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Born 16 March 1954The Victims 8 March 1993 – Peter Walker, 45 28 May 1993 - Christopher Dunn, 37 4 June 1993 – Perry Bradley III, 35 7 June 1993 – Andrew Collier, 33 12 June 1993 – Emanuel Spiteri, 41Arrested 1971 – robbery [2 years: borstals] December 1975 – 2 counts of burglary, stealing a car, damage to property [18 months: prison] 1977 – demanding with menace [18 months: prison] 1980 – robbery [2 years: prison] 1981 – attempted deception [2 months: prison] 1985 – going equipped to cheat [6 months: prison] 21 July 1993 – Collier murderTrial No trial was held as Ireland confessed to all five murders on 19 August 1993Convicted 21 July 1993 - charged with Collier’s murder 23 July 1993 - charged with Spiteri’s murder 19 August 1993 – confessed to all five murders 20 August 1993 - charged with the murders of Walker, Dunn and BradleySentenced 20 August 1993 – five counts of life imprisonment