Facility Details
Occupant: Ivan Milat (1944-2019)
Type: Cremated (No Grave)
GPS: Unknown
Rating: ⭐
Why It's a "Must-Go"
Ivan Milat, the "Backpacker Killer," died in prison and was cremated. The government refused to pay for his funeral, which is the kind of petty bureaucracy we love to see. He has no grave, no memorial, and no legacy other than pain.
Instead of visiting him, you can visit the Belanglo State Forest, not to honor him, but to reclaim the beautiful Australian bush from his memory. Just stick to the marked trails.
The "Experience"
Eerie but beautiful. The forest is vast and indifferent. It swallowed his secrets for years, but now it's just trees and birds. Milat is gone, but the forest remains.
Why This Listing Exists
Ivan Milat was an Australian serial killer who was convicted of the "Backpacker Murders" in 1996. He murdered seven young backpackers in the Belanglo State Forest between 1989 and 1993.
Milat preyed on hitchhikers, offering them rides before taking them into the forest to torture and kill them. His crimes terrified Australia and changed the way people traveled.
He maintained his innocence until his death in 2019 from esophageal and stomach cancer. He was cremated, and his ashes were collected by his family. He has no public resting place.