Who killed Juanita Nielsen? Abe Saffron’s evidence may find the answer

The bad -fame Sydney criminal figure played Abe Saffron cards close to his chest. Despite the accusations he was engaged in prostitution, drugs, bribery and corruption, he did not speak with the media and did not refuse his request for countless interviews.

The only time he talked was in an unprepared press conference after doing
In the Southern Australian Parliament, he was chosen as “Mr. Sin olan, an important figure of Australian organized crime. It was a label he hated, and he strongly rejected him with charges against him.

1983 In the investigation into the disappearance of Juanita Nielsen, in fact,
He said he didn’t know anything. But now, about 20 years after his death, he talked about the grave and chose the man behind his murder: one -time business partner James McCartney Anderson.

Apparently, the parliamentary building Canberra loosen its tongue.
He entered the first floor in the autumn days of 1992
For a secret meeting with the Committee of the Committee Room National Crime Authority.

The hearing of the committee, Forerunner
Published in November 1990 why NCA used why it used
As an informant in Tax Smuggling against Anderson Safran
He turned a blind eye to the evidence about his role in the murder of Nielsen.

Safran’s explosive claims that day are behind
Federal parliamentary rules for the last 33 years, but Forerunner believes
On the 50th anniversary of the murder of Nielsen, Saffron and then Anderson has a clear interest in the evidence he gave in front of the committee.
is explained.

The questioning of the committee members – perhaps fascinated by sharing a room with someone with such scandal reputation – Safran Anderson and Victoria Street property developer Frank Theeman. Safran told Theeman that Anderson paid $ 25,000 to kill Nielsen. And then, in the following years, Anderson blackmail the developer for more money.

Saffron, who was asked about Nielsen’s activities, said to the committee: ım I didn’t know anything about his existence until he disappeared. Nothing.

“I didn’t know he had a newspaper until I read it in the article.”

The evidence of the 1983 Nielsen investigation ordered Anderson to withdraw Carousel Cabaret on Kings Cross, Eddie Trigg, to the club where he was killed.

Safran said he tested Anderson about his visit after his disappearance on 4 July. “What’s Happening?” I said.

“‘Everything is fine. He just came to normal jobs’ he said.

Safran said to the committee at Hakoah Club in Bondi and said that developer Frank Theeman was “familiar .. Anderson was very close to him ”. Teeman’s proposal to demolish historical terraces and build high -rise units on Victoria Street was strongly opposed by Nielsen.

Safran said that Teeman was begging for help at some point. He wanted $ 25,000 in cash. Teeman said: “I gave Jim Anderson a check for $ 25,000. It is important to get it back and I have no money.”

According to Safran, Theeman was “quite anxious .. Safran said that he did not have this kind of money and rejected his friend’s appeal by adding the following: orum I don’t want to be involved in Frank, Frank, in such a process. ”

Jim Anderson asked the purpose of payment of $ 25,000, and the Saffron told the parliamentary committee: “My personal opinion is that it is about the disappearance of it. I think it was absolutely paid to get rid of Juanita Nielsen.”

Safran added that Jim Anderson was involved in the abduction of Victoria Street resident and activist Arthur King in 1973. “There is no doubt in my mind that it is involved.”

King survived the sad three -day ordeal, but immediately left the street.

When asked if Nielsen believes that his death is deliberate, Saffron said: “In my mind, of course – his intention.

“Among the talkative people in Kings Cross, there were some speeches that Anderson had arranged this disappearance and caused by Theeman’s development with the development of Kings Cross. There were foundations of this idea.”

Safran’s lawyer Peter Wise, who appeared at the same hearing, told Saffron that he could not imagine Nielsen to be killed intentionally. But saffron was certain and said to him: “No, he didn’t just pull him off or scared. He asked him to be killed.”

Safran said that Theeman complained that he was blackmailing him: “I gave him to him [Anderson] a lot of money. “

Safran replied: “If you gave him money, Frank. This is nothing about me.”

Teeman replied: “Well, I can’t give any problems about the disappearance of Juanita Nielsen.”

Safran’s evidence should be seen against the pain of pain with the Anderson, whom the national crime authority uses to establish a tax evasion against him.

With Anderson’s 1987 attempt, Saffron was convicted of using two sets of books to defraud the kings for $ 1.5 million taxes for his kings cross -night clubs and restaurants between 1969 and 1981. He strongly rejected the case against him and was sentenced to three years in prison. At a time, he shared his thoughts about his one -time business partner with the committee: “It was a sad day I met him.”

On December 21, 1992, it was the turn of Anderson to give the story. Perhaps a little theatrical, accompanied by a protection when entering the federal parliament. Not surprisingly, he refused to have anything to do with Nielsen’s murder. He also said that “Juanita Nielsen was trying to blackmail Frank Theeman because of the incident.

“Categorically, I tell you that I didn’t do anything with Juanita Nielsen at any stage. I claimed that I was the person who killed him, but somehow I managed to make an excuse and produce. I never needed an alibi because I had nothing with it.”

He claimed that Frank Theeman was behind the murder was “unreasonable, because“ the building rose, its apartment rose ”.

The members of the Parliamentary Committee reminded him that he had stopped development and that he cost Thean to pay $ 3000 per day.

Anderson was determined: “I don’t believe Victoria Street has anything to do with the disappearance or death of Juanita Nielsen.

According to Anderson, Frank Theeman and Abe Saffron had no financial connection or business agreement on the property.

Later, he changed the focus of his testimony, the degenerated NSW police officer claimed that Fred Krahe, who worked for Theeman, was the murderer of Nielsen, because he logically fell on something that represented the people who were directly involved or involved in him ”.

Anderson remembered that after Nielsen disappeared, he made a speech with saffron, who was ası he was as emotional as I saw him.

Safran said: ‘This is terrible. People say I am. ‘Anderson said, “Well, if you’re not, you have nothing to worry about, right?” He said.

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Anderson told the committee that the relations between him and saffron returned to sour in the late 1970s. Reflecting the hostility pointing to the failure, Anderson told the committee that “Abe Saffron didn’t take the balls to kill me, but he would kill me.

Later, he boasted: üz If I wanted to kill Abe Saffron, I could kill him.

“Normal people don’t say that. So -called logical people would certainly not say in front of such a committee.

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