By local folklore, it is said Frederic would tie a muffin to a string, and as a child tried to get it, he pulled the string, eventually luring the child to his house and giving him ample time to knock the child out with a wooden spoon. His nickname The Muffin Man is actually a reference to how he committed the murders. When it came to the origins of the childrenвЂ™s song, Uncyclopedia mockingly claimed that the Muffin Man title came from the manner in which he killed his victims: The parody website goes on to describe the childhood and adult life of Lynwood, including his supposed death from choking on a dumpling. A quick look at the entry showed a mug shot of the alleged вЂњMuffin ManвЂќ - but of course cameras, photography, and mug shots were not available in the 16th century. According to the comedic online encyclopedia, Lynwood also went by the nickname of вЂњDrury Lane DicerвЂќ and was known as EnglandвЂ™s first documented serial killer. It appears that the account Williamson gave was based on an entry posted to Uncyclopedia, a parody version of Wikipedia. As such, we rate this claim as вЂњUnproven.вЂќ Williamson did not note his sources, and our own search of the internet returned no legitimate results. вЂњHis name was Frederick Thomas Lynwood and the childrenвЂ™s song was made to warn small children and to help small children identify his MO so that they can report him to authorities.вЂќ a string huh? #serialkillertiktok #serialkiller #muffinman #shrek #truecrime #ssdgmД«ut we found no records documenting murders committed by a man of that name, or that he even existed. He killed 15 children and seven rival pastry chefs,вЂќ said Williamson in the recording. вЂњSo, as you might have already learned, the muffin man was indeed a serial killer. At the time of this publication, the video had been shared more than 8,700 times. 16, 2021, self-described вЂњCEO of HistoryвЂќ Jack Williamson claimed that the song originated as a warning to children to avoid EnglandвЂ™s first known serial killer.

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The popular nursery rhyme вЂњThe Muffin ManвЂќ supposedly originated as a caution to children, warning them to beware of a 16th-century baker-turned-serial-killer who enticed his young victims by pulling a muffin down the cobblestone streets of London with a string.ДЄt least, thatвЂ™s one version of the origin story.

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