EP186: The Canal Murderer

John Sweeney seemed like a hard-working and decent man when he married his first wife, Anne in 1976. However, by the time his marriage to Anne ended, John had become a violent drug-abusing alcoholic who was a threat to women everywhere. By the time the law caught up with him, he had murdered at least two women and disposed of their bodies in a most horrific way.

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