He once opined, 'if I had killed my parents in 1970, none of these people would have died.' While not exactly a huge threat now, Maudsley surely has to feature as the UK's de facto most dangerous prisoner due to his shocking murder record inside. Three years later he was informed by the Home Secretary. Hindley's trial judge recommended she should serve at least 25 years in prison, feeling that unlike Brady there was a possibility that Hindley could be rehabilitated and suitable for parole - once removed from Brady's influence. She later declined to engage with some professional services which were supposed to help her, but in 2020 she decided she would engage with support to help people with complex behavioural problems. The judicial system has arguably failed Maudsley, and his current 23 hours a day confinement is a breach of the killers human rights. The jury chose to convict him of manslaughter (rather than murder) on 19 September 1984, and he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. Mackay - also dubbed the "most dangerous man in Britain" -could now be back on the streets by Christmas, The Mirror reports. Donald Andrews had received a whole-life term for rape and kidnapping in 2012, while having two previous convictions for manslaughter. He said: Theyve done bad things, and 99.9% deserve to be where they are, but there are those that make you think. Maudsley, now Britain's longest-serving prisoner knows his motivation. He remained imprisoned until his death in February 2011; he was found dead in his cell and it was reported that he had been murdered by another prisoner. This was also not taken sufficiently seriously and the girls were not warned. 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Simon Smith was convicted of murdering three of his children (all under a year old) between 1989 and 1994, which were initially believed to be cot deaths. He has served much of his sentence in solitary confinement to prevent him from attacking or killing any more inmates, some of it at Parkhurst prison, but mostly at Wakefield prison in a cell said to resemble Hannibal Lecter's in the film The Silence of the Lambs with cardboard furniture. Bronson is currently the longest serving prisoner in the country having been behind bars for nearly 50 years. BRITAIN'S longest-serving prisoner the serial killer Patrick MacKay is to make a bid for freedom within weeks. UK's longest-serving female prisoner could walk free after 35 years. Dix died in 2014, aged 60. Society hungers for gruesome detail and often gleefully consumes the most horrific and unsubstantiated lore around a killer, notwithstanding if the information is actually true or not. A serial killer who confessed to killing eleven people, including a child, a widow and a priest, could soon walk the streets freely. Britain's longest-serving prisoner is known for being dangerous. [83] A murderer at the age of 22 and sentenced to life at 23, Reynolds is one of the youngest people in British history to be handed a whole-life tariff. Strangled his ex-girlfriend Maria Stubbings with a dog lead in December 2008. In October 2009, it was reduced on appeal to 20 years in prison on account of his mentally abnormal condition. Achieved notoriety in 2005 when he was convicted of murdering millionaire Amarjit Chohan as well as Chohan's wife, mother-in-law and two sons in an effort to take over the Chohan family freight business to ship drugs into the UK. Hogg died in prison from sepsis in 2015 at the age of 73. A drug addict, inspired by horror films, who stabbed to death four randomly chosen people (including three pensioners) over a 24-hour period and tried to kill two more. Couzens, a serving, David Fuller was sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order on 15 December 2021 for the murders of Wendy Knell, 25, and Caroline Pearce, 20, in. Maudsley surrendered himself to the police for psychiatric care after this incident. As prisoner AE 4126, Ligon seemingly never questioned how much time he had left to serve. His family moved to Ellesmere Port when he was a teenager. Three years earlier, he had published his autobiography. The panel, which sat in April 2022 and last month, also ruled Pearson was not fit to move to an open prison. Maudsley is a killer, a criminal, and a violent offender- but he deserves true representation in the media. He was 64. [105] On 5 October 2016, he was given a whole-life sentence after he pleaded guilty to the murders. 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She has been in prison nearly as long as child killer Myra Hindley was before her death in 2002. Hindley's death in November 2002 left West as the only confirmed female prisoner on the whole-life tariff register, until the addition of Joanne Dennehy, in 2014. She later declined to engage with some professional services which were supposed to help her, but in 2020 she decided she would engage with support to help people with complex behavioural problems. ", The 14 unsolved knife crimes with murderers still on the loose in Yorkshire, Family's tribute to Yorkshire man who fell to death in 'favourite place' with his 'best pal', New CCTV footage shows moment police cars on 999 call smash into Bradford building, Yorkshire Ripper's niece says evil uncle's ashes are scattered at seaside beauty spot, Greedy conman inspired by BBC Rogue Traders scammed 378k, Britain's most notorious prisoner, Charles Bronson. In 2014 she took part in a programme to help her with her decision-making but admitted to the parole panel that she had told facilitators what she thought they wanted to hear. 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Trevor Hardy was arrested for the murders of Wanda Skala and Sharon Mosoph during 1976. Maria Pearson, who stabbed her ex-boyfriend's new partner 17 times in 1986, was also denied a move to an open prison having initially been sentenced to a minimum of 11 years behind bars. Among those suspected of being Mackay's other victims are popular cafe owner Ivy Davis, who was found at her Westcliff-on-sea home with multiple wounds to her head, as well as a ligature around her neck in February 1975. Hes the only one where I actually thought: Wow this is something different to any serial killer. Several of these prisoners have had their whole life tariffs reduced on appeal by the High Court. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. The Justice Liaison Service and police were told about violent pornography Reynolds had viewed, as well as images he had created of young women and teenage girls he personally knew. Convicted in 2011 of the premeditated murder of 89-year-old Florence Habesch in February that year to fund his drug addiction. Hutchinson was convicted in 1984 and sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommended minimum term of 18 years in September 1984. OHara had been previously sentenced to life in 1998 for murdering girlfriend Janine Waterworth in "very similar circumstances", and had only been released on licence in 2013. How long have Keir Starmer and Sue Gray been secretly cooking up their plot? The November 2002 law lords' ruling meant that Nilsen could have been released from prison as early as 2008; however, this did not transpire and he remained imprisoned until his death. Ian McLoughlin committed his first killing in 1984, when he bludgeoned 49-year-old Len Delgatty with a hammer before strangling him. [16][17][18][19], After trials in London and Edinburgh, Hall received four life sentences and Kitto three at their trial in May 1978, with one judge recommending that Hall should never be freed. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Maudsley suffered from a prolonged and sustained catalogue of abuse at the hands of his parents, primarily his father. Raped and murdered nurse Lisa Skidmore by strangling with a ligature in Bilston and attempted to murder her mother by strangling with a vacuum cord, who came to visit her daughter at her home. He gave himself in to police in London within a month after the crime and was convicted of murder with a recommended minimum of 18 years, with the Home Secretary setting a whole life tariff in 1988, before being reduced to 22 years in 2005 on appeal. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. After being re-arrested under his new name he would decide to abandon the name Michael Peterson. On another occasion, he walked out of an open prison to visit his sister, Carol, who had a terminal illness after being denied compassionate leave. "He was . If he really did kill 11 people, he would hold the grisly title of Britain's fifth most prolific serial killer behind Dr Harold Shipman, Dennis Nilsen, Peter Sutcliffe and Fred and Rose West. His partner, Helen Nichols, was told she must serve a minimum of 20 years for her part in the murder. He admitted the murder in court a year later and was sentenced to life in prison. They divorced four years later. Sadly, two years later Paula was found dead at her home. Drugged, raped and killed his 12-year-old niece Tia Rigg at his Manchester home after luring her there on the pretext of babysitting. The Judge said that he had carried out the murders to "satisfy his lust for sex with young men who were rendered unconscious" and gave him a whole-life term. [84] As of 2019, however, his case has still not been heard. But when we were communicating, I could understand why he did what he did. It was frequently reported in the media that he was among the prisoners to have been issued with a whole life tariff, but he was not on a list of 35 such prisoners which was published in December 2006. They are just choosing to spend it more cautiously. He had previously served 15 years in prison in Germany for murdering another ex-girlfriend and was deported to the UK in January 2008. Read more on express.co.uk. The following year, he escaped for a four-hour period and was convicted of murdering another girl during this short spell at large, although he long proclaimed his innocence. Port, a former chef, met his victims on dating websites, including. His appeal was rejected on 31 October 2014. [12] The question as to whether Hindley should ever be released prompted more debate than that of any other prisoner of notoriety, with some high-profile backing from the House of Lords, but vitriol from the press and the public, as well as the families of her victims. I have served my sentence with remorse and am thankful the Parole Board have come to the decision that I should now be released., His solicitor, John Turner, who has fought to secure Masseys freedom for a decade, said: Johns release is long overdue and I am absolutely thrilled for John and his relatives, whom I have worked closely with for a number of years. While in prison, he murdered 3 fellow prisoners- child abusers and murderers respectively. "They wake you. Bendall was sentenced to a whole life order after admitting the murder of a pregnant woman, her two young children and their school friend at a house in the Derbyshire town of, Harry Mackenney was convicted of four counts of murder in 1980 alongside his co-defendant Terry Pinfold who was convicted of procuring Harry Mackenney to murder business associate Terrence Eve after murderer. So who is Charles Bronson and why has he been behind bars for so long? It also ruled Pearson, from Hartlepool, Durham, is not fit to be moved to an open prison. Were looking for new writers to join our team of award-winning student journalists. 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John comes from an extremely tight-knit family who have supported him throughout his many years in prison., He said Masseys escape attempts had been tied to a sense of loyalty towards a family who had stood by him, adding: John is a proud man some may even say stubborn and having acted for him for many years, he has been candid in explaining that he would have acted in the same way again if he was ever put in a similar position.. The 70-year-old is one of the UK's longest serving prisoners, having first been sent to Walton Jail, officially known as HMP Liverpool, in 1974. Thought to be the oldest prisoner in Connecticut, Smith's. However, Maudsleys nickname and the way he has been depicted in the media comes from a false story given by a Broadmoor guard. Pleaded guilty to murdering 17-year-old Georgia Williams after luring her to his home in. Convicted in 2009 of the murder of Dinah McNicol in, Convicted of the murder of convicted sex offender Gordon Boon in October 2008, after being released on licence two years earlier following his conviction for another murder he had committed in 1989. He told negotiators he would eat one of his victims before demanding a helicopter to Cuba along with a cheese and pickle sandwich to end the stand off. When he was released, Michael Peterson changed his name to Charles Bronson - to suit his career as a boxer. At 78, he was one of the oldest prisoners in Britain. THE UK's longest-serving female prisoner who stabbed a woman 17 times has been denied parole for the ninth time. He is the subject of a a new documentary being aired by Channel 4, Bronson in which he said he could "taste freedom". He became Britain's longest-serving prisoner after the death of Ian Brady in May 2017. It also ruled Pearson, from Hartlepool, Co Durham, is not fit to move to an open prison. Longest-serving UK prisoner dies, aged 77 Allegra Stratton and agencies Mon 19 Nov 2007 12.30 EST The longest serving prisoner in British legal history has died in jail 55 years after being. He used to hit me with sticks or rods and once he bust a .22 air rifle over my back.. He was charged with five counts of murder but was convicted of three counts of manslaughter due to diminished responsibility. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. He pleaded guilty to the crime in court 12 months later and was jailed for life. [104], At his trial, the Judge accepted that Port's intention was only to cause really serious harm and not death, but made the point that Port must have foreseen that there was a high risk of death, especially after the death of his first victim. Pearson, from Hartlepool, was 31 at the time of the murder. After Duffy gave evidence against him, Mulcahy was jailed for life for three murders and seven rapes in 2001 but is not believed to be among the prisoners who have been issued with a whole life tariff. Britain's Longest Serving Prisoner: Robert Maudsley by Rachel Swan December 9, 2021January 8, 2022 8 mins read The vigilante-style killer spends 23 hours a day in a glass box and has done so since 1983 In the vaults of the Wakefield Prison basement, Robert Maudsley waits to die. Straffen was convicted of murdering two pre-teen girls in July 1951. 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