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Encyclopedia - Alexander "sawney" Bean: Encyclopedia - Alexander "sawney" Bean
Alexander "Sawney" Bean (or Beane), Sawny is Scots for Sandy - was the legendary patron head of a cannibalistic family in Scotland in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander "sawney" Bean: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander "sawney" Bean - Sources & Veracity
Whatever the truth, the grim legend has entered the folklore of the British Isles. Alexander "Sawney" Bean and his cannibalistic family a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander "sawney" Bean: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander "sawney" Bean - Capture & Execution
After 25 years of undiscovered terror, the outlaw life led by Sawney and his family came to an abrupt end. One night they laid a trap for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander "sawney" Bean: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander "sawney" Bean - Family Life And Cannibalism
At first, Beane and his wife supported themselves as brigands by waylaying and murdering travellers, stealing their money and hoarding th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander "sawney" Bean: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander "sawney" Bean - Beginnings
According to lore and legend, Alexander Bean was born in East Lothian during the reign of King James I of Scotland (the early 15th centur...   » Read the article