Ireland Named in reporting
John Crerar
Born 1949, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 27 Jan 2025 to 29 Jan 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- 1949, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Murder, Rape
- Where
- Co. Kildare
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 27 Jan 2025 to 29 Jan 2025
- Outlets
- kildarenow.com, irishmirror.ie
Cases
latest first- Kildare murder and rape convict dies in hospital Murder · Co. Kildare
Phyllis Murphy, an Irish woman aged 23, was abducted while waiting for a bus in Newbridge town on 22 December 1979 and her body was found in a remote area near the Wicklow Gap in mid-January 1980. John Crerar, an Irish man, was convicted in 2002 of abducting, raping and murdering her after DNA evidence linked him to the scene. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and served it at Arbour Hill Prison. Crerar, a former army sergeant, fell ill in prison and was transferred to Dublin's Mater Hospital. He died on 25 January 2025 at the age of 76, reported as 75 in one account.
No stage yetConvicted · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming John Crerar, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 29 Jan2025Man who murdered Kildare woman dies after falling ill in prisonconvicted, John Crerar, 76, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Crerar
- 27 Jan2025Evil murderer and rapist dies after long health battle in hospitalconvicted, John Crerar, 75, male, Irish, named, irishJohn Crerar
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