In November 2001, in Adelaide, Nicole Therese Courcier McGuinness and her companion Donna Lee Casagrande killed 53-year-old truck driver Joanne Lillecrapp. 

Nicole was 35 years old at the time of the horrible crime, and Donna Lee was two years younger. As she waits for her parole, Nicole, the murderer of Joanne, might be released in two months.

Although Joanne was as kind and sincere as she was generous, her roommates were just as perverse and crafty as Nicole and Donna, who both used drugs. Joanne always wanted to help them stop abusing drugs for themselves.

Donna received a 12-year sentence with a 10-year non-parole period, while Nicole received a life sentence with an 18-year non-parole period.

Due to the fact that she buried Joanne’s body on their property, McGuinness is known as the Strawberry Patch Killer.

Who Is Joanne Lillecrapp? Her Wikipedia Bio

53-year-old truck driver Joanne Lillecrapp was assassinated by her pals in 2001 after inviting them to her house to curb their drug use.

Lillecrapp’s body was dissected, her head cut off, and her remains were buried in her backyard. The culprits of this heinous act were Nicole Therese Courcier McGuinness and Donna Lee Casagrande.

Nicole and Donna resided in the same house as Joanne, who was aware of their drug and heroin misuse but wanted to assist them. Joanne also volunteered for Meals on Wheels.

When she didn’t show up for work for more than a week, her absence was suspected, and police were called to look for her. Her body was discovered on her property by the police in November 2001.

Donna Lee and Nicole Therese both entered guilty pleas for manslaughter and murder, respectively. According to The Adelaide Advertiser, the duo sedated Joanne and made her hand over her ATM card, which had just $600.

Nicole killed Joanne with a knife after realizing Lillecrap had given her the incorrect PIN. The women methodically dismembered Joanne since they were unable to lift her body, burying some of her body parts in the Strawberry patch backyard and others in the Wingfield trash.

Update On Killer Nicole Therese Courcier McGuinness Released

Nicole Therese Courcier McGuinness was given a life term in jail in 2001 after she entered a guilty plea to the murder of Joanne Lillecrapp.

Her accomplice, Casagrande, was imprisoned for multiple theft and trespassing violations until being released in 2011 after admitting guilt to manslaughter.

Nicole served 20 years in prison before being granted parole in January of last year. Nicole, however, twice violated the terms of her parole.

The Strawberry Patch Killer argued in her defense that she had broken her 12-year streak of sobriety after searching for herself online and finding news stories about the crime.

Update On Nicole McGuinness

Nicole McGuinness was given a fresh 12-month non-parole period for the violation on August 16, 2022, by Supreme Court Justice Laura Stein.

Nicole McGuinness is qualified to apply for parole in the upcoming two months because the parole was retroactively granted in October of last year.

Ron Lillecrapp, Joanne Lillecrapp’s brother, read his victim impact in court in July, telling the judge that the murderer McGuinness is a risky, erratic individual.

Nicole shouldn’t be out and about in the neighborhood, according to Joanne’s brother. When given a chance, he claimed Nicole utilized it to support her drug use and never made an effort to better herself.

Ron Lillecrapp said to Nine News on Tuesday that his victim impact statement had been heavily edited and that he had much more to say.

He asserted that since Joanne wasn’t there, he would have to stand up on her behalf and that he was the only person qualified to do so.