Ep 125: Profiling Bible John: Creation of a Serial Killer with Audrey Gillan, Part 1

Crime Analyst

Laura Richards

True Crime

4.9 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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In this episode, Laura interviews award winning writer and reporter Audrey Gillan about her remarkable BBC Scotland podcast, Bible John: Creation of a Serial Killer. If you haven’t listened to this 10-part series, you really should. In the 1960’s Patricia Docker, Jemima MacDonald and Helen Puttock were brutally murdered in Glasgow. You may not be familiar with these names or the women, but it’s a case that has haunted Audrey all her life and it’s an important case for Laura too. Both Audrey and Laura explain why in this episode. Patricia, Jemima and Helen were strangled and killed after a night out dancing at the Barrowland Ballroom which was located in a mercantile area east of Glasgow’s city centre . Their bodies were discovered just a short distance from their homes. All three women were young mothers of small children. Laura highlights seven problematic myths regarding the case, which she believes are significant obstructions to solving the murders. Audrey shares what she discovered in the police reports which shocked her and made her question absolutely everything about the case and the original investigation. You won’t want to miss this. Listen to Bible John: Creation of a Serial Killer before you dive into Laura’s illuminating interview with Audrey. Listener discretion is advised. Socials You Tube @crimeanalyst Instagram @crimeanalyst @laurarichards999 Twitter @thecrimeanalyst @laurarichards999 TikTok @crimeanalystpod #PatriciaDocker #JemimaMacDonald #HelenPutoock #Femicide #Rape #Misogyny #Scotland #BibleJohn #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #Behaviour #TrueCrime #Podcast #MaleViolence Clip https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/introducing-bible-john-creation-of-a-serial-killer/id1647562975?i=1000581024640 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0d4g53g Sources https://www.crime-analyst.com/ep-123-the-murder-of-sarah-everard-a-deep-dive-into-the-culture-of-the-metropolitan-police-service-with-henry-riley/ https://www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan-police/areas/about-us/about-the-met/bcr/baroness-casey-review/ Crime Analyst Merch https://crime-analyst.myshopify.com/ Leave a Review If you want to support my work and Crime Analyst and if you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here: https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:19.0	Crypto trading involves risk of loss.
0:23.0	You may speak of a strict religious upbringing and make reference to the Bible.
0:30.0	In the late 1960s in Glasgow, three women were murdered, just hours after spending the night dancing at the Barreland Borum.
0:38.0	I was so sad, those poor women, they didn't do anything wrong.
0:43.0	Police linked these killings and the investigation became Scotland's biggest ever manhunt.
0:49.0	If you think you know this man, contact your nearest police station immediately.
0:53.0	100 detectives, 5,000 suspects, 50,000 statements.
0:59.0	Newspapers gave the killer a name.
1:04.0	Bible, John.
1:07.0	Everybody loves the thought of a serial killer and I mean people just become fascinated by it.
1:12.0	But after the third murder, the killer never struck again, as far as we know.
1:18.0	I'm Audrey Gillan.
1:20.0	I've been a journalist for more than 30 years, but I've known the Bible John story all my life.
1:26.0	I grew up in Glasgow, a city haunted by this killer, where children were warned, Bible John will get you.
1:33.0	The police didn't get him.
1:36.0	But then in 1996, more than 25 years after the last killing, there was a breakthrough in the case.
1:43.0	A tent was erected over the family grave in Stonehouse Cemetery in Manuchar.
1:47.0	Detectives had a prime suspect, and I was the reporter who broke the story.
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