Robert Maudsley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Robert Maudsley
Occupation	Criminal
Date Of Birth	Jun 26, 1953(1953-06-26)
Age	71
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Liverpool
Horoscope	Gemini

Robert Maudsley Biography

Robert Maudsley is one of the most popular and richest Criminal who was born on June 26, 1953 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Robert John Maudsley, born 26 June 1953, is a British serial killer who was responsible for four murders. After being sentenced to life for one murder, he committed three more murders in prison. According to the autopsy report, he was accused of eating part of the brain of one the three men he had killed. This earned him the nicknames Hannibal the Cannibal and “The Brain Eater” in the British press. However, the Press Complaints Commission records the fact that national newspapers were later informed that the allegations were false by the Press Complaints Commission. Maudsley, who was executed by Ian Brady in May of this year, has been the longest-serving British prisoner. He is also the first person to have a whole-life order.

Maudsley was considered too dangerous to be kept in a regular cell in 1983. Two-cell cell unit was built by prison authorities in the basement Wakefield Prison. Due to his violent tendencies, he is escorted at all times by four prison officers.

Maudsley murdered two Wakefield Prison prisoners in 1978. Salney Darwood was his first victim, a murderer who had been convicted for the manslaughter her wife. Maudsley invited Darwood into his cell and then stabbed him. He later hid his body under his bed. Maudsley tried to lure other prisoners into his cell but they refused. Maudsley continued to search the wings for another victim and eventually stabbed Bill Roberts to his death. With a small knife, he hacked into Roberts’ skull and hit his head against the wall. Maudsley calmly entered the room of the prison officer, and placed the dagger on the desk. He then told him that the next roll would only be two.

Robert Maudsley Net Worth

Robert Maudsley is one of the richest Criminal from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Robert Maudsley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the 1960s, a young Maudsley was a London rent boy to help pay his drug addiction. After several suicide attempts, he was forced to seek out psychiatric treatment. He claimed that voices told him to kill his parents during his conversation with doctors. According to reports, he said that if he had killed his parents in 1970, no one would have died.

Maudsley was arrested in 1974 and sentenced to life imprisonment. John Farrell took Maudsley out for sex after Farrell showed him pictures of children he had abused sexually. Maudsley was later arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment. Maudsley was taken to Broadmoor Hospital where he was incarcerated with David Cheeseman. In 1977, Maudsley and David Cheeseman locked themselves in the cell together with David Francis (a child molester) who tortured him to death for nine hours. Maudsley was convicted and sent to Wakefield Prison for manslaughter. He was not happy with the transfer and expressed his desire to return to Broadmoor.

In March 2000, Maudsley unsuccessfully pleaded for the terms of his solitary confinement be relaxed, or to be allowed to commit suicide via a cyanide capsule. He also asked for a pet budgie, which was also denied. In 2010, the Daily Mirror reported that Maudsley made a plea to be able to play board games with prison staff to relieve his boredom.

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Robert Ranked on the list of most popular Criminal. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Robert Maudsley celebrates birthday on June 26 of every year.

Is Robert Maudsley in a glass cell?

Robert Maudsley has been in solitary confinement in a glass cell since 1979 and is Britain’s longest serving prisoner, having been caged for 47 years for the murder of four men in the 1970s. He carried out his own wave of vigilante justice, even killing three of his victims while in prison.

What did Robert Maudsley do with a spoon?

“He then hilled his fellow Broadmoor inmate by ramming it into his victim’s ear, penetrating the brain. Inevitably, the plastic spoon blade was covered in gore , which was alleged to be ‘his brains’.” Maudsley was convicted of manslaughter and sent to Wakefield Prison after a trial.

How did Robert Maudsley get caught?

In 1974, Maudsley garrotted John Farrell in Wood Green, London. Farrell picked up Maudsley for sex and showed him pictures of children he had sexually abused. Maudsley surrendered himself to police, saying he needed psychiatric care. Maudsley was found unfit to stand trial and instead was sent to Broadmoor Hospital.

Who was in the cell next to Robert Maudsley?

At HMP Wakefield in 1978 Maudsley then strangled and stabbed Salney Darwood, 46, who had been jailed for killing his wife. He hid Darwood’s body under bed before sneaking into the cell of paedophile Bill Roberts , 56, who had sexually abused a girl aged seven.

How long has Robert Maudsley been in solitary confinement?

He’s been dubbed Britain’s real ‘Hannibal the Cannibal’ and has spent more than 40 years in solitary confinement. Robert Maudsley, now 68, spends his days locked away in a special underground cell under Wakefield Prison and is one of the country’s longest-serving prisoners.