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The Axe Murderer of Berrima, perhaps Australia's most prolific killer, wasn't even Australian at all.
Over one hundred years before the term serial killer existed, Irish-born, lifelong criminal, John Lynch confessed to as many as ten brutal tomahawk attacks.
Let's Mourn.
Sources:
Blanco, J. I. (n.d.). John Lynch: Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers. John Lynch | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/lynch-john.htm
Conliffe, C. (2016, July 3). John Lynch, the Berrima Axe Murderer. HeadStuff. https://headstuff.org/culture/history/john-lynch-the-berrima-axe-murderer/
Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, November 21). John Lynch (serial killer). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lynch_(serial_killer)
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The Axe Murderer of Berrima, perhaps Australia's most prolific killer, wasn't even Australian at all.
Over one hundred years before the term serial killer existed, Irish-born, lifelong criminal, John Lynch confessed to as many as ten brutal tomahawk attacks.
Let's Mourn.
Sources:
Blanco, J. I. (n.d.). John Lynch: Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers. John Lynch | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. https://murderpedia.org/male.L/l/lynch-john.htm
Conliffe, C. (2016, July 3). John Lynch, the Berrima Axe Murderer. HeadStuff. https://headstuff.org/culture/history/john-lynch-the-berrima-axe-murderer/
Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, November 21). John Lynch (serial killer). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lynch_(serial_killer)

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