Hugh Leonard Thompson Murphy (2 March 1952 – 16 November 1982) was a Northern Irish loyalist and UVF officer. As leader of the Shankill Butchers gang, Murphy was responsible for the murders of mainly Catholic civilians, often first kidnapping and torturing his victims.

The commander of the Shankill Butchers was Lenny Murphy. Murphy was the youngest of three sons of Joyce (née Thompson) and William Murphy from the loyalist Shankill Road area of Belfast. At school, he was a known bully and would threaten other boys with a knife or with retribution from his two older brothers.

Nov 15, 2015 · Over a 10-year-year period, from 1972 to 1982, the Shankill Butchers gang, led by psychopath Lenny Murphy, terrorized Northern Ireland Catholics, becoming the most prolific group of serial killers in British history.

Mar 24, 2024 · The IRA hitman who gunned down notorious Shankill Butchers’ boss Lenny Murphy has passed away. Gerard ‘Hucker’ Moyna was found dead yesterday in his Bombay Street terrace home in the Clonard ...

Sep 5, 2022 · Their leader Lenny Murphy is known to have had a seething hatred of Catholics and is quoted as describing them as ‘scum’ and ‘animals’ on many occasions. Born in Shankill in 1952, Lenny was 16-years-old when he joined the UVF and age 20 when he was first charged with the crime of murder.

UVF commander Lenny Murphy led the Shankill Butchers gang which, during a reign of terror in the mid-to late-1970s, killed over 30 Catholics. In 1979, eleven members of the sectarian killer gang were convicted of 19 killings and jailed for a total of 1,885 years.

Feb 7, 2013 · Over a 10-year-year period, from 1972 to 1982, the Shankill Butchers gang, led by psychopath Lenny Murphy, terrorized Northern Ireland Catholics, becoming the most prolific group of serial killers in British history.

Jun 9, 2015 · Their leader was Lenny Murphy, a fanatical Unionist whose Catholic-sounding surname led to his persecution as a child for which he took revenge on all Catholics. Not for the squeamish, The Shankill Butchers is a horrifying detailed account of one of the most brutal series of murders in British legal history – a phenomenon whose real nature ...

Jul 23, 2023 · Leader Lenny Murphy was assassinated by the IRA in a shooting which was set up with the help of loyalists who knew he was out of control. A plaque honouring members of the notorious Shankill...