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Place of Birth: Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
About Brett Peter Cowan
- Brett Peter Cowan (born 18 September 1969) is an Australian murderer and sex offender who was convicted of the murder of Daniel Morcombe, who disappeared from the Sunshine Coast on 7 December 2003.
- His abduction led to an eight-year investigation involving various suspects, until an undercover police sting in August 2011 revealed Cowan as the perpetrator.
- He was charged with the murder that same month and Morcombe's remains were discovered days later on 17 August.
- Cowan was sentenced to life imprisonment, (being eligible for parole in 2031) on 13 March 2014 in a trial that attracted worldwide attention.
- Cowan had two previous convictions for sexually abusing children, the earliest dating back to 1987.The investigation into Morcombe's disappearance became Queensland's highest profile crime case in the state's history.
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