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Apr 2021
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Monsters Of Ayrshire: Part 3 - The Beast...

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About this episode
Our Monsters Of Ayrshire trilogy concludes this time around on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, where, alongside the horrific murder of Mhairi Julyan, we learn of some of the other evil acts that Gavin McGuire is responsible for, and the reasons why I considered that one word befitting of him over so many others:

Monster.

The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including those of a sexual nature, and descriptions of extreme animal cruelty, that some listeners may find disturbing and/or upsetting, so discretion is advised whilst listening.

Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Playlist Tracks
  • Daniel - Bat For Lashes
  • I'm Not Like Everybody Else - The Kinks
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References/Further Reading

Assorted newspaper articles from Daily Record; Herald Scotland; The Scottish Sun; The Greenock Telegraph; Glasgow Times; Aberdeen Press & Journal; Dundee Courier - available with thanks to The Free Library and the British Newspaper Archive

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Remembering Mhairi Julyan, her family and loved ones, and the others whose lives McGuire had blemished. 



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