The Hills Have Eyes — The Legend of Sawney Bean,According to the legend, Sawney Bean was born

The Hills Have Eyes — The Legend of Sawney Bean,According to the legend, Sawney Bean was born in East Lothian, Scotland in the 16th century.  Unable to make an honest living Bean moved to a cave in the wilderness with his wife were he took up a career as a highwayman.  He would ambush and rob any passerbys, and to ensure his location stayed secret he murdered all he robbed.  Eventually Bean had a number of children with his wife, who in turn produced a number of grandchildren through incest.  Soon the Bean clan reached 48 people, most of whom where born of incestuous brother and sister relationships.  In order to feed 46 hungry mouths the clan turned to cannibalism, murdering and consuming any who were unfortunate to be ambushed in the nearby countryside.  In 1600 the Bean’s attacked a man and wife on horseback who were returning from a local country fair.  Skilled in combat the man was able to fend off the Bean’s with his sword and pistols, although his wife was kidnapped, killed, and eaten.  The traumatized man reported the events to the magistrate, who in turn reported the murder to King James IV of Scotland.  King James IV organized a hunting party of 400 heavily armed soldiers and a number of hounds.  When they entered the large cave they were able to corner and capture the Bean family.  Scattered among the cave were various human body parts, pickled human meat, personal belongings of victims, and human bones.  The Bean clan was taken to Edinburgh, where they were locked up in Tollbooth Prison.  A short time later they were executed, with the men hung, drawn, and quartered and the women burned at the stake. -- source link

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