Henry Burnett, the last man hanged in Scotland
In the heart of 1963, amidst the vibrant city of Aberdeen, a tale of passion, betrayal, and tragedy unfolded, forever etching the na...
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Janet Horne
Let’s talk about a woman named Janet Horne. She holds an eerie title as the last person in Britain to be tried and executed for witc...
Jessie King
The last woman hanged in Edinburgh In the crisp autumn air of Edinburgh in 1888, a group of young boys sought amusement with a pecul...
Mary Timney, the last woman executed publicly in Scotland
In the depths of a frigid January in 1862, the tranquil countryside farmstead home of Carsphad in the southwestern region of Dumfrie...
Peter Manuel
The Notorious Serial Killer Who Terrorized Scotland Peter Manuel was a notorious serial killer who terrorized the Lanarkshire and ea...
The Fiend of the Gorbals
Patrick Carraher (1906 – 6 April 1946) was a notorious criminal from Glasgow, known as "the Fiend of the Gorbals."