Notorious serial killer Ivan Milat has been transferred to a Sydney prison where he'll likely die following a two-week stint in a nearby hospital where he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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Time is now running out if the backpacker murderer is to confess and give some closure to the families of his victims.
Gaunt and bespectacled, Milat was dressed in prison greens with his hands cuffed and ankles shackled when he was brought to a white four-wheel drive in a wheelchair.
His white hair is balding and the killer's infamous handlebar moustache has also turned completely white.
Milat arrived at Long Bay jail on Tuesday afternoon in the back of the 4WD after a 15 minute trip from Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick where he was diagnosed with oesophagus and stomach cancer.
The frail 74-year-old was transferred in a convoy of two identical Nissan Patrols while a police helicopter hovered overhead.
Milat abducted his victims in the same type of 4WD in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It's believed he sold the vehicle shortly after the backpackers' bodies were discovered in NSW's Belanglo State Forest.
Milat on Tuesday sat in a cage in the back of one of the vehicles which had tinted windows and was swarmed by a dozen reporters and photographers as it left the hospital.
The convoy later sped into Long Bay Correctional Complex without stopping. A dozen media were there to document Milat's arrival.
Milat will be detained at the prison hospital within the complex.
The serial killer was initially taken from Goulburn's supermax jail to Prince of Wales on May 13 for medical tests.
Milat's nephew, Alistair Shipsey, has said his uncle's condition is "very bad" and he may only have a couple of weeks to live.
Milat was found guilty in 1996 of murdering seven backpackers whose bodies were found in makeshift graves in the 1990s.
Corrective Services NSW Commissioner Peter Severin hopes the murderer will now come clean.
"I personally would be very keen for Milat to come forward with the information he is still refusing to share with the people of NSW and the larger Australian community," Mr Severin told reporters on Tuesday.
Corrections Minister Anthony Roberts spoke directly to the killer.
"If you have one ounce of decency in your body, cooperate with the police, and at least bring some closure to those families," the minister said at a joint press conference with Mr Severin.
Milat's impending demise will likely be classified as a death in custody and a report will be prepared for the NSW coroner. His body will then be released to his family.
Milat's victims were British friends Joanne Walters and Caroline Clarke, Melbourne couple Deborah Everist and James Gibson, German Simone Schmidl and German couple Anja Habschied and Gabor Neugebauer.
He also abducted British traveller Paul Onions who managed to escape.
Milat has been linked to other suspected murders including of two Sydney nurses who disappeared from a Parramatta hotel in 1980 and wayward teenager Peter Letcher.
Milat's brother, Boris, has said a 17-year-old Ivan bragged about shooting a cab driver in the neck in 1962 leaving him paralysed.
Australian Associated Press
