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- ↑ "'Mad Dog' living in seaside resort". HeraldScotland.
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- ↑ The World Encyclopedia of Serial Killers: Volume Three, M–S. WildBlue Press. 24 November 2020. ISBN 9781952225338.
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- ↑ "Killer 'Mad Dog' McCafferty avoids jail for resetting stolen car | The Scotsman". 10 November 2008.
- ↑ "Australia to deport mass killer to UK". The Independent. March 23, 1997.
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