Killer who strangled Brisbane woman to death 43 years ago still unknown
Deborah Smykalla was brutally murdered on Father’s Day, 1981. Her killer has never been found.
In the dead of night on September 6, 1981, a dreaded knock came at Horst and Wally Smykalla’s door.
A policeman was outside, bearing news no parent should have to receive.
“I’m sorry,” he began, di…