Westfield Bondi Junction attack: Brothel manager reveals the 'bizarre' ... trends now
A former manager at a brothel in Bondi Junction has recalled the 'bizarre' encounter she had with wannabe sex worker and crazed Westfield killer Joel Cauchi - and revealed her chilling theory behind what may have triggered his stabbing rampage.
Cee Rodriguez, 39, was managing now-closed brothel The Flamingo Club on Ebley Street in August last year when she received a 'bizarre' application from a man called 'Joel'.
'Joel' had sent a picture of himself wearing a tight-fitting Manchester United football club jersey while straddling a chair with his arms folded, claiming he would be 'open to servicing both men and women'.
'I said to my friend, "Obviously this kid is an amateur," because this is work, this is a business and if you want us to take you seriously, you need to present yourself as such,' Ms Rodriguez told Daily Mail Australia.
'We did bitch about it because that's what we do. I said, "Look at this guy. Oh, my God, he's delusional," and my friend was like, "Who the f*** would pay for that?"
Cee Rodriguez (pictured) was managing the now-closed brothel The Flamingo Club on Ebley Street in August last year when she received a 'bizarre' application from a man called 'Joel'
He sent a picture of himself wearing a tight-fitting Manchester United jersey while straddling a chair with his arms folded and said he would be 'open to servicing both men and women'
'I thought, what the hell, this isn't Green Street hooligans. Are you trying to sell sex using this picture? You're not endearing yourself to anybody.'
Despite her immediate reaction, Ms Rodriguez sent 'Joel' a polite response, telling him they did not accept men in the establishment but suggested they could reach a 'booking only' arrangement if there was interest in him.
Ms Rodriguez was so troubled by the encounter she saved his number as 'Wtf' on her personal device (pictured) and ran it through a database, which did not throw up any red flags
'I told him we could do a room rental rate, you could use the facilities, you'll be safe, you can have all the supplies and towels and everything if we take a booking,' she said.
'But his application was very sloppy, very unprofessional. He would answer questions with questions.
'I said, "Do you mind me asking how much experience you've kind of had?"
"And he was like, "Look, I just want to know if you get female clientele."'
Ms Rodriguez said she had never received an application like Cauchi's before.
'Anyone who wants to work in the industry and thinks that they're going to make money servicing women, I tell them, "Listen, unless you're going to go gay for pay, you're going to be pretty broke,"' she added.
'If he hadn't said men I would have just laughed. I would
