Convicted Killer Dies in Prison | Adelaide News

Adelaide News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 28, 2026 · 1m

Bevan Spencer von Einem, the convicted murderer of 15-year-old Richard Kelvin in 1983, has died at 79 while serving life in prison — his death confirmed as cancer that had spread throughout his body. Diagnosed with lung cancer in September 2025, his condition rapidly deteriorated before his passing, marked by confusion and slurred speech. Though he never cooperated with police, his silence left key questions unanswered about “The Family,” a group suspected in other unsolved youth murders. The South Australian Premier lamented the lost evidence, but the investigation remains open: police still…