Archie McCafferty explained

Archie McCafferty
Birth Name:	Archibald Beattie McCafferty
Alias:	Mad Dog
Birth Place:	Scotland, United Kingdom
Victims:	4
Country:	Australia

Archie McCafferty is a Scottish-born Australian serial killer. He was described as the Australian Charles Manson.^[1] Archie McCafferty was born in Scotland and emigrated to Australia when he was 10.^{[2] [3] [4]}

In 1973, while living in Australia, McCafferty murdered 3 people, claiming his dead baby son told him to murder people.^{[5] [6] [7]} In 1974, he was imprisoned in Tamworth Correctional Centre^[8] and while in prison he murdered an inmate.

In 1997 McCafferty was deported to Scotland.^{[9] [10] [11]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Serial murderer Mad Dog McCafferty helps out in partner's upmarket Edinburgh dress shop. Jack. Mathieson. August 7, 2012. Daily Record.
2. Web site: 'Mad Dog' living in seaside resort. HeraldScotland.
3. Book: Ferguson, Anthony. Murder Down Under: Notorious Australian Serial Killers. January 29, 2021. McFarland. Jefferson, North Carolina. 9781476641515 . Google Books.
4. Book: Schechter, Harold . Harold Schechter

   . Harold Schechter . The Serial Killer Files: The Who, What, Where, How, and Why of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers . 9780345472007 . 2003 . . New York City .

5. Book: The History of Australian True Crime . 9781782127048 . 5 July 2013 . Arcturus .
6. Book: The World Encyclopedia of Serial Killers: Volume Three, M–S . 9781952225338 . 24 November 2020 . WildBlue Press .
7. Book: Murder Down Under: Notorious Australian Serial Killers . 9781476682846 . 3 February 2021 . McFarland .
8. News: 35 violent deaths linked to 'school for killers'. ABC News . December 13, 2011. www.abc.net.au.
9. Web site: Killer 'Mad Dog' McCafferty avoids jail for resetting stolen car | The Scotsman. 10 November 2008 .
10. Web site: Australia to deport mass killer to UK. March 23, 1997. The Independent.
11. Web site: Triple killer beats checks to enter NZ. NZ Herald.