Shankill Butchers killings
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The Shankill Butchers killings were a series of notoriously brutal sectarian murders carried out by a loyalist gang in Belfast during the Northern Ireland Troubles.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sectarian killings
ⓘ
series of murders ⓘ |
| area | Shankill Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfBookAbout | Martin Dillon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
notoriously brutal
ⓘ
serial killings ⓘ |
| cityDistrict | West Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1970s ⓘ |
| hasBook | The Shankill Butchers: A Case Study of Mass Murder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDocumentary | Shankill Butchers television documentaries ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Northern Ireland conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Ulster loyalism
ⓘ
anti-Catholic sectarianism ⓘ |
| impact |
heightened sectarian fear in Belfast
ⓘ
international condemnation ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | multiple convictions of gang members ⓘ |
| location |
Belfast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive coverage in British and Irish media ⓘ |
| methodOfKilling |
abduction
ⓘ
throat-cutting ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| motive |
intimidation of Catholic community
ⓘ
sectarian hatred ⓘ |
| notablePerpetrator | Lenny Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | loyalist paramilitary violence ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Shankill Butchers gang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulster Volunteer Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policeForceInvestigating | Royal Ulster Constabulary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | mid-1970s ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| typeOfCrime |
hate crime
ⓘ
terrorism ⓘ |
| victimGroup | Catholic civilians ⓘ |
| victimSelection | random Catholic civilians ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
butcher knives
ⓘ
cleavers ⓘ |
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