Blue Heelers actor faces execution after years held in secret: 'The man never not called or wrote to me'

Jefron · Oct 8, 2025

Never heard of him. If you go to a country where you know they have harsh penalties for trafficking, and then you traffick drugs, DERRRR!

Jo Piper3 · Oct 8, 2025

"Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said Australian officials have raised Gilespie's case with Chinese counterparts several times and are still working to secure his freedom."

Is this an old article or did I miss something??

Wombat2u2004 · Oct 8, 2025

Jo Piper3 said:
"Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said Australian officials have raised Gilespie's case with Chinese counterparts several times and are still working to secure his freedom."

Is this an old article or did I miss something??

Scotty still thinks he's the Prime Minister, and has sent over his Chinese friend to secure Gillespie's freedom, But Mr. Yu has run into trouble with the Chinese police.

Suzanne rose · Oct 8, 2025

Australians have been given enough warnings about laws of other countries and what happens if you get caught taking or trafficking in drugs. You do the crime you fo the time !!

Look at Barlow and Chambers who were caught drug trafficking in Malaysia and were both executed by hanging in the early 1980s.

Then there were the Bali Nine in which the two supposedly be ring leaders were executed by a firing squad in 2015 my daughter went to Andrew Chans Funeral.

Then let's not forget Shepelle Corby who at one stage looked like she may face execution but was released after I think 15 years. Some say its because she became Moslem

Who could forget Rugby League player Paul Hayward

Hayward was the brother-in-law of convicted criminal Neddy Smith. After the football season for 1978 had ended, Neddy Smith sent Hayward to Bangkok with Warren Fellows to arrange a shipment of heroin. On 11 October 1978, Hayward and Fellows were arrested at the Montien Hotel in Bangkok when a suitcase containing heroin was found in his room. He and Fellows were convicted in Thailand, alongside William Sinclair, for attempting to export 8.4 kilograms of heroin to Australia.[4]

Paul Hayward received a 30-year sentence while Warren Fellows received life. Hayward was imprisoned in Lard Yao men's prison in Klong Prem Central Prison before being moved to Bangkwang. After being transferred back to Lard Yao he was released on 7 April 1989, after being granted a royal pardon. He returned to Sydney, via Perth shortly afterwards.[5]

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Hayward became a heroin user during his time in prison and contracted HIV.[4]

On Saturday 9 May 1992, Hayward was home with his family when he collapsed in the bathroom about 3pm, a police spokeswoman said. Ambulance officers tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate him and he was announced dead on arrival at Canterbury Hospital.[6] Later it was pronounced that he died of a heroin overdose.

Wombat2u2004 · Oct 8, 2025

Suzanne rose said:
Australians have been given enough warnings about laws of other countries and what happens if you get caught taking or trafficking in drugs. You do the crime you fo the time !!

Look at Barlow and Chambers who were caught drug trafficking in Malaysia and were both executed by hanging in the early 1980s.

Then there were the Bali Nine in which the two supposedly be ring leaders were executed by a firing squad in 2015 my daughter went to Andrew Chans Funeral.

Then let's not forget Shepelle Corby who at one stage looked like she may face execution but was released after I think 15 years. Some say its because she became Moslem

Who could forget Rugby League player Paul Hayward

Hayward was the brother-in-law of convicted criminal Neddy Smith. After the football season for 1978 had ended, Neddy Smith sent Hayward to Bangkok with Warren Fellows to arrange a shipment of heroin. On 11 October 1978, Hayward and Fellows were arrested at the Montien Hotel in Bangkok when a suitcase containing heroin was found in his room. He and Fellows were convicted in Thailand, alongside William Sinclair, for attempting to export 8.4 kilograms of heroin to Australia.[4]

Paul Hayward received a 30-year sentence while Warren Fellows received life. Hayward was imprisoned in Lard Yao men's prison in Klong Prem Central Prison before being moved to Bangkwang. After being transferred back to Lard Yao he was released on 7 April 1989, after being granted a royal pardon. He returned to Sydney, via Perth shortly afterwards.[5]

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Hayward became a heroin user during his time in prison and contracted HIV.[4]

On Saturday 9 May 1992, Hayward was home with his family when he collapsed in the bathroom about 3pm, a police spokeswoman said. Ambulance officers tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate him and he was announced dead on arrival at Canterbury Hospital.[6] Later it was pronounced that he died of a heroin overdose.

I agree. The law must come down heavily on these people in their own countries.
I don't understand why some of their fellow countrymen support them.
Look at Corby, she even had a big following here, and a sister who kept visiting her in prison.
I heard that the sister who owns a dress shop in Bali sells the drugs from under the counter to Aussie tourists and that Corby was taking them to her in her boogie board. Not sure if that is true or not, maybe it could just be a rumour.....there were plenty of those rumours around at the time.

Suzanne rose · Oct 8, 2025

Wombat2u2004 said:
I agree. The law must come down heavily on these people in their own countries.
I don't understand why some of their fellow countrymen support them.
Look at Corby, she even had a big following here, and a sister who kept visiting her in prison.
I heard that the sister who owns a dress shop in Bali sells the drugs from under the counter to Aussie tourists and that Corby was taking them to her in her boogie board. Not sure if that is true or not, maybe it could just be a rumour.....there were plenty of those rumours around at the time.

I heard similar.

VeeFar · Oct 8, 2025

Jo Piper3 said:
"Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said Australian officials have raised Gilespie's case with Chinese counterparts several times and are still working to secure his freedom."

Is this an old article or did I miss something??

I was wondering the same thing. was I in a coma and time travelled backwards??

Wombat2u2004 · Oct 8, 2025

Anyway, where is all the outcry by the Aussie do-gooder druggies in trying to secure this guys release ?
I mean they all banded together and had marches and Facebook pages and mega blogs about freeing Corby. They even sprayed graffiti over everything in an effort to support her. Go-Fund me pages....whatever.
Even a couple of old lady greeny's holding up a big sign outside a pub in my Armidale.
So why all the support for Corby? And none for this guy in a China Jail accused of the same thing?

Or was the support for Corby simple because she was young and pretty?
Sounds to me a lot like the hypocrisy of the newer generations, and the media.
Just sayin'.

advocate · Oct 8, 2025

As long As the early 60s you were warned about drugs and smuggling at borders Australia has never had jurisdiction over other countries and laws yet people still try

Viellarde · Oct 8, 2025

Jo Piper3 said:
"Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said Australian officials have raised Gilespie's case with Chinese counterparts several times and are still working to secure his freedom."

Is this an old article or did I miss something??

Did you miss that his whereabouts became known in 2020 when he was officially sentenced to death? Maybe that was when Scott Morrison made the statement.

novezar · Oct 8, 2025

The only comment which hasn't been mentioned is, "Never take possession of any wrapped gifts or parcels from anyone to bring back to Australia". One extremely huge red flag when someone asks you to do it.

How many times has one read or heard of that warning when you're in a foreign, especially any Asian country.

You could well be signing your own death penalty, as in his case.

BruceC · Oct 8, 2025

Do the crime do the time.
I won’t be losing any sleep due to him!

beauravn · Oct 8, 2025

"Friend Jill Parris received a phone call from Karm, who was 'over the moon in love with a new woman' and excited about a business trip to Thailand shortly before he vanished." - I would be wanting to know a lot more about the 'new woman' who sounds like she was the first point of call in the business setup to me. It certainly sounds like he was setup, the only thing in question is whether or not he agreed to it willingly or was 'blinded by love' at the time.

Viellarde · Oct 8, 2025

beauravn said:
"Friend Jill Parris received a phone call from Karm, who was 'over the moon in love with a new woman' and excited about a business trip to Thailand shortly before he vanished." - I would be wanting to know a lot more about the 'new woman' who sounds like she was the first point of call in the business setup to me. It certainly sounds like he was setup, the only thing in question is whether or not he agreed to it willingly or was 'blinded by love' at the time.

My thought exactly.

Constance o6 · Oct 9, 2025

Somewhat different if you are a drug addict yourself. Insidious things are hard to conquer and there is temptation both here and overseas. Then there is the drug mule, often unaware of what they are carrying. Finally, of course, there is the criminal who is out to make money at the horrific expense of others. How do you differentiate?

meighLeigh · Oct 9, 2025

It's possible but improbable the drugs were planted. Why would anyone bother?
It's probable he was to be an unwitting drug mule/courier - the 'gifts' he carried from person A to person B were where the drugs were concealed, after all. BUT there's been as much advice against carrying anything for someone else - especially if you don't intimately know the two people in question! Drugs or bombs could be in the item being carried. The message has been around since hijacking aircraft became fashionable - long before Corby and other drug smugglers hit the news.
Unfortunately, there is no cure for human stupidity. He chose to ignore the advice.
He was carrying the drugs.
He went to China with the drugs.
If he's executed, he deserves a Darwin Award. If he's not, he's entitled to an Honourable Mention.

(For those not in the know:
"The Darwin Awards honor individuals who contribute to human evolution by removing themselves from the gene pool through their own foolish actions, often resulting in death or sterilization.")

meighLeigh · Oct 9, 2025

Constance o6 said:
Somewhat different if you are a drug addict yourself. Insidious things are hard to conquer and there is temptation both here and overseas. Then there is the drug mule, often unaware of what they are carrying. Finally, of course, there is the criminal who is out to make money at the horrific expense of others. How do you differentiate?

I don't - most laws don't. The drugs are in your possession. You're the one breaking the law.
Re drug addicts: you got yourself addicted. You suffer the consequences.
Re unwitting drug mules: pack and secure your own baggage. Carry nothing from relative strangers. The advice has been around for a long, long time!

meighLeigh · Oct 9, 2025

Wombat2u2004 said:
Anyway, where is all the outcry by the Aussie do-gooder druggies in trying to secure this guys release ?
I mean they all banded together and had marches and Facebook pages and mega blogs about freeing Corby. They even sprayed graffiti over everything in an effort to support her. Go-Fund me pages....whatever.
Even a couple of old lady greeny's holding up a big sign outside a pub in my Armidale.
So why all the support for Corby? And none for this guy in a China Jail accused of the same thing?

Or was the support for Corby simple because she was young and pretty?
Sounds to me a lot like the hypocrisy of the newer generations, and the media.
Just sayin'.

Corby, the Bali 9 - anybody who breaks the law in the country they are in, faces the law of the country they are in and I consider it totally unacceptable that the Australian government intervenes in any way. I had no sympathy for Corby and less for the media-pushed upcry demanding her release.
Yes, it was because she was young and pretty - and brought to the attention of the media, probably by her family. The media took it up and pushed the unpleasant conditions of prison in Indonesia instead of the fact she was caught smuggling drugs into a country with no tolerance for drug smugglers.
Result: drug smugglers assume they can get rescued by the Australian government if caught (and get lots of money if not caught! Or are caught, and the media pays them for the 'exclusive rights' to their carefully manufactured "I am Innocent of All Wrongdoing" sob story.

Viellarde · Oct 9, 2025

meighLeigh said:
Corby, the Bali 9 - anybody who breaks the law in the country they are in, faces the law of the country they are in and I consider it totally unacceptable that the Australian government intervenes in any way. I had no sympathy for Corby and less for the media-pushed upcry demanding her release.
Yes, it was because she was young and pretty - and brought to the attention of the media, probably by her family. The media took it up and pushed the unpleasant conditions of prison in Indonesia instead of the fact she was caught smuggling drugs into a country with no tolerance for drug smugglers.
Result: drug smugglers assume they can get rescued by the Australian government if caught (and get lots of money if not caught! Or are caught, and the media pays them for the 'exclusive rights' to their carefully manufactured "I am Innocent of All Wrongdoing" sob story.

Is anyone asking for his release from jail, or for death by execution to be cancelled? Does the Australian government appeal against death sentences because it is abolished here? In some countries death may be better than jail.

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