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Jul 2024
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July 17th: Michael Kanaan's First Murder (1998)

When a killer is joined by others, it’s hard to know who committed what crime and who simply pulled the strings. On July 17th 1998 a member of an Australian gang committed what would be his first known murder. A man who was involved in a number of crimes but what role he actually played remains a mystery.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kanaanhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/gang-boss-shot-by-own-men-court-told-20020416-gdf7bb.htmlhttps://www.smh.com.au/national/how-triple-murderer-set-up-a-payroll-system-in-prison-20021110-gdft2s.htmlhttps://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-gangland-shooter-out-of-jail/14179471-cd0b-41f8-af9a-d7a90e016a14https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3183603/Madness-pornography-chocolate-life-REALLY-like-serial-killer-Ivan-Milat-depraved-criminals-Supermax-prison.htmlhttps://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/3476750/never-to-be-released-young-men-sentenced-to-life-imprisonment/


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