Cultivating Murder: The shocking true story of farmer Glen Turner's death
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- čas přidán 10. 08. 2023
- Robert saw his mate killed in one of Australia's most brutal and cold-blooded murders - a rampage by a farmer bent on revenge over money and power. This story originally aired on October 2nd, 2016, on Seven News Australia Sunday Night. Subscribe to 7NEWS Spotlight for the latest video » 7news.link/SpotlightSubscribe
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That old farmer shall rot in hell for what he did to glen turner. Such a cold blooded and callous murderer. Glen was simply doing his job and making sure that no farmer was unlawfully clearing land.
Then irony is, the only person that thinks he's special is the murderer Ian Turnbull.A coward whos greed led to a senseless killing.
What a vile and money greedy individual. He deserves to never see the outside world again and his family should do everything they can to restore all that land back to nature. Greed is an awful terrible personality trait that I hope no one in the rest of that family share. How can he pleed not guilty!?
Becurse thats his right
@@andrewturk6562 jeez I'm talking morally not legally! Of course it's his right!
@@hazelparr8461how is it his right?! He murdered a person, that’s not a right for anyone but illegal no matter the situation! This is Australia not the USA, we have different laws here and I thought shooting a government worker is illegal anywhere!!
What if Farmer Turnbull figured out the real reason why land is being preserved? That one day humans won't be a allowed outside of cities without special permission. If this is indeed true he most certainly went about protesting it in the wrong way. No one deserves this type of obvious murder yet we could be the ones who are the frogs simmering in the pot instead.
@@thearmchairjournalist566 I'm saying that legally he has a right to plead not guilty but talking morally how he can really plead not guilty? It's so obvious he's guilty. On a side note I'm not from the USA.
That’s a evil man to literally torture this man who is unarmed and defenseless!!!
If the Australian judicial system was about justice, the judge would give 50-75% of all of Turnbull's holdings to Turner's widow as compensation asides from a jail sentence.
EXACTLY!
Joking right? Australian law is a joke. Corrupt police officers, ridiculous sentences, no accountability ‼️
They can get it through a civil suit of wrongful death. I hope they do.
@@Aluminata Do they have the same judiciary system in Australia as they have in USA?
@@valeriemacphail9180no, the legal system in both countries is vastly different
So heartbreaking. Sincerest condolences to Glens family 😢💔 Also all the best for Robert and his recovery from this horrible tragedy ❤
I hope the wife sues this coward for every penny he has
Heartbreaking! This victim was not just doing his job, he was a warrior for mother earth. The narrator talked about how much money destroying the native trees would make. The perpetrator was already wealthy, it appears he was also greedy, with authority issues and unaware that native forests are a priceless necessity to a healthy ecosystem. Of course the perpetrator would not care about the environment since he had no respect for the life of this brave father and husband.
Greed .....Will destroy the best of men ....
At 81, I'd venture to guess he was well aware of the priceless necessity of native forests for a healthy ecosystem. He simply didn't care. More money for him was far more important then forests or even human life.
Greed
All wealthy people are greedy. The more they have, the more they want, and they don't care who or what they destroy to get it.
It's not unaware, it's I don't care. Greed has been destroying our planet for years and the ones with the money know exactly what they have been doing., it is just horrible that this truly decent man's blood was spilled over avarice.
I remember when this happened and it was a shocking moment for the community that a person just doing their job would be murdered like that!
Sincere condolences to the family 💜
What the Hell did He Think He was going to Achieve by Murdering Glen,Totally Selfish Individual Who Has Caused a Lot of Grief. I can’t Imagine How Terrifying It was for Glen and Robert.
Jealousy
Absolutely horrific. The son’s of the vile murderer should hold their heads in shame. The conversations with him while in prison is beyond vile. That poor wife and children and the co worker left with life consequences.
Shocking!! Hope they got all his farm as compensation for what he has taken away, especially the children
What a coworker! He went above and beyond for his workmate and buddy. He is a star human being.
Lol, wut? He just ran around the car trying not to get shot. He did nothing of any value. Even he admits Glen kept telling him get me out of here and he didn't.
@@chickenlover657-What would have done “chicken”?!
@@Junkinsally Huh? How about english?
I hope she sues his estate and gets his farm and money..
His farm his money and the farm and money of his family. They should be left destitute. Put him in solidarity confinement for life. And every so often remind him of what he did not only to Glen but to his own family and estate. That might seem harsh. But these people were already millionaires. But too much was not enough.
Yes, because punishing the guys family that had nothing to do with it, IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO❗❓
Completely irrational thinking❗🤡
@@loyalsoldier3997 Don't sound like his son disapproved. And when you sue someone's estate his family is always affected.
Of course the victims family and his colleague would be entitled to substantial compensation
Why does 7News play music while people are talking? It is so annoying. 😮
How much money do people need.
I KNOW RIGHT ! 😔
It takes a lot to shock me now but this story has. What a greedy old coot! The fine of $140,000 is inadequate for the value his vandalism adds to the property and the trees should all be replanted.
Absolutely. Filthy pieces of work all those whose only engine is greed. After the devastating fires that AU lived through a capital years ago, and the planet currently burning with fires and war, it is more important ever to plant trees.
Especially when you consider that $140,000 would represent the sale of one herd of cattle on one day at the sales. A lot of these rural land holders went to exclusive schools in the big City centers.Same places most Judges etc went to school ...
@@MercmadThis! THIS! THIS!
How absolutely horrific. Greed that turned to hate drove that man to utterly cruelty and cold blooded murder. Was it worth it ? SO f*cked up. Glen was in the right and had done nothing wrong at all. His poor poor family and friends, and poor Robert having to live through all that .
This is sad story 😢
Rest in peace Glen
It's the old story ....greed ,greed and more greed😢
Why is the music drowning out the story?
I think the elderly farmer's disease was entitlement. What a tragedy.
What a senseless and brutal death poor Glen had to suffer, and suffer he did, and all because of some lunatic's greed. Turnbull decided what he was going to do the minute he heard the Glen and Robert were in the area. He didnt give a damn when he was told that Glen had a young family, he just wanted his revenge. Tbf he didnt even think about his own family. I pray none of them turn out like him. God Bless you Glen, you didn't deserve this. And poor Robert, what he witnessed will never be erased from his memory and I'm sure he asks himself daily about all the "what ifs" god help him. RIP Glen 😢
This is one of the reasons why the Bible warns about the love of money, is a root of all evil. Money itself isn't evil but the love of it is
I lived at Yambin (Ian Turnbull's family farm) as a kid and was friends with Ian Turnbull's boys. This came as a shock to me but to be honest I hadn't seen Ian for many years. There was a lot of tension with regards to the boys in relation to the farms. I doubt that the boys deserve any of this, infact, at least 1 had been removed from the inheritance. Its sad that someone lost their life and 2 families suffered but Ian's sons had nothing to do with it
Yes, when one Turns a Bull, one sees a messy Orifice.....elementary, my dear Watson.
The music is too loud, I can't hear the voices. So aggravating.
I can only say how you felt and he knew you tried your best so plz don't torture yourself he knew you tried god bless you sweet heart sorry you had to go through that you are a strong man. Hope you all the best. god lv you x
So sad, if anyone knows if the wife needs a hand on the farm, I am available as I just retired from the police after 22 and would love to work on the land
Youralegend, the Turnbull family tortured this family
That's lovely of you to offer. Such a needless, senseless act, by a man who has no respect for people or the ground he farms. Shameful 😢
Dude….are you trying to pick up his widow? Not saying you’re wrong, mind you, could be a great idea 😊
@@tinatrottier582Gross response.
I'm sure there's people like the detectives that could get a message to her. Just give them her husbands name tell them what you want. They than will do a back ground check. Good luck to you. Senseless crime and Heartbreaking!
Feel for the family that never got the chance to see their children grow with there dad.. Good will punish him. Hope you are doing fine now. Be strong kids my heart goes out too you allnx
if i want to listen to music, i would not watch a documentary,music makes this unwatchable!!!
He had to pay 10M to Glen family
Robert you are also a very brave man!
So heartbreaking. Robert just is the very best friend. I pray he can heal.
Do a road trip across Australia and see the millions of hectares that we have already cleared and still clearing.
Right? The whole wheatbelt here in WA was once lush, dense forest. So sad.
And eventually become deserts. Australia for sale to greed
The farmer should forfeit his land which should then be sold and the money given to the victims
D'NO IF YOU CAN CALL HIM A 'MAN' THERE USED TO BE RULES 'CODE OF CONDUCT' TO BE A MAN LIKE 'DONT KICK A MAN WHEN HE IS DOWN' SHOOTING AN UNARMED MAN AND IN THE BACK....WHAT A COWARD GREED TO BOOT....RUBBISHING THE FAMILY NAME..INCREDIBLE HOW THE VALUES OF THE PAST THAT MADE A MAN A MAN HAVE BEEN LOST😒😠
Glen Turner' friend and fellow worker is the nicest Australian man I have ever seen .He was very brave and I wish him well The cowardly git will not die on his own land Sinead Cornwall
god bless robert for standing tall; his courage is legendary. may god heal his pain and comfort him.
What courage? He ran around the car 10 times trying to not get shot is all.
@@chickenlover657 first, robert didnt RUN. he repositioned himself in an effort to protect glen's life while he negotiated in vain for medical help. he stood up to a killer with a rifle which indeed took courage. the killer was not after robert, he was after glen. IF robert ran he wouldnt have been shot, so yes it took courage to stay and risk it by standing between the killer and glen. ur being very mean.
@@rosemaryus-ct6151 If you actually LISTENED to the video you would have heard Robert himself say how he went around the car and pushed Glen to do the same even tho he was wounded. They went around the car several times, until it got dark. It's all in the video and you just want to believe some nonsense you invented.
@@chickenlover657 exactly, robert was protecting glen, repositioning himself to protect glen. NO RUNNING INVOLVED BY ROBERT. so the mental invention that somehow standing between a killer and his wounded prey doesnt involve courage is all yours.
Urban shootings called gang violence is described as the thug life. A farmer who murders or suburban shootings involve a psychological profile and defense.
Because we already know the theory re that demographic : generational poverty, dysfunction & violence , as a norm. Suburban or other shootings aren't a norm, so they get more attention & analysed etc.
Omg. This is awful. Glenns wife deserves 75% of turnballs estate!! Toss him in jail for life and give glenns wife the estate to support her and the kids.
I hope the survivor finds peace
A very greedy man
Many farmers were slaughtered in northern Nigeria , not once or twice countless times , nobody cared to know !
By whom?
And your point is?
@@mariestark1695 why would this matter the most !
That's a tragedy, why ?
Robert is a true hero ❤️❤️❤️
Sad, sad and it shows how insufficient the means of the justice system are. The Turnbull family have partly achieved what they wanted. I think a sentence such as: "You have to turn half of your property into native forest" and until then your patriarch stays in prison would have far more impressed the family.
The reason for the crime was money/property and if people so obviously demonstrate that they cannot fulfil their obligations to society that comes with this property then take it off them.
I’m surprised they didn’t have a two way radio or any kind of communication device. I guess they left it too late!
Terrible case for Glen's family and his oh so loyal friend.
Sadly the Australian justice system is soft but as the killer is in his 80s he won't see freedom again. Thankfully he was not a younger man.
RIP Glen, and best regards to your friends and family.
I am terribly sorry for his loss.
Reading n listening to this made me feel so many different things, the main one being, WHY .
N in so many ways why!?
Robert is so brave recounting the pain and terror he endured. I hope and pray he recovers from the trauma 😢
The Killer died in jail. A farmer who gunned down a NSW environment officer during a protracted and terrifying ordeal has been jailed for at least 24 years. Glen Turner had been shot three times by 78-year-old farmer Ian Turnbull - a man hellbent on revenge, and who died in prison.
“He shot an innocent man, twice,” Robert, the only witness to the murderous 20-minute game of cat-and-mouse Turnbull played with the pair, and was shown on Sunday Night program.
Ian Turnbull, then 81, used a hunting rifle to murder Glen Turner, 51, who was on public land with a colleague on July 29, 2014, near the farmer’s property at Croppa Creek in the NSW’s north. The murder prosecution and legal proceedings in the Land and Environment Court for alleged illegal land clearing had put his family under immense financial pressure, and took aim at the Native Vegetation Act. By the time Turnbull had been fined $140,000 plus costs over the illegal clearing in 2011, Glen had become, in his mind, his nemesis, the focus of a hate bordering on obsession.
Incredibly 😢 sad
Is it posdible in ausyralia to take out a civil suit against this monster and his family.?
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Great title!
The music is so loud it's hard to hear the dialog. Especially for us non_australians.
How shocking condolences to the family, very fortunate for the other man to be left alive - I am surprised I did not hear of this case previously, as I'm from NSW.
I agree about the background music, its very annoying. You can also hear it in news broadcasts and adverts??
This is too sad
If it was supposedly just snapping then he wouldn’t have kept pursuing the guy to finish him off
Turn off the background music!!! Watched a couple minutes, too much trouble trying to hear the dialog with the constant loud music.
😢😢😢
Justice prevail. Sad.
Glen’s family should follow up with a big fat civil suit, buy the land and plant so many trees that they erase the memory of the farmer and his greed..
With all the millions he must have in the bank, land as far as the eye can see, yet his obsessive-compulsive disorder got the better of his reasoning. Fancy choosing to share a cell with 3 psychopaths and a toilet for the remainder of one's days, instead of enjoying the twilight years in comfort, peace and quiet!
Yes, as the saying goes: "There's no fool like an old fool". Too true!
His grandchildren must now bear the stigma of a murderer for grandfather, society will never allow them to forget, their big money is actually BLOOD stained money. What a disgrace!
Don’t judge until you have walked in his shoes . If you think the government department didn’t intimidate, bully , harass and provoke this man then you would be wrong . His family might also remember him as a man who gave up his freedom to fight for what is right . Sometimes hiding behind a government title and being on a power trip won’t guarantee your safety . Everyone has a breaking point .
@@deanwitt7903 A moral crusader, according to you? Fighting for the right to destroy trees and upset biodiversity with his monocrop farming methods? When he already owned far more land than any one family should have the right to own? Well, he is just as incarcerated as if he'd been wrong.
@@deanwitt7903Found one! Lol
the killer should have at least also lost the use of the property in question for farming purposes and had it all turned to forest. this would have had a much bigger impact on the killer than merely facing a jail cell. a greedy man only understands the measure of a dollar. im america, criminals are not allowed to benefit financially from their crimes.
For every action, there's an equal opposite reaction.
We can only pray that it's true
As awful as this shooting was , I can't understand how Turnball struggled to end his life chasing a wounded man around a car .
Crazy... best wishes to all ✌🏼
He could well afford to pay the fines‼️
There's an attitude common to wealthy farming families that I've come across ( having lived and worked in that area for a number of years ) that is almost beyond belief. They seem to think that the law doesn't apply to them. It appears to me that they think they can do whatever they want and woe betide anyone who challenges their regime. The EPA workers would've been seen as very subordinate and subject to whatever treatment Turnbull considered appropriate at the time. Hard to believe, but probably true.
It's been that way since day dot in Australia. Rich farmers who choose to believe they have a god given right to destroy nature.
Just reading about this online (SMH. Good Weekend. by Kate Holden May 28 2021). Apparently Turnbull died in prison in 2017, having served just one year of his sentence. Also, he was not without his supporters around Moree, with many regarding him as the victim.
Yep I believe that. It's part of farming culture. They HATE anyone who tries to do the right thing by the environment.
For the love of money is the root of all evil. 1Tim 6:10
An act of a complete coward. Two blokes simply doing their job……
The music is distracting
This is assassination ! That farmer need locking up for life. His assets should be siezed and given to that widow. There is no justice.
Old farmers are from a different era....long before conservation issues came about.
They tend to be land-fused and myopic about anything outside that.
Not the brightest sparks, these types.
Been lording it over the Locals as King, entitled, arrogant...for decades, probably.
Lord of the Flies type-stuff.
Don't ask him about world affairs though, he'll grow more creases below his forehead.
... and his Yokel chip-on-the-shoulder Disorder would kick in fast.
Glen Turner was just too smart for him, ad that Hillbilly-Gene got triggered.
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An evil greedy farmer who thought he was above the law 🤮
A greedy coward to the bitter end. I am sure his family was victimized by his pathetic need for more power & money.
Just horrific, that poor family losing him for no reason, just doing his job & ran into a psychopath.
What a hideous experience for Robert Strange to endure seeing, any wonder he has ptsd, poor man.,I hope he is coping ok despite his awful memories 😢. It's just so sad.
The sentence was just, the old guy where he belongs...locked up away from hurting anyone else!!!
This is the possibility of a civil suit from both the State and Alison.
“These actions are commonly known as 'wrongful death lawsuits'. The legislation that applies in New South Wales is known as the Compensation to Relatives Act 1897.” -
23 January 2023
by Sonia Hickey and Ugur Nedim
Sydney Criminal Lawyers
It is all about greed
RIP regards to his wife and children also his friend that was with him.
Ian Turnbell had 1 purpose & that was to remove the very purpose of Glenn Turner stopping his business from expanding for that process of crime conquences of one actions too confiscate the farm to paid victims of crime for the lost of husband father for his family and that will hurt but too bad they hurt a father going about doing his job & never came home.
In these cases the perpetrator should be given third degree treatment in police custody and send to a prison in the outbacks for the rest of his life without bail. They should make a prison in the outbacks for murderers like him in the outbacks.This should be publicly shown to instill fear and discpline. Mental conditions or psycopaths exist in America/Australia or UK, it will not prevail in UAE or Saudi Arabia/Singapore because they will be hanged to death for sure. Fear is the best method of discipline they use in UAE so crime rate is below 0.7%. Unfortunately the laws are flawed so evil things like this will continue till they overhaul the system.
They give the death penalty in the US and they have 10 times the crime we do here in Aus. Can’t say I agree here. In saying that an eye for an eye seems to work lol
@@silman5015but the population is 24 times more, so its less for per capita stats
I feel for the wife, kifs and Robert.
There's no excuse so plz don't feel sorry for him feel for the poor. An that died that night. Hope he suffers on day of judge ment let god show no mercy on his horrable soul 😊
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Armed....he was armed. !!!!!!
The farmer is so callous. My guess is he feels justified.
I am so every sorry for the family and friends of this kinda man pray Jesus is with them
worked on neighbouring property...farm should have been seized from family!
Greed😢😢😢😢😢😢
I think a measly fine he had to pay vs the millions he had would have been a drop in a bucket but greed reared its ugly head and now he is where the devil put him
How disgusting and callous! This man murdered and tortured another human who will forever live that nightmare. My heart goes out to Glens family and Robert who stayed by his workmates side, a true hero.
Typical greedy farmer
Robert was a coward
Definitely should have done different, but I wouldn't go as far as to call him a coward. Everyone's a coward at the end of a barrel.
Just awful😎
BS..$$$$$ Greedy Talks Life in Prison
Ian "Big Daddy" Turnbull was an old hot head.
I live in Canada…our farmers are stripping the land, smothering g it with Synthetic fertilizer and around Up, exhaust ling it into Club root and using obscene amounts of water(dairy). 🤷♀️
Greed is the curse of our time but it won't help if there is no air to breathe when the wealthy careless people cut down the trees that producing our oxygene.
I can absorb information without any background music!
Am I the only one who can do that?
I suggest you add the sound of barking dogs, low flying jets, rocket launches and crying wolves, to help people watch your documentaries.
I regularly talk to my friends without adding any background music and they are probably too embarrassed to tell me they can't understand a word I was saying.😮
I lost my Husband...it also resulted in my losing my Home and Family and Friends...l had no one to Hug and Hold me after l was Victimized and Robbed! Instead l was Victim Blamed and Abused even Worse! 😞