robert penny 83 , of malvern east , briefly appeared at melbourne magistrates court on monday .
he is charged with murdering claire acocks and his wife margaret at old london coiffure hairdressers in portland on may 3 , 1991 , about 350 km west of melbourne that margaret penny was murdered in a hair salon in portland , victoria on may 3 , 1991 .
also brutally murdered at old london coiffure hairdressers was claire acocks .