Another revolting creature; doubly so as it claimed God protected it as it killed people.
Worked its way up from fraud to serial killing, claiming 10 victims.
Further Reading -
John Lynch; The Pious Hatchetman
Lynch, Bushranger Berrima's Notorious Criminal
Confessions of Lynch the Murderer
It's safe to say the two blokes having a scratch around in the dirt at Wedderburn got a nasty shock when the remains of a man were uncovered.
Despite following up leads for years afterwards the police were never able to identify the victim.
But they never solved the mystery of his identity or who killed him.
Further reading -
Wedderburn Mystery Murder Suspected
Well, here's another garden variety arsehole; convicted of one murder Burns confessed to the hangman he'd killed seven more people.
Why confess to the hangman? Is it an attempt to impress a bloke who's paid to kill people for the government?
Anyway, the seven further victims are based on speculation; although the useless mongrel gave clues he didn't give names (said he was useless) but this is well-considered with much evidence.
Further reading -
Almost a century ago a young man displayed worrying mental health symptoms - paranoia, believing wireless messages were being sent to his mind to control him, to hurt his family, that people were telling lies about him and his family, that his enemies had a radio system that advertised him everywhere he went...(I'd like to know what Professor Graeme Yorston made of him).
After tramping all over the world, fighting in WW1, Norman List returned to his family home in Richmond, Victoria, where these symptoms were on full display.
This all came out after the horrific shooting spree he orchestrated at the Melbourne Botanic Gardens; in just 4 minutes four people were dead.
Their names were
Despite police searches, no one was ever found or arrested for this murder.
Someone trying it out? A rehearsal, perhaps, before the intended target?
To lose a cemetery is rather careless, but how one goes about losing it in the first place is so easy - just don't use it! Source; The ...
