Known as "the Fiend of the Gorbals",[1] he was a well-known figure at the time of fights between rival Glasgow razor gangs.
Despite being born into a respectable working-class family in the Gorbals area, Carraher loved to fight; he first spent time in a borstal at 14, the first of many imprisonments.
His actions were often influenced by alcohol, as he had developed a serious addiction to it which constantly fuelled his anger and inspiration for malicious acts.
His final act of terror was on 23 November 1945, when he murdered another young soldier, John Gordon, during a drunken altercation.
He was arrested and at his trial, Daniel Bonnar and his girlfriend provided evidence against him, and the jury found him guilty within twenty minutes and convicted him of murder.