The Awful Truth Behind The Prisoner Known As The 'Real' Hannibal Lecter

Maudsley was placed in multiple foster homes. When he was 16 years old, he moved to London, where he became a drug addict, attempted suicide many times, and was placed in psychiatric hospitals. He told several doctors that he heard voices telling him to kill his parents, according to The Guardian. Eventually, Maudsley started working

Maudsley was placed in multiple foster homes. When he was 16 years old, he moved to London, where he became a drug addict, attempted suicide many times, and was placed in psychiatric hospitals. He told several doctors that he heard voices telling him to kill his parents, according to The Guardian. Eventually, Maudsley started working as a male sex worker to pay for drugs.

In 1974, Maudsley killed John Farrell, a man who picked him up for sex, after he showed him pictures of children he abused. Maudsley was sentenced to life in prison, where he received the nickname "Blue" due to the color of his first victim's face after he was strangled (via Murderpedia). It would not be his last nickname.

While serving his sentence at Broadmoor Hospital in 1977, Maudsley attacked another prisoner and locked them in a cell with the help of another inmate. When the guards broke into the cell, they found a shocking scene: The man was tortured and killed, his head was open, and there was a spoon in his brain. Maudsley said that he ate part of his brains, and from here on out, he became known as "Spoons," according to Murderpedia.

Maudsley was sentenced again and transferred to Wakefield Prison, but he didn't like it. In 1978, he brutally killed two other inmates in the same afternoon, Murderpedia reports. Before being thrown into solitary for his crimes, Maudsley said to the guards: "I adore the sight of blood."

If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline​ at​ 1-800-273-TALK (8255)​.

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