John Frank Hickey

Serial Killer

John Frank Hickey: The Postcard Killer

Early Life

John Frank Hickey, born on October 29, 1865, in Lowell, Massachusetts, was an American child molester and serial killer. He was baptized Roman Catholic at St. Patrick's Church and later joined Lowell's First Congregational Church. Hickey became an official of the Lowell YMCA and the Christian Endeavor.

First Murder

On September 1, 1883, 18-year-old Hickey contacted police and said that he had found 34-year-old pharmacist Edwin W. Morey dead on the floor of the McGibbon's Drugstore, where both had worked. Hickey claimed that Morey had been despondent due to alcoholism. Years later, Hickey admitted to having murdered Morey with laudanum. ...

Confirmed Victims: (3)

Edwin W. Morey Age: (34), Date of Death: 1883-09-01

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