Bodies of dead prisoners buried at Glasgow's notorious Barlinnie prison could be dug up – including serial killer | Z2R862J | 2024-04-30 06:08:01
THE body of executed serial killer Peter Manuel is among those set to be dug up if the old Barlinnie prison ground is sold off.
The Scottish Government is weighing up whether to flog the land which housed some of the most dangerous cons in Glasgow.
Evil Manuel is among the 10 prisoners put to death in Bar-L between 1946 and 1960.
It is understood the Scottish Prison Service will have to apply to Glasgow Sheriff Court for permission to exhume any bodies left in the grounds.
But no decision has been made on what to do with the remains while the new jailed is being built.
A source added: "Given the manner in which they were buried and the amount of time that has since passed, we wouldn't expect there to be much to exhume.
"Efforts will be made to contact any surviving family members to see if they want to receive the remains of their loved ones."
If unclaimed it's understood the bodies will be cremated and their ashes scattered.
Manuel was executed in 1958 after he was convicted of murdering seven people in Glasgow and Lanarkshire.
He lived in Birkenshaw, Lanarkshire, where he was bullied throughout his childhood.
When he turned 15, the beast broke into a young woman's house, waking her, pulling down her underwear and battering her with a hammer.
He attacked several other women before being caught and caged for nine years in Peterhead prison when he was 16.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> Over two years in the 1950s, he was responsible for almost a third of all killings in Scotland.
In a sensational trial at Glasgow High Court, Manuel sacked his lawyers and conducted his own defence.
In July 1958, Manuel was hanged on the gallows at Barlinnie Prison.
His last words are reported to have been: "Turn up the radio and I'll go quietly."
The last execution at Barlinnie was in 1960 when 19 year-old Anthony Miller was hanged for killing a man during a robbery in the city's Queens Park.
Executioner Harry Allen oversaw the hanging both Manuel and Miller.
The remains of all executed prisoners became the property of the state and were buried in unmarked graves within the prison grounds.
Family and friends were unable ever to visit the plots or pay their respects.
In 1997 some remains were exhumed during renovation work and reburied in another area of the jail.
Ten years ago jail bosses dug up the remains of the last man hanged in Scotland before they shut Craiginches jail in Aberdeen.
Henry John Burnett went to the gallows for murder in 1963 and was buried in the prison grounds.
His remains were taken for a private ceremony to Aberdeen Crematorium.
The last hanging in Britain was in 1965 and capital punishment was abolished in 1969.
Barlinnie Governor Michael Stoney said: "We have consulted with partners and set out a bold vision for a new HMP Glasgow, which will provide the maximum possible benefit to those who live and work there, and our surrounding communities.
"Through a better quality of living environment, and strong relationships with staff, we are determined to help those in our care comprehend and understand how they can move forward and set themselves on the road to a better future.
"HMP Glasgow will be a strong and supportive partner, both locally and to the wider Scottish justice system, delivering a social value that benefits the well-being of our wider communities."
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