A SICK serial killer and rapist dubbed the ‘Lonely Hearts Killer’ has died aged 72.
Rodney Francis Cameron – also known as Rodney Mallard – was pronounced dead at a hospital in Sydney after spending decades behind bars for a string of vile acts against women.
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The 72-year-old was jailed for life for the murder of 44-year-old Maria Goellner after he bashed and strangled her at the Sky Rider Motor Inn at Katoomba in the Blue Mountains.
Cameron had met Ms Goellner through a matchmaking competition on the radio before luring her to her death.
He died at the Prince of Wales Hospital at around 11.30pm on Saturday, The Daily Telegraph reported.