Robert John Maudsley was born on 26 June 1953 and is an English serial killer.
23 Facts About Robert Maudsley
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Robert Maudsley was the fourth of 12 children, born in Speke, Liverpool.
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Robert Maudsley spent his early years in a Catholic orphanage in Crosby, with his three older siblings.
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Robert Maudsley was subjected to routine physical abuse from his father until he was removed from their care by social services.
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Robert Maudsley was forced to seek psychiatric help after several suicide attempts.
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Robert Maudsley told doctors that he claimed to hear voices telling him to kill his parents.
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In 1974, Robert Maudsley garrotted John Farrell in Wood Green, London.
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Robert Maudsley surrendered himself to police, saying he needed psychiatric care.
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Robert Maudsley was found unfit to stand trial and was sent to Broadmoor Hospital.
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Robert Maudsley had previously held another prisoner, Philip Monk, hostage with Francis in September of 1976.
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Robert Maudsley disliked the transfer and made it clear he wanted to return to Broadmoor.
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Robert Maudsley was later sentenced to life imprisonment, with a recommendation that he never be released.
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In 1978, Robert Maudsley killed two fellow prisoners at Wakefield Prison in one day.
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Robert Maudsley invited Darwood to his cell, where he garrotted and stabbed him before hiding his body under his bed.
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Robert Maudsley then attempted to lure other prisoners into his cell, but all refused.
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Robert Maudsley hacked at Roberts' skull with a makeshift dagger and then struck his head against the wall multiple times.
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Robert Maudsley calmly walked into the wing office, placed the dagger on the table and told the officer that the next roll call would be two short.
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In 1983, Robert Maudsley was deemed too dangerous for a normal cell.
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In March 2000, Robert Maudsley unsuccessfully pleaded for the terms of his solitary confinement to be relaxed, or to be allowed to take his own life via a cyanide capsule.
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Robert Maudsley asked for a pet budgerigar, which was denied.
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In 2003, Robert Maudsley was moved to Wakefield Prison's Close Supervision Centre, which was built to house Britain's most dangerous inmates.
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Robert Maudsley was let out of his cell one hour every day to exercise.
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In March 2025, Robert Maudsley began a hunger strike after his luxury items, such as a video game console, books, and a music system, were confiscated by prison guards.