The Beast Of Birkenshaw / Peter Manuel

On May 12, 1958, 31-year-old Peter Manuel went to trial at Glasgow High Court for the murder of eight people. So desperate were people to get a seat on the public benches for the trial of the infamous Beast of Birkenshaw, they queued outside the court overnight... *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***This episode was researched and written by Rosanna Fitton. Illustrations and production direction also by Rosanna Fitton. Narration, audio editing, script editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.More information can be found on our website at http://theywalkamonguspodcast.comFor early advert-free access and an exclusive episode per month, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUsMUSIC: Delirium by Kai EngelBlue Feather by Kevin MacLeodDefeat by BoxCat GamesPrelude No 7 by Chris ZabriskieThe 49th Street Galleria by Chris ZabriskieThat Kid in Fourth Grade Who Really Liked the Denver Broncos by Chris ZabriskieAll music sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org and used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TWAU_PodcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/theywalkamonguspodcast/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theywalkamonguspodcast/Acast - https://www.acast.com/theywalkamongusSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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On May 12, 1958, 31-year-old Peter Manuel went to trial at Glasgow High Court for the murder of eight people. So desperate were people to get a seat on the public benches for the trial of the infamous Beast of Birkenshaw, they queued outside the court overnight... *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***This episode was researched and written by Rosanna Fitton. Illustrations and production direction also by Rosanna Fitton. Narration, audio editing, script editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.More information can be found on our website at http://theywalkamonguspodcast.comFor early advert-free access and an exclusive episode per month, visit https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUsMUSIC: Delirium by Kai EngelBlue Feather by Kevin MacLeodDefeat by BoxCat GamesPrelude No 7 by Chris ZabriskieThe 49th Street Galleria by Chris ZabriskieThat Kid in Fourth Grade Who Really Liked the Denver Broncos by Chris ZabriskieAll music sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org and used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TWAU_PodcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/theywalkamonguspodcast/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theywalkamonguspodcast/Acast - https://www.acast.com/theywalkamongusSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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