Tracey Avril Wigginton (born 4 August 1965), known as the "Lesbian Vampire Killer", is an Australian murderer who achieved notoriety for killing Edward Baldock in 1989, supposedly to drink his blood. Wigginton was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1991, and was paroled in 2012.
In 1981, Wigginton's grandparents died and left 15 year-old Wigginton $75,000 ($310,640 in 2022 dollars). On the night of the murder, Wigginton (then aged 24), Lisa Ptaschinski (aged 24), Kim Jervis (aged 23) and Tracy Waugh (aged 23) had been out drinking and then drove around in Wigginton's Holden Commodore in search of a victim. At the time, Wigginton stood 183cm (6 feet) tall and weighed 95kg (209 pounds).
Edward Baldock (47), a council worker and father of four, was waiting for a taxi after drinking heavily and playing darts with friends. There, he undressed while Wigginton returned to the car to retrieve a knife.
When police arrived at the scene, they located Wigginton's bank card in one of Baldock's shoes among his neatly folded pile of clothes. During the trial, Wigginton said to the media "‘It's hard to be famous, isn't it? A legend in my own mind’."
Aftermath
In 2006, Wigginton assaulted a fellow inmate and a prison guard.
The case still commands strong media interest and public reaction. In April 2008, it was reported that Wigginton was being released. However, it was actually Ptaschinski who was being released under the resettlement leave program, given a maximum of 12 hours leave every two months for six months.
Wigginton made four unsuccessful parole applications until 2011 when the parole board granted her application. Wigginton was released from prison on 11 January 2012 despite lying to the parole board.
In 2021, interest in Wigginton was revived when it was revealed that she was posting images on Facebook of vampires, witches, and a pile of skull and bones.