11 April 2024 · 7

Infamous Scots. Rob Roy MacGregor.

Rob Roy was born at Glengyle, at the head of Loch Katrine, as recorded in the baptismal register of Buchanan, Stirling. His...

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Infamous Scots. Deacon Brodie.

28 March 2024 · 2

William Brodie (28 September 1741 – 1 October 1788), often known by his title of Deacon Brodie, was a Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of...

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Infamous Scots. John Gow.

2 March 2024 · 0

John Gow (c. 1698–11 June 1725)was a notorious pirate whose short career was immortalised by Charles Johnson in A General History of the Pyrates....

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Infamous Scots. Minnie Dean.

16 February 2024 · 2

Warning contains sensitive Information. Williamina Dean (2 September 1844 – 12 August 1895) was a New Zealander who was found guilty...

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Infamous Scots. William Duff.

24 January 2024 · 0

William John Duff (born January 1962) is a Scottish dentist from Kilbarchan in Renfrewshire who was jailed for three years (reduced on appeal to two years)...

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Infamous Scots. Sonny leitch

10 January 2024 · 0

William “Sonny” Leitch, also known as the Saughton Harrier and Danger Man, is a retired Scottish career criminal. Leitch was born...

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Infamous Scots. William McCoy.

31 December 2023 · 2

The complement of HMS Bounty, the Royal Navy ship on which a historic mutiny occurred in the south Pacific on 28 April 1789, comprised 46 men...

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Infamous Scots. Sheila Garvie.

14 December 2023 · 2

Maxwell Garvie was a Scottish farmer and businessman who was murdered in 1968, in “one of the most infamous murders in...

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Infamous Scots. Geordie Bourne.

20 November 2023 · 2

Geordie Bourne (or Burn) (died 1597) was a well-known thief or raider in the English East Marches land that bordered the Kingdom...

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Infamous Scots. (Janet Boyman).

13 November 2023 · 0

Janet Boyman (died 1572), also known as Jonet Boyman or Janet Bowman, was a Scottish woman accused of witchcraft; she was tried and executed...

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Infamous Scots. (Nicol Muschat)

3 November 2023 · 0

Nicol Muschat (1695–1721) was a Scottish physician, remembered for his murder of his teenage wife, Margaret Hall (1704-1720). Life....

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Infamous Scots-Tam McGraw.

14 October 2023 · 0

Thomas “Tam” McGraw (19 February 1952 – 30 July 2007), also known as “The Licensee” or “Wan-Baw McGraw“, was...

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Infamous Scots. Eric Joyce.

30 August 2023 · 0

Eric Stuart Joyce (born 13 October 1960) is a Scottish politician, former military officer and convicted child sex offender.  A...

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Infamous Scots. Tam Paton.

13 August 2023 · 0

Thomas Dougal “Tam” Paton (5 August 1938 – 8 April 2009) was a pop group manager, most notably of the Scottish boy...

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Infamous Scots. Gary McKinnon.

28 July 2023 · 2

Gary McKinnon (born 10 February 1966) is a Scottish systems administrator and hacker who was accused in 2002 of perpetrating the “biggest military computer...

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Infamous Scots. Donald Forbes.

21 February 2023 · 0

Donald Forbes (1935 – 12 April 2008) was a Scottish convicted murderer. Forbes was convicted and jailed on three occasions, twice for...

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Infamous Scots. Joseph Slater.

3 February 2023 · 0

Oscar Joseph Slater (8 January 1872 – 31 January 1948) was the victim of a miscarriage of justice in Scotland. Wrongly convicted...

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Infamous Scots. John Cronin.

10 January 2023 · 0

John Cronin (born 18 July 1971) is a repeat-offence Scottish convict. Imprisoned for running up a 140,000 kronor (US$20,500) bill in one...

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Infamous Scots. Thomas Aikenhead.

20 November 2022 · 2

Thomas Aikenhead (bapt. 28 March 1676 – 8 January 1697) was a Scottish student from Edinburgh, who was prosecuted and executed at the age...

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Infamous Scots. Thomas Watt Hamilton.

4 November 2022 · 1

WARNING CONTAINS SENSITIVE MATERIAL. The Dunblane massacre took place at Dunblane Primary School near Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, on 13 March 1996, when...

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Infamous Scots. John the Painter.

6 October 2022 · 0

James Aitken (28 September 1752 – 10 March 1777), also known as John the Painter, was a mercenary who committed acts of sabotage in Royal...

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Infamous Scots. John Browning.

16 August 2022 · 0

John Browning (29 November 1888 – 14 November 1964) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic, winning four league...

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Infamous Scots. Francis Charteris.

13 August 2022 · 0

Colonel Francis Charteris (baptised 4 April 1675 – 24 February 1732), nicknamed “The Rape-Master General”, was a Scottish soldier and adventurer who earned a substantial...

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Infamous Scots. Jimmy Boyle.

5 August 2022 · 2

James Boyle (born 17 May 1944) is a Scottish former gangster and convicted murderer who became a sculptor and novelist after his release from prison....

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Infamous Scots. Elliot Castro.

3 August 2022 · 0

Elliot Castro (born 1983 or 1984) is a Scottish fraud prevention consultant and ex-fraudster from Glasgow who claims he swindled approximately $2.8 million through...

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Infamous Scots. Thomas Neil Cream.

31 July 2022 · 2

Dr Thomas Neill Cream (27 May 1850 – 15 November 1892), also known as the Lambeth Poisoner, was a Scottish-Canadian medical doctor...

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Infamous Scots. Lord Lovat.

29 July 2022 · 0

Lord Lovat (Scottish Gaelic: Mac Shimidh) is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1458 for Hugh Fraser. The...

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Infamous Scots. Arthur Thompson.

23 July 2022 · 0

Arthur Thompson (September 1931 – 13 March 1993) known as “the Godfather“, was a Scottish gangster who was active in Scotland in the 1950s....

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Infamous Scots. James Morrison.

21 July 2022 · 0

James Morrison (1760–1807) was a British seaman and mutineer who took part in the Mutiny on the Bounty. Early career James Morrison was...

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Infamous Scots. William Beggs.

21 July 2022 · 0

Warning. contains some sensitive information. A.K.A.: “Limbs-in-loch murderer”  Classification: Murderer Characteristics: Rape – Dismemberment Number of victims: 2 Date of murders: 1987...

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