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Jun 16
1h 48m

The ‘Gay Slayer’ Mass Murderer

Eleanor Neale
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A note for listeners: I’ve had to be on voice rest this past week so instead I’m bringing you an older episode from our archives! I’ll be back next week with a brand new Outlore Episode! 

London, 1993: A man called Colin Ireland made it his New Year’s Resolution to murder as many gay men as possible, and as soon as he began, widespread fear across the capital’s gay community could be felt. He’d stake out at gay bars, waiting and scouting for his next victim…

Then, desperate for fame and notoriety, Colin would call the police on himself, teasing them with his horrific crimes, leading them down a cryptic path of clues.


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