The Waterlow Killings: A Portrait of a Family Tragedy

Anthony Waterlow left his decrepit room in a run-down boarding house on November 11, 2009. By 6:00 pm, the 42-year-old was seen leaving another home: his sister Chloe’s in Randwick, Australia. He left behind her slaughtered body and that of their father, celebrated art curator Nick Waterlow. The pair had been stabbed multiple times, in front of Chloe’s three young children. Delving beneath the public face of a successful and affluent family to reveal private suffering, this account follows Anthony Waterlow’s descent into the pits of mental darkness. Ultimately, this book highlights the issues that confront families coping with mental illness and the failings of the health systems in times of need.