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Lion tamer, street-fighter and 'sectarian murderer': The life and crimes of Buck Alec Robinson

Lion tamer, street-fighter and 'sectarian murderer': The life and crimes of Buck Alec Robinson

Update: 2025-01-06
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For most people, the legendary Belfast character of Buck Alec will ring a bell. Infamous for his pet lion and street-fighting career, he was even rumoured to have worked with Al Capone. But Buck Alec Robinson wasn’t just some sort of loveable street-fighting rogue - according to many he was also a ruthless sectarian killer as a member of the Ulster Special Constabulary. Who really was Buck Alec – the archetypical Belfast hardman? Ciarán Dunbar is joined by historian Joe Baker. 

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Lion tamer, street-fighter and 'sectarian murderer': The life and crimes of Buck Alec Robinson

Lion tamer, street-fighter and 'sectarian murderer': The life and crimes of Buck Alec Robinson