Dennis Allen

This article is about the drug dealer. For the association football player and manager, see Dennis Allen (footballer). For the American football coach, see Dennis Allen (American football).

Dennis Allen
Dennis Allen
Born	1951 (1951)
Died	1987 (1988)
Alias(es)	Mr. Death, Mr. D
Conviction(s)	Rape
Parents	Kath Pettingill

Dennis Allen (1951–1987) was a Melbourne based drug dealer who was reported to have murdered many victims. He was the oldest son of criminal matriarch Kath Pettingill. He died of heart disease in 1987 in prison custody awaiting trial for murder.^[1]

Allen, nicknamed Mr. Death or Mr. D,^[2] was believed to have been involved in up to 13^[3] underworld murders, including the dismembering of a Hells Angels biker with a chainsaw.^[4] One victim who survived was guitarist Chris Stockley of The Dingoes, whom Allen shot in the stomach while attempting to gatecrash a party.^[5] Allen received a ten-year prison sentence for rape during the 1970s. It is also reported that he was a major drug dealer in the Richmond and South Yarra areas of Melbourne during the 1980s.^[2][4] New South Wales Police Detective-Sergeant Roger Rogerson was convicted of supplying heroin in a deal with Allen, but was acquitted following appeal.^[6]

Allen died in 1987 of heart failure; "pieces of his heart actually broke off after decades of heavy drug abuse".^[4] He was buried by Father Peter Norden, a Jesuit priest who buried three members of the Pettingill family during the 1980s.^[7]

References

1. ^ 3 May 2002 Brace for more gangland shootings, police warn The Age
2. ^ ^{a b} Shand, Adam (2004-02-24). "Cast of characters; The main Melbourne crime factions and their most prominent members". The Bulletin 122 (8). 
3. ^ Note that Tedmanson reports that Allen is suspected of up to 13 murders, while Shand reports 15.
4. ^ ^{a b c} Tedmanson, Sophie (13 May 2006). "Granny Evil to hit big screen". The Australian (News Ltd): p. 8. 
5. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Dingoes'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1865080721. http://web.archive.org/web/20040803172000/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=281. Retrieved 17 April 2011. 
6. ^ "NSW: Rogerson may have to reinvent himself again". Australian Associated Press General News (Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd). 2005-02-18. 
7. ^ Stewart, Cameron (2006-04-08). "Godfella". The Australian Magazine (News Ltd). 

Persondata
Name	Allen, Dennis
Alternative names
Short description	Australian criminal
Date of birth	1951
Place of birth
Date of death	1987
Place of death	1987