biography
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Boyle, Jimmy
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popular name of James Boyle
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| male
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| lived:
| (1944– )
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| biography:
| Convicted murderer, born in the Gorbals, Glasgow, W Scotland, UK. A member of a powerful gang in Glasgow, he was twice charged with murder and cleared, and was eventually imprisoned for serious assault. His reputation as ‘Scotland's Most Violent Man’ appeared to be confirmed when he was convicted for the murder of Babs Rooney in 1967 and given a life sentence. In 1973 he was one of the first offenders to participate in Barlinnie Prison Special Unit's rehabilitation programme. He went on to produce many sculptures, and to write his autobiography, A Sense of Freedom (1977). After his release in 1987, he became a businessman, worked with young offenders, and is one of Scotland's most famous reformed criminals. |
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