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'''Bible John''' is the nickname of an unidentified [[serial killer]] who operated in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]], in the [[1960s]] |
'''Bible John''' is the nickname of an unidentified [[serial killer]] who operated in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]], in the late-[[1960s]]. |
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On [[February 23]], [[1968]], a 25-year-old woman named Patricia Docker was found strangled death in a doorway in Glasgow. The previous night she had been out partying at a nearby club named the Barrowland Ballroom. |
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The nickname came about because a witness overheard him talking to one victim, and apparantly he gave his first name as John and quoted heavily from the [[Bible]]. |
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The following year, on [[August 15]], [[1969]], Jemima McDonald, 32, went for a night out at the Barrowland Ballroom. The following day she was found in an old building, strangled to death with her own stockings. Witnesses said that they saw the victim leaving the club at midnight with a tall and slim young man with red hair. |
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Just a couple of months later, on [[October 30]], 29-year-old Helen Puttock was found murdered. She had also been to the Barrowland Ballroom the night before, having gone with a friend. The friend recalled Helen having been last seen with a well-dressed young man - tall, slim and with red hair - who she described as being polite and well spoken. She also said the stranger had given his name as "John" and that he had frequently quoted from the [[Bible]]. |
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The police made a determined effort to hunt for the killer now nicknamed "Bible John", but although a number of suspects were questioned, no arrests were ever made, and no further victims have been attributed to him. |
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In [[1996]], the police exhumed the body of a man who had committed [[suicide]] in [[1981]] and was the cousin of one of the original suspects. They ran a DNA tests on the deceased man and compared it to [[semen]] found on the body of Helen Puttock. At first they announced they may have a match but were later forced to retract their claims and declare that tests showed the deceased man was innocent of the crimes. There was a great deal of criticism levelled at the police from the family of the exhumed man, who were naturally quite upset at the whole ordeal and the accusations made again their late relative. |
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On [[12 December]] [[2004]], the police announced they were to DNA test a number of men in a further attempt to solve the case of "Bible John". |
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== External Links == |
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[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4089653.stm BBC report of DNA tests carried out in December 2004] |
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Revision as of 20:08, 15 December 2004
Bible John is the nickname of an unidentified serial killer who operated in Glasgow, Scotland, in the late-1960s.
On February 23, 1968, a 25-year-old woman named Patricia Docker was found strangled death in a doorway in Glasgow. The previous night she had been out partying at a nearby club named the Barrowland Ballroom.
The following year, on August 15, 1969, Jemima McDonald, 32, went for a night out at the Barrowland Ballroom. The following day she was found in an old building, strangled to death with her own stockings. Witnesses said that they saw the victim leaving the club at midnight with a tall and slim young man with red hair.
Just a couple of months later, on October 30, 29-year-old Helen Puttock was found murdered. She had also been to the Barrowland Ballroom the night before, having gone with a friend. The friend recalled Helen having been last seen with a well-dressed young man - tall, slim and with red hair - who she described as being polite and well spoken. She also said the stranger had given his name as "John" and that he had frequently quoted from the Bible.
The police made a determined effort to hunt for the killer now nicknamed "Bible John", but although a number of suspects were questioned, no arrests were ever made, and no further victims have been attributed to him.
In 1996, the police exhumed the body of a man who had committed suicide in 1981 and was the cousin of one of the original suspects. They ran a DNA tests on the deceased man and compared it to semen found on the body of Helen Puttock. At first they announced they may have a match but were later forced to retract their claims and declare that tests showed the deceased man was innocent of the crimes. There was a great deal of criticism levelled at the police from the family of the exhumed man, who were naturally quite upset at the whole ordeal and the accusations made again their late relative.
On 12 December 2004, the police announced they were to DNA test a number of men in a further attempt to solve the case of "Bible John".