Dennis Bruce Allen (7 November 1951 – 13 April 1987) was an Australian
drug dealer who was reported to have murdered many victims. He was based in
Melbourne, and was the oldest son of criminal
matriarch Kath Pettingill. Allen, whose solicitor was
Andrew Fraser, avoided jail by having info on the corrupt
Victorian police at the time. He died of heart disease in 1987 in prison custody awaiting trial for murder.
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Criminal career
Allen, nicknamed Mr. Death or Mr. D,
was believed to have been involved in up to 13 underworld murders, including the dismembering of
Hells Angels biker Anton Kenny with a chainsaw in 1985.
One victim who survived was guitarist Chris Stockley of
The Dingoes, whom Allen shot in the stomach while attempting to gatecrash a party.
Allen received a ten-year prison sentence for rape during the 1970s. It is also reported that he was a major drug dealer in the
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and
South Yarra areas of Melbourne during the 1980s.
New South Wales Police Detective-Sergeant
Roger Rogerson was convicted of supplying heroin in a deal with Allen, but was acquitted following appeal.
Allen avoided capture and prosecution for his crimes by having vital information against several corrupt members of the Victorian police.
Death
Allen died on 13 April 1987 of heart failure at
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; "pieces of his heart actually broke off after decades of heavy drug abuse".
His funeral was conducted by Father Peter Norden, a
Jesuit
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priest who performed funerals for three members of the
Pettingill family during the 1980s.
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