The Beast of Birkenshaw - Murder Maps S04E01 - True Crime

he infamous Manuel was an American-Scottish serial killer who killed at least eight people between 1956 - 1958 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Manuel had previously been in prison for a string of sexual attacks but on his release it didn’t take long for his psychopathic behaviour to escalate.

During the murders he fell under the police’s radar several times but each time was let go, free to kill further. He even gave a lift to a policeman and suggested to him that they were looking in the wrong places for one of the victims. Once it was known a serial killer was loose there was public panic but Manuel was eventually tracked down in a Glasgow pub.

He sensationally defended himself in court but although he put up a good argument his guilt was obvious to all and he was hanged at Barlinnie Prison.