Welcome to Season 2, Episode 12 of They Walk Among us, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime.

Listener caution is advised as this episode contains adult themes and descriptions that some

listeners may find distressing.

Scotland in the 1960s saw two murders with each case centred around a complex love triangle.

Even though the motives and methods of these crimes were strikingly similar, the outcome was very different.

Aberdeen, 1958. Thomas Guyane and his wife Margaret had only been married for one year when they moved to a flat, owned by Margaret's grandmother at 14 Jackson Terrace.

The birth of their first son followed in September of that year, and Margaret gave birth to a second boy three years later in February, 1961. Thomas was a merchant seaman and worked away from home for weeks, sometimes months at a time.

The timings of the birth of their second son meant that the child could not have been his

as he was away at sea during the period of conception.

This caused some friction between the couple

and Margaret sought legal advice as she wanted to divorce Thomas

but he refused.

Although unhappy, she decided her best option

for the time being was to stay in the marriage.

In late 1961, she started a job at John R. Stevens Fish Cureers, and while working there,

she struck up a friendship with a tall, fared-haired 20-year-old colleague called Henry John Burnett.

Their relationship progressed fast and within a few months Margaret left the property she shared

with Thomas and in May moved into Henry's parents' home while they looked for permanent

accommodation. Initially Margaret had taken both of her children with her but her grandmother visited and insisted

that Margaret's first son fathered by Thomas live with her. Both Margaret and Henry moved

into a sublet property with Margaret's youngest son at number 40 skiing terrace. Margaret wasn't

aware how possessive and unstable Henry was before she moved in with him.

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