John Cremin
Episode Summary
In 1959, teenagers James Denovan and Anthony Miller devised a scheme to rob homosexual men in Queen’s Park Recreation Ground in Glasgow. They exploited the fact that homosexuality was illegal, knowing their victims would be unlikely to report the crimes. This continued until April 1960, when one of their victims, John Cremin, was killed. Initially, his death was thought to be accidental, but a post-mortem revealed that John had been murdered.
Barlinnie beasts to be dug up as bodies of executed killers at prison to be reburied – Daily Record
Glasgow teenager hung at Barlinnie in 1960 whose death helped end capital punishment – Glasgow Live
Tony Miller, the last man to be hanged in Glasgow
Barlinnie: The men who were hanged and their crimes: Queen’s Park killer Tony Miller | Glasgow Times
Glasgow Crime Stories: Len Murray and his client Tony Miller | Glasgow Times
Scots lawyer on case that convinced him the death penalty was barbaric – Daily Record
Murder Charge | Aberdeen Evening Express | Friday 04 November 1960 | British Newspaper Archive
Anthony Miller (murderer) – Wikipedia
Queen’s Park, Glasgow – Wikipedia
Illegal to be gay – Scotland’s history – BBC News
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