Sawney Bean is a fictional horror story from Scottish folklore.
The story originates from a crime catalog known as The Newgate Calander, written by the late Andrew Knapp and the late William Balwin in 1824.
Victims[]
- At Least 999 Unnamed People - Tortured and cannibalized by Sawney Bean, Black Agnes Douglas, and their 46 children over the course of 25 years, 1,000 people mentioned not including one future victim. Shared kills.
- Unnamed Man's Wife - Ripped apart by the Bean Clan during an ambush. Shared kill.
- Alexander "Sawney" Bean - Executed by either King James IV of Scotland's men or King James I of England's men via dismemberment on his orders.
- All Eight of Bean's Sons - Executed by either King James IV of Scotland's men or King James I of England's men via dismemberment on his orders.
- All 18 of Bean's Grandsons - Executed by either King James IV of Scotland's men or King James I of England's men via dismemberment on his orders.
- "Black" Agnes Douglas - Burned alive by either King James IV of Scotland's men or King James I of England's men at the stake on his orders.
- Five of Bean's Daughters - Burned alive by either King James IV of Scotland's men or King James I of England's men at the stake on his orders.
- All 14 of Bean's Granddaughters - Burned alive by either King James IV of Scotland's men or King James I of England's men at the stake on his orders.
- Elspeth McCrudden - Hanged from The Fairy Tree by an angry mob, believing her to be a cannibal as well, after being exposed by her father Sawney Bean. Proxy kill.
Deaths[]
- Total - 1,048
- 999 Victims of Unknown Gender
- 27 Men
- 22 Women
Kill Counts[]
- Alexander "Sawney" Bean - 1,001 (Deceased)
- "Black" Agnes Douglas - 1,000 (Deceased)
- King James IV of Scotland - 47 (Alive)
- King James I of England - 47 (Alive)