296: Australia's First Serial Killer - February 21 2020 - Today in True Crime History

Morning Cup of Murder

English - February 21, 2020 11:00 - 6 minutes - ★★★★★ - 630 ratings
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On February 21st 1841 a man was arrested for a single murder. He was convicted, rather quickly, and was sentenced to death for his crimes. Then, as the trial ended, more information about the mysterious man came to light. Because this man, a man named John Lynch, was a serial killer who had been roaming the Berrima area of Australia for years committing brutal murders. And, though the word didn’t exist just yet, Lynch would later be known as Australia’s worst serial killer. John Lynch Arrested (1841)

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