The Queensland property where two police officers and an innocent good Samaritan neighbour were murdered by a trio of religious fanatics has been snapped up by a mystery buyer.
The 43.51 hectare property at 251 Wains Rd in Wieambilla was previously inviting offers over $190,000 after hitting the market in February.
It was previously occupied by Nathaniel, Gareth and Stacey Train until their deaths in one of the Sunshine State’s worst police shootings in history.
Queensland Police constables Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold were murdered by the trio while performing a welfare check on December 12, 2022.
Alan Dare, the Train’s neighbour, was also murdered.
Nathaniel, Gareth and Stacey Train were all shot dead following a siege with tactical police later that night.
The property’s shock listing earlier this year followed the Queensland Police Union (QPU) negotiating to buy the land where the massacre took place.
Multiple listings now state the property is “under offer”.
The home itself has remained in a dilapidated state since the shooting – with pictures capturing junk and rubbish littering the halls, floors and tables.
Multiple VCRs can be seen piled up in a corner in one image while others depict a gun safe and a copy of Shooter magazine on the floor.
A trap door-like opening can be seen on the veranda while most of the property’s vegetation remains unkempt.
The property listing states: “Large lifestyle block, 2-bedroom house, small dam and house paddock. Property is in a dilapidated condition. Price is for property as is. Open to offers.”
It continues by stating the property is being sold as part of “executor responsibilities for a deceased estate”.
“Hoping for a quick sale to someone who will be respectful of the property, considering its history,” the listing continues.
“Composting Toilet, no grid connection for electricity, no off grid electrical connection, no mains water.
“Water supplied via rainwater tank system, this has no pump currently and is not functional.”
Rates for the property cost $504.47 per half year, according to the listing.
The property update follows State Coroner Terry Ryan handing down his findings into the bloody massacre after a weeks-long inquest in Brisbane.
The massacre unfolded when four police constables – Rachel McCrow, Matthew Arnold, Randall Kirk and Keely Brough – attended the property in Queensland’s Western Downs region to perform a welfare check on Nathaniel Train.
He had been formally reported as a missing person that same month.
The two brothers and Stacey – who was previously married to Nathaniel but married to Gareth at the time of her death – were followers of an extremist Christian ideology known as premillennialism, believing Jesus Christ would return to earth after a period of extreme suffering.
All four officers were fired upon within minutes of jumping the fence to the Wains Rd property.
Constable Arnold was fatally shot in the torso and moments later Constable McCrow was shot in her upper left back and shoulder area, before being shot again in the lower right leg and upper left leg.
Constable Kirk was injured after fleeing gunfire from the Trains while Constable Brough fled into bushland.
In response, Trains lit fires on the property in a bid to flush her out.
Mr Dare was later murdered when investigating these fires.
In his findings, Mr Ryan said it was not possible to conclude if the Trains committed an act of terror as defined by law, referencing the constellation of the trio’s shared psychotic delusion, persecutory beliefs and hatred of police.
He found NSW Police officers acted “in accordance” with relevant policies in broadcasting Nathaniel’s missing person’s report.
Queensland Police had received a note prior to attending which detailed information about the firearm Nathaniel had in his possession.
They were also made aware of Gareth Train’s hatred of police and threatening emails he had earlier sent to his nephew, Aidan Train.
Emails provided by Stacey Train earlier that day were not provided.
“I accept the evidence given by a number of witnesses from both Queensland and NSW Police … that if the emails had been provided, Queensland Police officers would have had the opportunity to do a more complete risk assessment,” Mr Ryan said.
“The officers who were sent did not have that opportunity.”
Mr Ryan said it was not possible to know if a different outcome would have resulted if additional information was provided.
“In the circumstances, I am not able to make any definitive finding,” he said.
Mr Ryan made recommendations surrounding the expansion of Queensland Police’s aerial reconnaissance – including the use of drones – in his findings.
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