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September 25th: Robert Francis Burns Dies (1883)

When a victim is found, attention turns to the last known person in their company. On September 25th 1883 a man who happened to be the last person seen with multiple victims was hanged for what might be only 1 of his handful of crimes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Francis_Burns, https://www.facebook.com/315934825111204/posts/robert-francis-burns-the-wickliffe-murderon-the-1st-of-july-1880-the-body-of-an-/1189424524428892/, https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/nightlife/robert-francis-burns/11210616

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