Career
Having herself been a prostitute, she then went on to run brothels. Pettingill"s children include some of Melbourne"s most infamous criminals. Dennis Allen, an infamous Melbourne drug dealer.
Died in 1987 of a heart attack while in custody awaiting trial for murder.
Peter Allen, convicted of armed robbery. Lex Peirce, minor criminal record.
Victor Peirce, acquitted of the 1988 Walsh Street police shootings, killed in 2002. Jamie Pettingill, died of a heroin overdose in 1985, aged 21.
Trevor Pettingill, acquitted of the 1988 Walsh Street police shootings.
Trevor has multiple convictions for firearms and drug-related offences, and has served several jail terms. He has been described as a "career criminal". A biography of her life, titled, The Matriarch: The Kathy Pettingill Story was released in 1996 written by Adrian Tame.
Pettingill now lives in Venus Bay, Gippsland, Victoria.
