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- Childhood and early upbringing - dysfunctional family.

- Ex-soldier, may have witnessed harrowing experiences.

- Had fantasies of S&M.

- Had been propositioned many times, this could explain why Ireland perhaps thought that it was normal to proposition older men.

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Was Colin straight?

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The Team involved in investigating Colin

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Colin did not suffer from any brain damage and it is not clear whether he had the MAOA (warrior) gene, however, after claiming he showed no remorse after murdering his victims, it is possible that he could have been a psychopath.

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Colin Ireland

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Serial Killers - Colin Ireland (The Gay Slayer) - Documentary

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What was Collins Nickname?, How many victims did he have?, What did he look for in his victims?

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All of Colin's crimes were against homosexuals
Victims

Peter Walker

Peter Walker, a 45-year-old choreographer who indulged in sadomasochism, took Ireland back to his flat in Battersea. There he was bound, and ultimately suffocated by a plastic bag being placed over his head. Ireland placed two teddy bears in a 69 position on the body. He left Walker's dogs locked in another room. The day after the murder, having heard no news reports of the crime, he called the Samaritans and a journalist from The Sun newspaper, advising them of the dogs, and that he had murdered their owner. He told them he wanted to become famous for being a serial killer.

Christopher Dunn

Dunn was a 37-year-old librarian who lived in Wealdstone. He was found naked in a harness, his death was initially believed to be an accident that occurred during an erotic game. In addition, because he lived in a different area from Walker, a different set of investigators worked on the case. For these reasons the death was not initially linked to Walker's.

Perry Bradley III

Ireland met a 35-year-old businessman named Perry Bradley III at the Coleherne pub. Bradley lived in Kensington and was the son of Texas Democratic Party fundraiser Perry Bradley Jr.

The two men returned to Bradley's flat, where Ireland suggested that he tie Bradley up; Bradley expressed his displeasure at the idea. In order to get Bradley to comply, Ireland told him that he was unable to perform sexually without elements of bondage. Bradley hesitantly cooperated and was soon trussed up on his own bed, face down, with a noose around his neck. After Ireland had secured Bradley, he demanded money and a PIN under the threat of torture. Ireland assured Bradley that he was merely a thief and would leave after stealing Bradley's money. After Bradley gave Ireland his PIN, which Ireland later used to steal £200, along with £100 in cash stolen from Bradley's flat, Ireland told him that he should go to sleep, as he wouldn't be leaving his flat for hours. Bradley eventually did fall asleep and Ireland momentarily thought of leaving Bradley unharmed. Ireland then realised that Bradley could identify him and used the noose, which he had earlier attached around Bradley's neck, to strangle him. Before leaving Bradley's flat, he placed a doll on top of the dead man's body.

Andrew Collier

Ireland, angered that he had received no publicity even after three murders, killed again within three days. He met and courted 33-year-old Andrew Collier, a housing warden, and the pair went to Collier's home in Dalston. After entering the flat there was a disturbance outside and both men went to the window to investigate. Ireland gripped a horizontal metal bar that ran across the window. He later forgot to wipe the bar for fingerprints during his usual cleanup phase. The police found these prints.

Once he had tied up his victim on the bed, Ireland again demanded his victim's bank details. This time his victim refused to comply. After killing Collier's cat, Ireland strangled Collier with a noose. He put a condom on Collier's penis and placed the dead cat's mouth over it, and placed the cat's tail into Collier's mouth. Ireland was angered at discovering Collier was HIV positive while rummaging through his personal effects looking for bank details. He then phoned the police, asking why they had not linked the four murders. He left the next morning with £70.

A suspected reason for his killing of the cat was that after Ireland killed Walker and had left this previous victim's dogs locked in a separate room, he later called anonymously to advise parties to the fact that these dogs were being or had been locked up. As a result, the media called the killer an animal lover. He strangled the cat to demonstrate that the "animal lover" assumption had been wrong.

Emanuel Spiteri

Ireland's fifth victim was a Maltese chef named Emanuel Spiteri, aged 41, whom he had met at the Coleherne pub. Spiteri was persuaded to be cuffed and bound on his bed. Once more, Ireland demanded his PIN but did not obtain it. He again used a noose to kill. After carrying out his post-murder ritual of cleaning and clearing the scene, Ireland set fire to the flat and left. He rang the police later to tell them to look for a body at the scene of a fire and added that he would probably not kill again.

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DOB - 16th March 1954 (Dartford, Kent) - He was not named on his birth certificate, was abandoned by his father and they moved house many times. In the early 1960s, Ireland's mother re-married and became pregnant. Unsettling life, moved house many times, lived in a homeless shelter equivalent with his mother. His unsettling upbringing could be a contributing sociological explanation for his crimes. In 1966, his mother remarried, causing further unrest for Ireland. In the 1960s, Ireland was propositioned by several me who were sexually attracted to him. These propositions led to Ireland committing many petty offences, he was convicted of theft and sent to borstal. He set fire to a resident's belongings and escaped, however, he later was returned to borstal. This dysfunctional childhood could be a psychological explanation as to why Colin Ireland committed the atrocities that he did.

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Colin Ireland