The Age | John Vincent McDonald loses appeal over 'spiteful' 1980s murder of his ex wife Herald Sun Fears for missing father of two · Man steals $200k with fake ID. A MAN found guilty of murdering his former wife after she was abducted by agroup of men has failed in a bid to appeal his conviction. A jury found John Vincent McDonald guilty of the 1980s ... Two decades on, murderer's mutterings land him in strife Court dismisses McDonald's murder appeal |