Sick serial killer Ivan Milat, who brutally killed seven young backpackers as they travelled Australia in the early 90s, has died at the age of 74.

The killer, who was caged in 1994, was diagnosed with oesophageal and stomach cancer earlier this year.

New South Wales officials said Milat died in the medical wing of Sydney’s Long Bay Prison earlier today.

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In his bloody rampage, Milat butchered three German, two British and two Australian backpackers after offering them a lift while they were hitchhiking.

The murders finally came to light over a 14-month frenzy between 1992 and 1993 when the victims’ corpses were found in a forest outside Sydney.

Police were able to indentify Brit victims Caroline Clarke, 21, and Joanne Walters, 22, by checking their dental records.

The other victims were also found by police and, in one case, two runners out orienteering in Belanglo State Forest south-west of Sydney.

Cops were able to track down Milat after Brit Paul Onions came forward.

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He had accepted a ride while hitchhiking out of Sydney in 1990 and managed to escape while the Milat shot at him as he ran down the road.

A search of Milat’s home found several weapons including parts of a rifle that matched one used in the murders, and the cameras of some of his victims.

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When his trial ended in 1996, Milat was found guilty of seven murders and sentenced to serve seven consecutive life sentences.

He was later moved to a maximum security facility after a failed escape attempt in 1997.

Police believe Milat may have been responsible for more murders that happened in the area around the same period.

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In a TV show earlier this year, an older brother of Milat summed up the killer’s infamy.

The relative said: “He was going to kill somebody from the age of 10.

“It was built into him. He had a different psyche. He’s a psychopath, and it just manifested itself with, ‘I can do anything.”

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