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Brett Peter Cowan〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Morcombe's alleged killer named )〕 (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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.citv.com.au/microsite/CrimeInvestigationAustralia/episodes/ )〕 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 20 years to life imprisonment on 13 March 2014 in a trial that attracted worldwide attention.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Daniel Morcombe's killer sentenced to life, with no parole for 20 years )〕 Cowan had two previous convictions for child sex offences, the earliest dating back to 1987. The investigation into Morcombe's disappearance and subsequent search for Cowan became Queensland's highest profile crime case in history. ==Early life and background== Cowan was born in Bunbury, Western Australia, to Marlene, a homemaker and RSL worker, and Peter Cowan, who was a Vietnam veteran. He was the third of four boys. The Cowans led a strict household and gave their children a Catholic upbringing. In the early 1970s, the family relocated to Brisbane, Queensland, eventually settling in the suburb of Everton Park. The Cowans were, by many accounts, a "good family".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sick and depraved: What the jury wasn't told about Brett Peter Cowan )〕 Cowan's father was often absent due to his Army responsibilities. Cowan and his brothers attended Mt Maria College, an independent Catholic high school in Mitchelton then known as Marcellin College. Cowan's year nine English teacher claimed Cowan was somewhat of a "bully" who taunted other students, would proudly parade around his erections and was "despised by his peers".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Video: The Truth About Brett Cowan )〕 Conversely, other students at his school reflected on him as being an "ordinary guy".〔 Cowan himself proved difficult for his mother: he was a "handful" as a child〔 and progressed into a difficult teenager, occasionally stealing from her. Cowan himself was also bullied in school and had struggled to come to terms with his bisexuality. Cowan dropped out of school in year ten. His problems escalated as he became involved in petty crime throughout his late teen years, particularly stealing and breaking and entering. His first criminal conviction came at the age of 17, when he was convicted with a friend for car theft and breaking and entering. He had confessed to being a drug addict, having regularly used LSD, cocaine and methamphetamines. In addition, he frequently smoked marijuana, which he first tried at the age of 11.〔 He later stated of his drug use: "They do fuck your inhibitions up … you know, your boundaries."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brett Peter Cowan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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