Who were Bible John’s victims?
THE unsolved cases that have haunted Scotland since the 1960s saw three gruesome murders of three innocent women.
Bible John is believed to have killed at least three young women between 1968 and 1969 after meeting them at the Barrowlands Ballroom in Glasgow.
Who were Bible John's victims?
The killer earned his infamous name after a witness described a man who picked up women quoting extensively from the Old Testament and was said to have frowned on adultery.
For decades, Glasgow police have searched tirelessly for clues on who the mysterious man could be, but there was next to no information coming forward.
It included allegations against convicted serial killer and rapist , which came and ended to no avail.
Bible John has been linked to the deaths of Patricia Docker, Jemima McDonald and .
Patricia Docker
The first of Bible John’s victims was 25-year-old Patricia Docker.
She was a nurse that was found dead naked having been raped, strangled, and had her handbag stolen just yards away from her home in Langside Place.
The attack took place on February 13, 1968, and was only the start of a series of linked killings.
Jemima McDonald
Bible John’s second murder was 32-year-old Jemima McDonald.
The mum of three was found in an old tenement building on Mackeith Street in Bridgton after she enjoyed a night out with her sister.
Her sister realised she never returned home, with her body being found on August 15,1969.
Helen Puttock
Helen Puttock was aged 29 when she was found dead in October 1969.
Her body was discovered in the back of her own garden.
She had been visiting the Barrowlands with her sister Jean, prior to her death.
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What happened to Bible John and where is he now?
For the past decades, .
However, after 5,000 suspects and 50,000 statements were given to the police, no further clues were given.
The name, ’s came about due to Helen and Jean meeting two men during their trip to Barrowland, who were both named John.
The first, known as Castlemilk John, left them to catch the bus, while remained with them, opting to take a taxi.
It was reported he told Helen and Jean, “I don’t drink at Hogmanay. I pray,” giving rise to his ominous name.
to the police following their meeting in the taxi.
However, any evidence that was bought forward since the murders were not sufficient enough to point an exact finger and all eventually led to dead ends.
In 1996, police exhumed the body of John Irvine McInnes to which they compared his DNA to semen samples found from Helen’s stockings.
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The results were inconclusive, leading to The Crown clearing McInnes of any involvement with or the case at large.
As time goes on, the likelihood of solving the case becomes slimmer as most eyewitnesses will have passed and any DNA evidence is non-existent.