Irish killer Edward Johnston went on a rambling video rant about celebs being 'taken out'
In the last Youtube video he uploaded on July 20, he said: “Don’t you find it funny that the most heinous of allegations is any kind of sexual allegation,” Johnston, who reportedly created fake social media accounts to make accusations about Ms Ghirx
Crazed Irish killer Edward Johnston went on a rambling rant in his last social media video before killing his Maltese ex-partner about how public figures trying to be honest with the world were being “taken out.”
Dubliner Johnston, who was shot dead by Maltese police after killing Nicolette Ghirix in the early hours of Monday morning, claimed the public figures - Donald Trump, Andrew Tate and Russell Brand - were being “taken out” by false allegations.
He said things had become “real, real serious with global elites trying to oppress the common man”
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In the last Youtube video he uploaded on July 20, he said: “Don’t you find it funny that the most heinous of allegations is any kind of sexual allegation,” Johnston, who reportedly created fake social media accounts to make accusations about Ms Ghirxi’s sex life, asked.
50-year-old Johnson also gave a glimpse into his lifestyle where he led a spartan life in a luxury location in Malta while boasting about buying a Jaguar, a Rolex watch and a yacht.
Johnston held a replica gun to his head on Monday and then turned it to point at police before uttering his last words: “Are you ready? Because I am.” The 50-year-old was shot three times after police believed he was about open fire on them.
He had told police he had killed his ex-partner Ms Ghirxi in the early hours of Monday morning.
He had used multiple social media profiles to harass Ms Ghirxi after they had ended a two year relationship last December.
Videos posted to Johnston’s YouTube channel portray him as an enigmatic figure, leading a spartan life in a modest two-bedroom St Julian’s apartment (“a luxury apartment in a prime location,” he says), while boasting about buying a Jaguar, a Rolex watch and a yacht.
Several day-in-the-life videos posted by Johnston – who adopted the name Edwardo Sambora for his online persona – show him waking up to cook himself a breakfast of fried eggs, before settling down for a day’s work in his “office”, a bare desk and plastic picnic chair in his apartment’s second bedroom.
Johnston uploaded footage of himself landing in Malta for the first time in January 2022, initially moving into an apartment in an unnamed “small town” before eventually relocating to St Julian’s..
It is likely that he and Ms Ghirxi began a relationship, which the police say lasted for almost two years, shortly after his move to Malta.
Early last April, Johnston abruptly posted a video titled ‘I Am Moving to Palermo Sicily’. He didn’t explain to his followers why he was leaving Malta, and Ms Ghirxi is believed to have been just as taken aback to find that he suddenly left the island without any notice.
Later videos suggest that his Sicilian sojourn was short-lived. A video posted in late June shows him in Glasgow “to start a new journey”. Another YouTube video, titled ‘I Am Buying A Yacht’, shows Johnston standing at the Portomaso yacht marina discussing swing trading as several yachts behind him are rocked gently by the tide. Johnston doesn’t mention the yacht at all in the video.
And in another clip on TikTok , he pulls a large wad of cash out of his jacket pocket and proudly displays it to the camera and he frequently tagged his videos with the hashtag #billionarelifestyle, attempting to portray a life of luxury.
Ms Ghirxi was found dead on Monday at 2am in her apartment on Mro Giuseppe Busuttil Street in Swatar. She had been stabbed by a knife which was found near her body and she had suffered upper body knife injuries. Police commissioner Angela Gafa told a news conference that the suspect had told police he had murdered a woman.
The commissioner said there were three hours of negotiations with the suspect in St Julian’s. Johnston went into the sea and then came on to the rocks.
He pointed a pistol at his head and then turned it at the police and as he appeared to be attempting to assault a constable, police fired shots at him because this was deemed to be a life threatening situation, Gafa said. Johnston died shortly afterwards in a local hospital, according to Malta police.
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