Colin Ireland

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Colin Ireland (16 March 1954 – 21 February 2012) was a British serial killer known as the Gay Slayer, because his victims were gay men. Ireland suffered a severely dysfunctional upbringing. He committed various crimes from the age of 16 and had served time in borstals and prisons. While living in Southend, he started frequenting the Coleherne, a gay pub in Earl's Court, London. Ireland sought men who liked the passive role and sado-masochism, so he could readily restrain them as they initially believed it was a sexual game. Criminologist David Wilson believes that Ireland was a psychopath. Forensic psychologist Anna Gekoski stated that her interactions with Ireland led her to believe that he was motivated by a desire for fame as a serial killer. Ireland was heterosexual: he had been twice married to women. He pretended to be gay only to befriend potential victims and his murders were not sexually motivated. He was highly organised and carried a full kit of rope, handcuffs and a full change...

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