William Moore

Male, Film editor

1949 – 2009

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Who was William Moore?

William Moore, often known as Billy Moore, was an Ulster loyalist from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was a member of the Shankill Butchers, an Ulster Volunteer Force gang. It was Moore who provided the black taxi and butcher knives which the gang used to carry out its killings. Following ringleader Lenny Murphy's arrest, Moore took over as the de facto leader of the gang and the killings continued.

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Born
1949
Belfast
Religion
  • Protestantism
Lived in
  • Belfast
Died
May 18, 2009

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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