Monday 23 May 2022 09:34 PM Lynise Milat: Secret love child of Ivan Milat dies suddenly in hospital after ... trends now
The love child of Australia's most infamous serial killer Ivan Milat has died suddenly in hospital after developing a blood clot.
Lynise Milat, 57, passed away in Gosford Hospital on Saturday, three years after her backpacker murderer father lost a battle to terminal cancer in October, 2019.
The supermarket worker lived on the NSW Central Coast for most of her life and struggled with her association to one of the country's most notorious killers.
Lynise was conceived during an 11-year affair her mother Marylin Milat-Tempest had with Milat, despite being in a relationship with his brother Boris.
Lynise Milat, 57, passed away in Gosford Hospital on Saturday after developing a blood clot (pictured, Lynise at a friend's wedding in 1990)
Ivan Milat (pictured in an undated photo) enjoyed secret trysts with Lynise's mother Marilyn over an 11-year period, despite her being in a relationship with his brother Boris
As an adult she was mocked in the streets for her infamous last name and found herself unable to leave her home for weeks, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Lynise, who lived in Gosford, is survived by her only son Adrian, 33, with an intimate service being organised for the coming weeks.
Her mother Marilyn, who enjoyed secret meetings with Milat, has reportedly told close friends she is heartbroken by the news of her daughter's death.
A source close to the family said that being the love child of the convicted murderer had taken a toll on the 57-year-old's mental health.
Lynise previously told the Daily Telegraph that while she had not always liked her father, that he had been 'framed' by police desperate to pin the murders on him.
She defended keeping his last name, and said it was a symbol of her support.
Lynise, who lived in Gosford on the NSW Central Coast for most her life, is survived by her only son Adrian, 33, with an intimate service being organised for the coming weeks
Ivan Milat (pictured) who was convicted of seven murders in the 1990s, died aged 74 in the hospital wing of Sydney's Long Bay Correctional Centre on October 27, 2019
'I'm hoping staying with myself and name will bring forward truths,' she said.
'I want to show Ivan, even if he is on the wrong side of the fence on this one, I'm with him, we can laugh about it, he knows how I feel about him.
'People know who I am in the area, they know I'm a Milat, it's been hard.'
Her father, who was convicted of seven murders in the 1990s, died aged 74 in the hospital wing of Sydney's Long Bay Correctional Centre on October 27, 2019.
He was diagnosed with terminal stomach and throat cancer, but refused treatment on several occasions, which prolonged his suffering and shortened his life.
The road worker was wearing an incontinence garment under his prison greens and had minimal personal belongings when he died.
Milat (pictured) was diagnosed with terminal stomach and throat cancer, but refused treatment on several occasions, which prolonged his suffering and shortened his life
An inquest into his death in custody heard Milat developed severe gastrointestinal symptoms in October 2018 and received medical treatment for two months.
His illness did not improve so doctors recommended a colonoscopy which the backpacker murderer outright refused.
He tentatively agreed to have a gastroscopy but later declined to undergo the procedure on two occasions.
Milat's medical records show he routinely cancelled medical appointments recommended by doctors during his 25 years behind bars being shuffled around New South Wales' most high security prisons.
During February and May of 2019 Milat's symptoms worsened and he began to lose a drastic amount of weight - about 20kg - due to his difficulty swallowing.
During February and May of 2019 Milat's symptoms worsened and he began to lose a drastic amount of weight - about 20kg - due to his difficulty swallowing
He finally agreed to see a specialist who discovered Milat was riddled with cancer of the mouth, throat and below his diaphragm.
Milat was transferred from the Goulburn Supermax to Sydney Long Bay Jail where he could be taken to hospital on a regular basis for chemotherapy treatment.
With doctors noting Milat only had a 30 per cent chance at survival, 'patient comfort
