The Snowball Killer: Episode 355

Published: Sept. 5, 2023, 7:36 p.m.

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In Maybole, Ayrshire, Ahmjid Ismail and his family ran a grocer\\u2019s shop, known locally as Johnny\\u2019s.
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\\nNewly released from prison and a newcomer to the village, John McGeechan thought that robbing this store would be an easy way to give him the money to buy his next heroin fix. But the robbery went very wrong with 34 year old Ahmjid losing his life after being stabbed repeatedly.
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\\nAnd then it was discovered that McGeechan had killed before....
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\\nSources
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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/heroin-addict-is-jailed-after-murder-of-shop-worker-is-caught-on-answering-machine-kvcnzrzfgtq
\\nhttps://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/prison-attack-sees-double-killer-993548
\\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7412760.stm
\\nhttps://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/45274/Pathetic-killer-of-shopkeeper-is-jailed-for-life
\\nhttps://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-news/19883901.glasgow-crime-story-cranhill-man-john-mcgeechan-killed-twice/
\\nhttps://www.thefreelibrary.com/STABBED+TO+DEATH+FOR+THROWING+SNOWBALL.-a061268180\\n
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