Peter Manuel | The Beast of Birkenshaw | Part 2

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Stuart Blues

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4.7 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In the season 6 special of British Murders, I tell the story of Peter Manuel, "The Beast of Birkenshaw".

Thought to be Scotland's first serial killer and one of the country's worst, Peter Manuel was convicted of killing seven people between January 2, 1956, and January 1, 1958.

In part one, I discussed Peter's background and early life as well as the murders of Anne Kneilands, Marion Watt, Vivienne Watt and Margaret Brown.

In this second and final part, I discuss the murders of Sydney Dunn, Isabelle Cooke, Peter Smart, Doris Smart and Michael Smart, the "Trial of the Century", and Peter Manuel's eventual execution.

⁣⁣For all things British Murders, please visit my website:⁣

https://www.britishmurders.com/⁣

Intro music:⁣

David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'⁣

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My recording equipment:⁣

Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone

Cloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1

Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface

Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm

Recorded and Edited in:⁣

Hindenberg PRO

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www.britishmurders.com/petermanuelpart2/

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0:57.8	Hello everyone and welcome to British murders, the podcast that focuses exclusively on British murder cases and serial killers.
1:02.1	I'm your host Stuart Blues and this is part two of the season six special.
1:04.8	Hopefully you've already checked out part one.
1:10.2	If you haven't, please pause this episode, listen to part one first and then come back to this one.
1:13.7	Before we get into part two, let's break the ice as always.
1:16.6	The show's opening Icebreaker segment is this.
1:18.6	Welcome to Daddy Facts.
1:20.7	Here is Part 2's Dad Fact.
1:30.2	Due to contractual obligations, the role of John McLean in Die Hard had to be first offered to Frank Sinatra, who was 73 at the time.
1:37.1	I don't think Frank Sinatra saying Yipikaya motherfucker would have gone down well with any audience.
1:45.3	As I said in part one, this case was suggested via email by a listener Victoria Craig and via messenger by Kath McCartney.
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