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Bible John is the nickname of an unidentified serial killer who is thought to have operated in Glasgow, Scotland, in the late 1960s. Three murders were attributed to him, but it is not clear that they were the work of the same person and officially the police still have an open mind on this. Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ...
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Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic) Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic and Scots1 Government Constitutional monarchy - Monarch Queen Elizabeth II...
The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...
Murders On February 23, 1968, the body of 25-year-old Patricia Docker was found in a Glasgow doorway. She had been strangled. The previous night she had been out dancing at a nearby club, the Barrowland Ballroom. February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ...
Barrowland Ballroom The Barrowlands (more properly The Barrowland Ballroom) is a major dance hall and concert venue in Glasgow, Scotland. ...
On August 15, 1969, Jemima McDonald, 32, went for a night out at the Barrowland Ballroom. The next day she was found in an old building, strangled with her own stockings. Witnesses said they had seen her leaving the club at midnight with a tall, slim young man with red hair. is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...
A couple of months later, on October 30, 29-year-old Helen Puttock was found murdered. She had been to the Barrowland Ballroom the night before with a friend who recalled Helen having been last seen with a well-dressed young man — tall, slim and with red hair — whom 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. October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 62 days remaining. ...
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, police exhumed the body of John Irvine McInnes, the cousin of one of the original suspects, from a Lanarkshire graveyard. McInnes, who had served in the Scots Guards, had committed suicide aged 41 in 1981. Police ran a DNA test and compared it with semen found on Helen Puttock's tights and announced a possible match, but were later forced to retract the claim. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...
Horse semen being collected for breeding purposes. ...
Lord Mackay, then the Lord Advocate, said there was not enough evidence to link the murders with McInnes.
On December 12, 2004, police announced they were to DNA test a number of men in a further attempt to solve the case. This followed the discovery of an 80% match to a DNA sample taken at the site of a minor crime two years earlier. is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
New developments The recent arrest and conviction of Peter Tobin for the similar murder of student Angelika Kluk has led to public speculation that Tobin is Bible John. Similarities between Tobin's police mugshot from that era and the photofit artist's impression of Bible John strengthen the argument. Also compelling is that Tobin moved away from Glasgow in 1969 which might account for the cessation of the killings. Police are not commenting upon any similarities but say that any surviving forensic evidence will be rechecked[1] Peter Tobin (1946 - ) is the convicted rapist and murderer of 23-year-old Polish student, Angelika Kluk. ...
Presuming the photofit came from the reported sighting of Bible John, the semen may well belong to Peter Tobin but the photfit of Bible John - that is the tall redhaired gentleman frequently quoting the bible is unlikely to be that of Tobin - who is petite and brown haired - so small in fact that some have wondered how he was able to overpower two fourteen year old girls and one sixteen year old.
Bible John in popular culture The actions of Bible John inspired a novel by Ian Rankin, Black and Blue of the Inspector Rebus series published in 1997, as well as a comic book (Bible John-A Forensic Meditation) written by Grant Morrison in 1991. Ian Rankin (born April 28, 1960 in Fife, Scotland) is one of the best-selling crime writers of the United Kingdom, and one of the worlds foremost writers in the genre. ...
Black and Blue is a 1997 novel by Ian Rankin. ...
Detective Inspector John Rebus is the protagonist in the Inspector Rebus series of detective novels by the Scottish writer Ian Rankin, six of which have so far been televised as Rebus. ...
A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ...
Daniel Vallely art for Bible John. ...
Grant Morrison (born January 31, 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer and artist. ...
Sources - ^ Have we locked up Bible John? by HARRY MACADAM for The Sun May 11, 2007 - accessed May 18 2007
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