Man charged with cold case murder of wealthy Gold Coast inventor

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Man charged with cold case murder of wealthy Gold Coast inventor. 9News

The victim's son, Ron Benscher, said the brutality of the crime was shocking.

"I thought if someone broke into your home to comitt a theft, I mean why would they go to those extremes?"He was 89, he was old, he needed a walking stick to get around. I just can't believe someone would do that."

 

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