Master Detective Magazine Master Detective April 2018 Vorige editie

It’s now more than 50 years since 25-year-old Patricia Docker was horrifically murdered by an unknown killer after a night out at Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom. Two further murders, those of clubbers Jemima McDonald in August 1969 and Helen Puttock in October 1969, were attributed to the same killer, who was dubbed Bible John by the press. All three murders remain unsolved but speculation persists in some quarters that notorious Scottish serial killer Peter Tobin could have been the perpetrator. Turn to “Bible John – Will We Ever Know The Truth?” in this issue for the full story.

Elsewhere, MD Forum this issue looks at an intriguing case from 1920s Hampshire. “Yes, yes, yes, I am guilty,” said the killer. But should his mental condition have been considered in the judgment?

Highlights of this issue include:

* Double-Murder In Front Of The Children
* European Crime Report
* All-Out War With The Mafia – Part 2: “Kill Anyone Who Gets In Our Way”
* Scotland’s Classic Cases: Bible John – Will We Ever Know The Truth?
* MD Forum: Hampshire’s Army Camp Murder
* US Executions – The Forgotten Decade: Destined For The Gas Chamber
* Kylie’s Killer Gets Life – 33 Years After Her Murder
* Murder In Your Village: Mystery Of The Missing Money
* They Came To Watch The Hanging: The Man Who “Planned His Own Execution”