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Aug 14, 2013 · Burnett, 21, had fallen for 25-year-old Margaret Guyan, a work colleague whose husband Thomas was often away at sea. The Guyans had married six years earlier in 1957 and lived in a flat in...
Jul 1, 2023 · Margaret Guyan and Henry John Burnett (Image: Newsquest) He was a good looking young man who caught the eye of an older married woman at work. But it was a passionate affair that would end...
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Aug 15, 2020 · Margaret Guyan and Henry Burnet, right, who was the last man to be hanged in Scotland. But their relationship had broken down when Burnett started to get violent with his lover. He would become...
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Aug 15, 2023 · He shot dead merchant seaman and love rival Thomas Guyan on May 31 1963. Some months before, Burnett had fallen in love with Guyan’s wife Margaret, a colleague.
Henry John Burnett (5 January 1942 – 15 August 1963) was the last man to be hanged in Scotland, and the first in Aberdeen since 1891. He was tried at the high court in Aberdeen from 23 to 25 July 1963 for the murder of merchant seaman Thomas Guyan. His execution, at HM Prison, Craiginches, Aberdeen, was performed by hangman Harry Allen.
Nov 7, 2015 · He began a relationship with a married woman, Margaret Guyan, but when it looked like she was on the point of leaving him, he shot her husband Thomas.
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Aug 11, 2020 · Burnett had fallen for Guyan’s wife, Margaret, a work colleague whose husband was often working away at sea. Margaret felt trapped in a loveless marriage and moved in with Burnett at a rented...
