Neo-nazi Robert Wayne Edhouse revealed as son of infamous bikie Andrew Edhouse connected to Lisa Govan case

Robert Wayne Edhouse, the convicted neo-nazi killer accused of conspiring to break out of prison, is the son of one of WA’s most infamous bikies. Andrew Edhouse is a long time enforcer at the Club Deroes bikie gang, one of Australia’s most secretive underworld organisations. He was a central figure in the bikie war that raged in Perth in the late 1990s and early 2000s but most recently made headlines because of his link to the case of missing Kalgoorlie woman Lisa Govan. The West Australian’s true crime documentary Catching Lisa’s Killer: Fear and Murder in Kalgoorlie revealed CCTV footage showing Edhouse with Ms Govan hours before she vanished on October 8, 1999. Police say the then 25-year-old Edhouse partied with Ms Govan at the Deroes clubhouse on Boulder Road, Kalgoorlie. Cold case detective Shane Russell told the documentary he believed Ms Govan did not leave the clubhouse alive. Robert Edhouse, then a toddler, was asleep in a building near the clubhouse when Ms Govan was there. The father and son share a middle name, Wayne, and are known to be very close. Andrew Edhouse’s brother Brian, also a Club Deroe, was in the public gallery when his nephew was convicted of the murder that landed him in jail. Brian and Andrew Edhouse were embroiled in the bikie war between the Deroes and the Coffin Cheaters, which erupted in 1998. Brian Edhouse was bashed with baseball bats at his Bayswater workplace in retaliation for a Deroes attack on Cheater Eddy Withnell. Andrew Edhouse was charged with two counts of attempted murder over the shootings of Coffin Cheaters Mick Anderson and Kevin Woodhouse. He faced another charge of murder over the death of Cheater Marc Chabriere but walked free on all counts after the police case collapsed. Public interest in Ms Govan’s suspected murder has peaked again since the release of The West Australian’s documentary series, which was followed by the State Government upping the reward for information that leads to a conviction to $1 million. Detectives revealed in the wake of the release that they are chasing new leads generated by interest in the series. “Following the recent media coverage and $1million reward announcement on Saturday, police will follow up on a number of calls received by Crime Stoppers in relation to the suspected murder of Lisa Govan,” Det-Sgt Shane Russell, who is leading the cold case investigation, said earlier this month. “Specifically, new information was provided regarding the Toyota LandCruiser utility. Although we won’t comment on the particulars of the information we have received. Special crime squad investigators are currently investigating this information, and all additional leads generated from the calls to Crime Stoppers. “The response by the public to the recent media and reward announcement has been very encouraging and is moving us closer to a resolution. We continue to ask anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a report online at www.crimestoppers.com.au.”