Pettingill family Criminal
The Pettingill family is a Melbourne-based criminal family, headed by matriarch Kath Pettingill. Family members have many convictions for criminal offences including drug trafficking, arms dealing and armed robberies. The film Animal Kingdom and TV series Janus and Phoenix have been inspired by the real life events concerning the family.Two of Kath Pettingill's sons, Victor Peirce and Trevor Pettingill faced a murder trial for the 1988 Walsh Street police shootings, with both acquitted along with two fellow defendants. Victor Peirce's de facto wife, Wendy, later claimed that her husband planned and carried out the murders with the fellow accused.