Episode 230 - Peter Manuel: The Beast of Birkenshaw

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In early January of 1956, Glasgow police received a phone call about a break-in at the home of the Smart family. The scene they walked in on however was something far more sinister. Peter Smart, his wife, Doris, and their 10-year-old son Michael had all been shot dead at point-blank range in their beds. <br><br>It was clear to detectives that the Smarts had been dead for almost a week, but if that was true, it didn’t explain who’d been feeding their cat…<br><strong><br>Become a patron:</strong> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/redhanded">Patreon</a><strong><br>Order a copy of the book here (US &amp; Canada):</strong><a href="https://www.wellesleybooks.com/book/9780762473793">Order on Wellesley Books</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/RedHanded-Exploration-Criminals-Cannibals-Killer/dp/0762473797/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=redhanded&amp;qid=1617228369&amp;sr=8-1">Order on Amazon.com</a> <strong><br>Order a copy of the book here (UK, Ireland, Europe, NZ, Aus):<br></strong><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Redhanded-Exploration-Criminals-Cannibals-Killer/dp/1398707139/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1616698132&amp;sr=1-1">Order on Amazon.co.uk<br></a><a href="https://www.foyles.co.uk/witem/biography/redhanded,suruthi-bala-hannah-maguire-9781398707139">Order on Foyles<br></a><br><strong>Follow us on social media:<br></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/redhandedthepod/">Instagram<br></a><a href="https://twitter.com/RedHandedthepod">Twitter<br></a><br><strong>Visit our website:</strong> <a href="https://redhandedpodcast.com/">Website</a><br><br><strong>Contact us:<br></strong><a href="https://redhandedpodcast.com/contact-1">Contact</a><br><br><strong>Sources:<br></strong><a href="https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/manuel-peter.htm">https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/manuel-peter.htm</a> <a href="https://www.mulhollandbooks.com/guest-posts/denise-mina-peter-manuel/">https://www.mulhollandbooks.com/guest-posts/denise-mina-peter-manuel/</a><a href="https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/revealed-sex-secrets-of-scottish-serial-997157">https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/revealed-sex-secrets-of-scottish-serial-997157</a><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201505/what-happens-when-psychopath-falls-in-love">https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201505/what-happens-when-psychopath-falls-in-love</a><a href="https://blackpoolcrime.wordpress.com/2014/11/19/blackpool-serial-killers-peter-manuel-did-hannibal-lecter-serve-ice-creams-on-the-golden-mile/">https://blackpoolcrime.wordpress.com/2014/11/19/blackpool-serial-killers-peter-manuel-did-hannibal-lecter-serve-ice-creams-on-the-golden-mile/</a><a href="https://murderpedia.org/male.M/images/manuel_peter/Part1.pdf">https://murderpedia.org/male.M/images/manuel_peter/Part1.pdf</a><a href="https://murderpedia.org/male.M/images/manuel_peter/PeterManuelFiles.pdf">https://murderpedia.org/male.M/images/manuel_peter/PeterManuelFiles.pdf</a><a href="https://murderpedia.org/male.M/images/manuel_peter/Part4.pdf">https://murderpedia.org/male.M/images/manuel_peter/Part4.pdf</a><a href="https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;id=QBkjAwAAQBAJ&amp;oi=fnd&amp;pg=PT5&amp;dq=peter+manuel+serial+killer&amp;ots=BuRsz0ZsMD&amp;sig=hLu19tNjZIqn5WkHKn5GIilOGbs&amp;redir_esc=y#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=true">https://books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&amp;lr=&amp;id=QBkjAwAAQBAJ&amp;oi=fnd&amp;pg=PT5&amp;dq=peter+manuel+serial+killer&amp;ots=BuRsz0ZsMD&amp;sig=hLu19tNjZIqn5WkHKn5GIilOGbs&amp;redir_esc=y#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=true</a><a href="https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/peter-manuel#The%20Investigation">https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/peter-manuel#The%20Investigation</a><a href="http://www.policemuseum.org.uk/crime-casebook/interesting-cases/the-manuel-murders-1956-58/">http://www.policemuseum.org.uk/crime-casebook/interesting-cases/the-manuel-murders-1956-58/</a>