![]() ![]() He did a six-month stretch in Belfast's Crumlin Road gaol after being charged with 12 jobs.īut his spell behind bars didn't deter him from a life of crime. ![]() His memoirs claimed Scott got away with 150 burglaries before police eventually caught up with him in 1952. He stashed his loot in his rugby bag slung over his shoulder and he wasted no time in spending his inheritance. The clever middle-class schoolboy shunned his conventional upbringing in exchange for the murky underworld of criminal kingpins.Īs a Belfast Royal Academy schoolboy he went undetected wearing his school scarf as a disguise as he carried out audacious burglaries in the well-heeled neighbourhood. ![]() ![]() He was crowned the reigning king of cat burglars for good reason.Ĭursed by Sophia Loren legendary thief Peter Scott's celebrity "marks" read like a who's who of the rich and famous - with the Queen Mother, Elizabeth Taylor and Lauren Bacall among his star victims.īut despite stealing an eye-watering €35.5million during his criminal career, the Belfast rogue died penniless earlier this month after spending his ill-gotten loot on a flash lifestyle of gambling, wild women and wine.Īptly-dubbed the Human Fly and the Cat Burglar To The Stars, Peter Scott, born Peter Gulston, honed his skills along South Belfast's plush Malone Road. ![]()
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