Episode 86: Philip Murray. This week we go back to the Roaring 20's for the story of Philip Murray - the last man hanged at Calton Jail.
Joannagh tells us about life in Edinburgh and some of the city's notable events of the time. We also hear about Philip Murray and the alcohol fuelled rage that drove him to commit the murder for which he would later be hanged at Calton jail, before HMP Slaughton took over as the site for executions.
Joannagh provides details of what imprisonment at Calton jail was like, and the legacy the prison left behind after its closure.

Case research by Joannagh Shanks
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Shaun O'Neill
Music by Tribe of Noise

Sources of research:

The last man hanged at Calton Jail | The Scotsman

https://www.facebook.com/315934825111204/photos/philip-murray-the-last-man-to-be-hanged-in-edinburghs-calton-jail31-year-old-phi/2031758956862107/

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1071468116244204&set=jamaica-street-tenements-c1970these-tenements-on-jamaica-street-were-pulled-down

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70 Years of St Andrew's House - gov.scot

These are the seven most evil prisoners that were kept at Edinburgh's old Calton Jail - Edinburgh Live

https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/creepy-history-behind-well-known-15474970

Lost Edinburgh: Calton Jail