George Robertson
Episode Summary
Trigger Warning – This episode has some strong language.
In the heart of Edinburgh’s Tron Square, a harrowing tale unfolded where George Robertson, fuelled by unresolved anger and accusations, unleashed a brutal attack on his family.
This episode was a listener request from Steven, who also features on this episode due to his own family’s link to the Robertson family.
1954: George Robertson, the last hanged in Edinburgh | Executed Today
Lost Edinburgh: Tron Square Murders
Secret Scotland – George Alexander Robertson
Into The Web | Liverpool Echo | Monday 01 March 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Murderer Dies | Manchester Evening News | Wednesday 23 June 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Princess Will Use Closed | Londonderry Sentinel | Thursday 24 June 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Mother, Son Die: Man Charged | Daily Herald | Tuesday 02 March 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Man On Double Murder Charge | Bradford Observer | Saturday 22 May 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Murderer Hanged | Birmingham Daily Gazette | Thursday 24 June 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Double Murderer Executed | Cambridge Daily News | Wednesday 23 June 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Flat Deaths Charge | Daily Mirror | Tuesday 02 March 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
No Reprieve For Robertson | The Scotsman | Tuesday 22 June 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Round and About | Dundee Courier | Wednesday 02 June 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Diary | Coventry Evening Telegraph | Monday 01 March 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Jean Tells Of ‘Night Of Terror’ | Daily Mirror | Wednesday 02 June 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Firstback To Work | Dundee Courier | Saturday 22 May 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Guilty Of Murder | Aberdeen Evening Express | Wednesday 02 June 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Charge | Aberdeen Evening Express | Tuesday 01 June 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Plats For Old Folk | Belfast News-Letter | Thursday 03 June 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
11 Hours Sun In Edinburgh | The Scotsman | Thursday 24 June 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Sent For Trial’ | Liverpool Echo | Friday 21 May 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
To Hang For Murder Of | Londonderry Sentinel | Thursday 03 June 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Duke Will Launch | Aberdeen Evening Express | Friday 21 May 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Reporter | Daily Record | Tuesday 02 March 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
The Productions | Edinburgh Evening News | Friday 21 May 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
Duke Of Kent Prownsig | Leicester Evening Mail | Wednesday 23 June 1954 | British Newspaper Archive
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