The accused Claremont serial killer is due to make his second appearance in court on Wednesday morning, with interest in the case so intense his hearing has been moved to its own courtroom.
Bradley Robert Edwards has been behind bars for a month since being taken into custody by police on December 22.
The 48-year-old Kewdale man is charged with the murders of Jane Rimmer, 23, and Ciara Glennon, 27, in 1996 and 1997 respectively.
He has also been charged with the rape of a 17-year-old girl in Claremont in 1995, and the indecent assault of an 18-year-old woman in a Huntingdale home in 1988.
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The long-time Telstra technician's home was raided last month, with several bags of evidence taken away by police.
In the weeks following, Mr Edwards' former home in Huntingdale - where he lived when Ms Rimmer and Ms Glennon were killed – was searched along with his parents' homes.
Since his arrest, forensic tests have also been carried out on a vehicle he drove in the 1990s and detectives have spoken to his two former wives.
During his first brief court appearance the day after police raided his Kewdale home, Mr Edwards remained silent, speaking only to confirm his name to the magistrate.
Family members of the alleged victims are expected to attend Wednesday's hearing after waiting 20 years for someone to be charged with their loved ones' deaths.
Mr Edwards was 27 and 28 when Ms Rimmer and Ms Glennon were found dead.
He has not been charged in relation to the suspected murder of Sarah Spiers after she disappeared from a nightclub in Claremont in 1996.
Her body has never been found and the investigation into her disappearance is ongoing.
The hunt for the Claremont serial killer has become Australia's longest running and most expensive murder investigation with more than 3000 people investigated under the 'Task Force Macro' operation.
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