Murderer John Crerar is "waiting for God to take him" as he struggles with ill health, The Irish Sunday Mirror has learned.
The former army sergeant is serving life for the brutal rape and murder of Phyllis Murphy who vanished on her way home from Christmas shopping on December 22, 1979. Crerar, 74, has served more than 20 years at Arbour Hill Prison for killing the 23-year-old he abducted after offering her a lift home at a bus stop.
A source said the evil killer, who has never shown any remorse for his crime, is now waiting to die as he succumbs to a serious lung disease. The source told The Irish Sunday Mirror: "He used to chat away to the other lifers and do a bit of work but he’s had to give it up.
