Mark Fulton

Mark "Swinger" Fulton (c. 1961 – 10 June 2002) was a Northern Irish loyalist. He was the leader of the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF), having taken over its command following the murder of Billy Wright in the Maze Prison in 1997 by members of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA).Fulton was alleged by Irish journalist Susan McKay to have carried out a dozen sectarian killings in the 1990s. He also allegedly organized the murder of a Catholic lawyer, Rosemary Nelson, in 1999 while he was out of prison on compassionate leave. In 2002, he was found hanged in his cell at Maghaberry Prison, an apparent suicide. He was awaiting trial having been charged with conspiracy to murder a man from a rival loyalist paramilitary organisation. At the time of his death, Fulton was married with two children.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)
Swinger
Fulton Swinger
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1961
Birth place
Northern Ireland , County Armagh , Portadown
Religion
Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster
Date of deathJune 10, 2002
Place of death
Northern Ireland , Maghaberry , HM Prison Maghaberry
Resting place
Portadown
Parents
William James Fulton
Known for
Loyalist Volunteer Force
Ulster Volunteer Force

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