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May 2022
45m 18s

S4 Ep2: Trevor Hardy, The Beast of Manch...

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It’s July, 1975 in Manchester, England. One man, dubbed "The Beast of Manchester" was responsible for sparking immense fear across the city. This "beast" was the unpredictable and violent 30-year-old Trevor Hardy. He seemed to truly enjoy the act of killing. But it didn't stop there. The Beast would return to the scene of the crime to mutilate his victims over and over again.

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Original music by Ben Krejci, Lee Rosevere, Kai Engel, and Daniel Birch.

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.
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