Darkside of the Deen

In this special episode of Darkside of the Deen we bring you a story from outside of Aberdeen for the first time. With the mysterious story of the lost lighthouse keepers of Eilean Mor. The three lighthouse keepers of Eilean Mor (a small island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides) vanished without a trace during the festive period 1899 never to be seen or heard from again.

This is the story of Henry John Burnett, the last man hanged in Scotland...

...Dr Moir returned to Aberdeen in 1828 with a group of about 5 colleagues and opened a private anatomy school that quickly became known locally as “The Burkin Hoose'' and the students and teachers known as Burkers. In direct reference to the crimes of Burke and Hare. Rumors and stories of the dark and macabre activities at The Anatomy Rooms spread like wildfire among the residents of Aberdeen...  *It has been brought to our attention that Dr Moir is in fact buried in the Kirk of St Nicholas and not Kirkwall as stated. We'd like to apologise for any distress, confusion or inconvenience that this error may have caused.

“Dinna cremate me! I want to be buried!”These were the cries of 16 year old Sheena Blackhall as she was carried to the ambulance by paramedics. The first victim of the typhoid outbreak that laid siege to Aberdeen in the summer of 1964.

Surrounded by a landscape that’s inspired fictional works by writers such as Bram Stoker, Lewis Grassic Gibbon and more recently Stuart McBride. Scotland’s north-east city of Aberdeen has a true history much darker than anything that’s come from the imagination of mere human beings…In ‘The Darkside of The Deen’ we’re going to explore Aberdeen’s intriguinig history of murder, mystery and death. From bubonic plagues, to bodysnatchers all the way to modern day unsolved crimes.