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The Iceman, The Gerbil and other big beasts of the Scottish underworld

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Chris Summers
Jun 14, 2025
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On May 31 two Scotsmen, Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons junior, 46, were shot dead in a bar in Fuengirola, Spain.

In 2012 Monaghan, then 30, had been acquitted of the murder of gangster Kevin “The Gerbil” Carroll (pictured), who was shot dead in the Asda car park in Glasgow, in January 2010.

In today’s Substack - which is the first of my Reader’s Choice series - I am going to delve into Scotland’s underworld and find out about gangsters with nicknames like The Gerbil, The Iceman and The Licensee. Buckle up!

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