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Prince George’s Co. police announce charges in 1993 missing child case
WTOP News • • nation
Key Points:
- Thirty-three years after 10-year-old George “Junior” Burdynski disappeared in Brentwood, Maryland, Joseph Lynch, 61, has been charged with second-degree murder and sexual offenses related to the boy’s death.
- Lynch was already jailed on unrelated charges stemming from an investigation that uncovered additional victims, leading to his April 2026 charges for sexual abuse of minors.
- A key witness, a now 47-year-old man who was abused by Lynch as a child, testified that Lynch ordered him to sexually assault Burdynski on the day he went missing, during which the boy was killed.
- Lynch and Burdynski lived in the same community, and Lynch was previously convicted in 1994 for sex offenses involving minors connected to a child sex ring, though no link to Burdynski’s case was found at that time.
- Authorities believe there may be more victims and are urging anyone affected to come forward, emphasizing that victims are not at fault and have a voice in seeking justice.
