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Michael McGhee

Case from Redondo-beach, CA dated Jun 11, 1976

Victim Details

Michael Craig McGhee

Male

Redondo-beach

CA

1976-06-11

13

Michael

McGhee

07/08/2026

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On June 11, 1976, 13-year-old Michael Craig McGhee from Redondo Beach, California, was tragically murdered. He was shot in the back of the head, sodomized postmortem, and subsequently dismembered. The perpetrator of this heinous act was Patrick Wayne Kearney, a serial killer active during that period.

Patrick Kearney, also known as "The Trash Bag Killer," was a prolific serial killer who preyed on young men and boys in California. He was known for luring his victims, often hitchhikers or ...
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  • Patrick Kearney - Wikipedia
  • Michael Craig McGhee - The Charley Project
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    I’ve been following the case of Michael Craig McGhee and I can’t stop thinking about the familie... ...Read More
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    I've been reading more into the case of Patrick Kearney and the senseless tragedy involving young Mi... ...Read More
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    I've been following Michael Craig McGhee's case and honestly, I can't stop thinking about that poor ... ...Read More
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