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Jan 21, 2023 · Known within the prison system as “Hannibal the Cannibal”, Maudsley has spent nearly 45 of those years – some 16,000 consecutive days – in solitary confinement, according to the Daily ...
- 10 Physical and Sexual Abuse
- 9 Prostitution
- 8 The Pedophile Killer
- 7 The Boondock Saint
- 6 ‘Blue,’ ‘Spoons,’ and ‘Hannibal The Cannibal’
- 5 The Most Dangerous Prisoner in Britain
- 4 The Silence of The Lambs
- 3 Extreme Isolation
- 2 No Proof of Cannibalism
- 1 He’S Surprisingly Normal
The tragic story of Robert Maudsley, who was born in Liverpool in 1953, begins like too many tales of violence—with the physical and sexual abuse of a child. At age two, Robert was the youngest of four siblings who were taken from his parents’ care and placed in an orphanage, where so many young children discover the darker side of humanity. But Ro...
From there, bad turned to worse as a teenage Robert quickly found himself sleeping on the streets of London, occasionally with strange men, and addicted to drugs. Needing to support himself and his drug habit, Maudsley turned to prostitution to pay his way through life. During this time, he was hospitalized several times for suicide attempts and wa...
After having been beaten, raped, and prostituted by older men, Maudsley was picked up for sex at age 21 by a man named John Farrell. During their exchange, Farrell showed Maudsley photosof him (Farrell) committing physical and sexual abuse upon young children. Maudsley flew into a rage, strangling Farrell to death in an instant. Maudsley was declar...
At this point, Maudsley found his second victim of the day—a convicted murderer named Bill Roberts. We know little else about him. Maudsley stabbedRoberts, eventually smashing his head into the wall and killing him. Then Maudsley calmly walked into the wing office where the guards are housed, placed the makeshift knife on the table, and said, “We’r...
He has been called “Blue,” “Brain Eater,” “Spoons,” and many more nicknames. But the story of Robert Maudsley takes off when the media dubbed him with a nickname that stuck: “Hannibal the Cannibal.” Initially, he was called Blue because the face of his first victim, John Farrell, supposedly turned blue as Maudsley strangled him to death. His other ...
Maudsley also earned the title of Britain’s most dangerous prisoner.As he is such a serious threat to others, it has been ordered that he cannot even see other prisoners and is to be housed permanently in solitary confinement. Maudsley went 12 years without a haircut because no prison barber would so much as touch him. He has to be escorted by six ...
Maudsley’s nickname “Hannibal the Cannibal” is also an obvious reference to the special bulletproofcell constructed for him by the British prison system. He calls the double-sized cell, “the glass cage.” He has to stay there for the rest of his days. It is 4.3 meters (15 ft) by 5.5 meters (18 ft) with a small hole through which prison guardscan pas...
It is in this concrete tombthat Robert Maudsley will likely spend the rest of his days. He is one of approximately 60 “lifers,” prisoners in the United Kingdom who will never get out. In fact, all photos of Maudsley are over 20 years old. No media outlet has been inside to photograph him in decades. Maudsley holds the record for the longest stay in...
Although the media, especially the Britishtabloids, claimed for decades that Maudsley was a cannibal who ate part of his second murder victim’s brain, these statements are not supported by the evidence. It seems that Maudsley became a victim of media sensationalism when he was dubbed “Hannibal the Cannibal.” The autopsy report on David Francis, the...
For a cannibal, a serial killer who specializes in murdering pedophiles, and a person who’s spent almost 40 consecutive years in total isolation, Robert Maudsley is surprisingly normalin a lot of ways. He enjoys classical music, poetry, and art and, as we’ve discussed, has a high IQ. He’s also made a request to take college courses at Open Universi...
Aug 10, 2021 · The Awful Truth Behind The Prisoner Known As The 'Real' Hannibal Lecter. Born on June 26, 1953, Robert Maudsley is considered the United Kingdom's most dangerous prisoner and has been kept in a glass box in Wakefield Prison since the 1970s.
May 27, 2021 · Robert Maudsley, now 67, spends his days locked away in a special underground cell under Wakefield Prison and is one of the country's longest-serving prisoners. He's been dubbed Britain's real 'Hannibal the Cannibal' and has spent more than 40 years in solitary confinement.
- Leanne Clarke
Robert John Maudsley (born 26 June 1953) is an English man convicted of multiple murders. Maudsley killed four people, with one of the killings taking place in a psychiatric hospital and two in prison after receiving a life sentence for a murder. [2]
Jan 26, 2023 · News. UK. Serial killer who is one of UK's most notorious inmates housed in underground glass cell. Robert Maudsley killed four people, three of whom were prisoners before he was confined to his...
Mar 18, 2024 · Updated09:31, 21 Mar 2024. |. comments. A psychiatrist who has treated one of Britain's most dangerous prisoners who is kept in a glass box in a jail dubbed 'Monster Mansion' has claimed the...
