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Megan Kanka
New Jersey, USA, murder victim whose death ultimately led to sex offender registries in US · United States · On the map · Lived 1986 to 1994 · aged 7
On July 29, 1994, in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, seven-year-old girl Megan Nicole Kanka was raped and murdered by her neighbor, Jesse Timmendequas, after he lured her into his house; Timmendequas had previously been convicted of child molestation.
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The murder attracted national attention and subsequently led to the introduction of "Megan's Law", which requires law enforcement to disclose details relating to the location of registered sex offenders.