When Turing's body was discovered, an apple lay half-eaten beside his bed, and although the apple was not tested for cyanide, it was speculated that this was the means by which a fatal dose was consumed. In 1952, Turing was convicted of acts of gross indecency after admitting to a sexual relationship with a man in Manchester. He was placed on probation and required to undergo hormone therapy. (7 June 1954)
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Monday 17th of September 1956 (-) — Victim of Peter Manuel aka The Monster in Human Shape aka The Beast of Birkenshaw Marion Watt is shot dead by Peter Manuel aka The Monster in Human Shape aka The Beast of Birkenshaw. The main suspect was Marion's husband William who had been on a fishing holiday in Ardrishaig but was suspected of driving around 90 miles through the night, faking a break-in to his own house, murdering his family and driving back. Watt spent two months in prison.