rachel's family was finally able to find strength to forgive the killer. Which for years in prison is so carefully worked on herself (weight, figure, hair color), which really began to outwardly resemble the object of her obsession.



Frame from the movie "In Her Skin"

The story resonated with society. Many have been dedicated to her. articles and books, culminating in the 2009 film In Her Skin with Ruth Bradley and Kate Bell in the lead roles.