Archie McCafferty
Australian serial killer (1949–2024)
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Archibald Beattie McCafferty (1949–2024) was 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] He died from a fall in 2024, at the age of 74. At the time, he was suffering from COVID-19, COPD, pneumonia and acute kidney failure. News of his death went unreported until July 2025.[12]
