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The Baffling Disappearance of Australian Hitman Chris Flannery: aka "Mr Rent-a-Kill"

In the late 1970s, Chris Flannery rebranded himself as a contract killer known in the underworld as "Mr Rent-a-Kill," he participated in Sydney's violent gang wars, then in 1985, he suddenly vanished

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Timothy Reynolds
Aug 27, 2024
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Depiction of Chris Flannery

Background

Christopher Dale Flannery seemed to have been drawn to a life of crime early on. He was born in 1948 and raised in Brunswick, Victoria, a working-class suburb of Melbourne. His neighborhood was rather insular, with many neighbors sharing a disdain for the police.

It is reported that Flannery’s father was physically abusive and eventually abandoned the family when Chris was about nine.

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