RGU Crime Files
Welcome to RGU Crime Files, the podcast that unearths the North-east of Scotland's most gripping true crime stories and the legal and social questions they raise.
Hosted by Pete McIntosh and featuring expert voices from Robert Gordon University’s School of Law and Social Sciences, each episode explores a real-life historic case that shook communities, tested the justice system, and still resonates today.
This isn’t just about what happened, it’s about why it matters. Through compelling storytelling and expert discussion, we’ll examine the lasting impact of these crimes on society, law, and public perception.
Whether you're a true crime fan, a student of justice, or simply curious about how the past shapes our world today, RGU Crime Files invites you to go beyond the headlines and into the heart of the case.
RGU Crime Files
Episode 5 - The Last Man to be Hanged in Scotland
Aberdeen, 1963. As the death penalty nears its end across the UK, a crime of passion shatters the city’s uneasy calm. Henry John Burnett, a young fishmonger, is consumed by an obsessive love that ends in murder.
Captured after Scotland’s largest manhunt, Burnett becomes the last man to be executed in Scotland.
In this episode, with expert insight from Robert Gordon University’s School of Law and Social Sciences, we explore the gripping true story behind the killing, the final days of capital punishment, and the complex questions of justice and closure it left behind.
Curious to learn more? Turn curiosity into a career and explore RGU’s range of law and criminology courses at rgu.ac.uk/lawandsocialsciences.
