Robert Maudsley
Robert Maudsley | |
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| Born | Robert John Maudsley 26 June 1953 Speke, Liverpool, England |
| Other names | Hannibal the Cannibal The Brain Eater |
| Convictions | Murder (x3) Manslaughter |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (whole life tariff) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 4 |
Span of crimes | 1974–1978 |
| Country | England |
| Locations | London, Broadmoor, Wakefield Prison |
Robert John Maudsley (born 26 June 1953) is an English serial killer. Maudsley has killed four people, with one of the killings taking place in a psychiatric hospital and two in prison after receiving a life sentence for a murder. Initial reports falsely stated he ate part of the brain of one of the men he killed in prison, which earned him the nickname "Hannibal the Cannibal" from parts of the British press and "The Brain Eater" among other prisoners. National newspapers were advised that the allegations were untrue, according to the post-mortem report. Maudsley is the longest-serving British prisoner in solitary confinement.