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'Bittersweet time': Father of Claremont serial killer victim relives heartbreak after arrest

The father of one of the women murdered in the Claremont killings says it has been a “bittersweet” time for him since last week’s breakthrough in the case.

Denis Glennon’s daughter Ciara was murdered in 1997, and only last week was a man charged with her murder.

Mr Glennon told Perth Now he was being updated by police on the developments.

Ciara Glennon disappeared in the nineties. Image: Supplied
Ciara Glennon disappeared in the nineties. Image: Supplied

Bradley Robert Edwards was charged with two sex attacks and with the wilful murder of 27-year-old Ciara Glennon and 23-year-old Jane Rimmer.

They both disappeared from Claremont in the 1990s.

The three women, Jane Rimmer, Sarah Spiers and Ciara Glennon. Source: Supplied
The three women, Jane Rimmer, Sarah Spiers and Ciara Glennon. Source: Supplied

“This is a very raw and bittersweet time,” Mr Glennon told reporters.

“We are being updated by the WA Police, and hence it is best that I do not comment on the recent developments.”

The two murders, along with a third woman, Sarah Spiers, who disappeared from Claremont at the same time, were dubbed the Claremont serial killings.

Bradley Robert Edwards leaving court. Source: 7 News
Bradley Robert Edwards leaving court. Source: 7 News

Neil Fearis was a senior partner at law firm Blake Dawson Waldron, where Ms Glennon worked as a lawyer.

Police search a house at Kewdale, allegedly connected to the historic Claremont killings in Perth. Source: AAP
Police search a house at Kewdale, allegedly connected to the historic Claremont killings in Perth. Source: AAP
Computers, camcorders and dozens of cardboard boxes were also seized from the Kewdale scene. Source: 7 News
Computers, camcorders and dozens of cardboard boxes were also seized from the Kewdale scene. Source: 7 News

“She was a truly special person, in every respect”, he told Perth Now.

“A gifted young lawyer, a popular and fun-loving workmate, a loyal friend and a devoted daughter and sister.

“Rarely do such bright stars cross our firmament; even more rarely is their trajectory cut so tragically short.”

Police commissioner Karl O'Callaghan said Mr Edwards' arrest was the result of the "biggest and most complex police investigation in Western Australian history".