Who Is Bible John?

In February 1968, Glasgow, Scotland found themselves living in horror when a woman, Patricia Docker, was murdered following a night attending Barrowland Ballroom. She had been severely beaten across her face and head, strangled with her own stocking and was found naked, missing her bag and with a used sanitary towel next to her body that was later revealed to be hers.

It seemed to be an isolated murder for 18 months, until Jemima McDonald. Jemima had planned an evening out to Barrowland Ballroom in August 1969, her sister staying at home to watch Jemima's three children, when Jemima failed to come home the following morning and with rumours of children finding a body in a derelict building a few doors down, her sister decided to take a look and their she found her sisters body - partially clothed, her bag missing and a sanitary towel left at the scene belonging to Jemima.

Police determined that Patricia and Jemima's murders were not linked, despite Jemima also being beaten across the head and face and strangled to death with her own stocking - however, more witnesses came forward this time and they managed to build a picture of the suspect.

Just over two months lack Helen Puttock and her sister Jean headed to Barrowland Ballroom, whilst there, the sisters began talking to two men, both named John. The John that Helen was talking too seemed quiet and reserved, however, joined the sisters in a taxi ride home and soon began to talk. He insisted on dropping Jean home first and John and Helen continued the taxi ride together - by the morning, Helen's body was found in her back garden, she had been beaten around the head and face, strangled with her own stocking and her sanitary towel was found on her being.

The nickname Bible John was formed from Jean's recollection of him quoting the Old Testament - but despite Jean getting a good look of Bible John, and with police now linking all three murders, they hoped to finally capture the man putting the fear of god into woman of Glasgow - but to this day, Bible John has never been found.

With multiple suspects, including one of Britains most dangerous killers - the question still stands, Who Is Bible John?

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