What the records say
- When
- 18 Jul 2009
- Kind
- Murder
- Killed
- 5
- Coordinates
- 33.77° S, 151.11° E
- Description
- 2009 mass murder in Sydney, Australia
Lin family murders (Australia)
2009 murders in North Epping, Australia
The Lin family murders occurred in North Epping in the northwestern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on 18 July 2009. The victims were newsagency proprietor Min Lin; his wife, Yun Lin; their sons, Henry and Terry; and Yun Lin's sister, Irene Lin. The family was bludgeoned to death. Min Lin's sister, Kathy, discovered the bodies.
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