Alleged attacker is 'killer on parole' A CONVICTED murderer who was released on parole just 10 months ago allegedly tried to rape and kill a woman as she waited at a Sydney bus stop during peak hour on Wednesday night. The NSW parliament was told yesterday that 46-year-old Terrence Leary had applied for parole six times before he was finally granted early release in August last year, having served more than 22 years of his 24-year sentence for the 1990 murder of Sydney teenager Vanessa Hoson.