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Colin Ireland serial killer the 'Gay Slayer' is born

A stock photograph of a school clock
Image: Shutterstock.com | Above: A stock photograph of a school clock. Colin’s school days are remembered mostly for the repeated canings he received for lateness.

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Colin Ireland was born to an unmarried teenager who never told him who his father was. Colin’s school days are remembered mostly for the repeated canings he received for lateness.

The most stable time of his life was when his mother met his second step dad but it was also during this time that the young teenager says four different men demanded sexual favours from him.

Soon after, his criminal career began...