Timeline

1927: Peter Thomas Anthony Manuel is born in New York.

1937: the Manuel family moves back to Scotland.

January 1956: 17-year-old Anne Kneilands is murdered.

17th September 1956: Marion Watt, Vivienne Watt and Margaret Brown are shot dead at their home.

November 1957: Manuel is released from prison after a short term inside for housebreaking.

8th December 1957: Sydney Dunn is killed.

28th December 1957: 17-year-old Isabelle Cooke is killed.

6th January 1958: Peter Smart, his wife Doris and 11-year old son Michael are found shot dead in their home.

14th January 1958: Lanarkshire Police arrest Manuel.

12th May 1958: The trial starts at the High Court in Glasgow.

11th July 1958: Manuel is hung by executioner Harry Allen in Barlinnie jail.