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Man Admits He Killed Missing Maryland Child George 'Junior' Burdynski 33 Years Ago
Authorities say new witness interviews and additional victims led to murder and sex offense charges against Joseph Lynch in the cold case.
- On Thursday, authorities charged 61-year-old Joseph Lynch with second-degree murder in the 1993 disappearance of 10-year-old George 'Junior' Burdynski from his Brentwood, Maryland neighborhood.
- Initially, investigators uncovered a child sex abuse ring in Brentwood shortly after Burdynski vanished on May 24, 1993, but police failed to link Lynch to the disappearance for over three decades.
- Cold case detectives recently reinterviewed witnesses, and a 46-year-old man told them he killed Burdynski during forced abuse under Lynch's command, according to County Police Chief George Nader.
- Lynch, jailed since May 2026 on separate sex abuse charges, now faces new counts in Burdynski's death; the 46-year-old witness will not be charged due to his age at the time.
- County Police Chief George Nader urged other potential victims to come forward, stating "You're not alone. You did nothing wrong," though officials noted recovery of Burdynski's remains is unlikely.
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