Serial Killer Robert Mawdsley Celebrates 50th Christmas in Solitary Confinement

After spending his 50th consecutive Christmas behind bars, serial killer Robert Mawdsley continues to be locked up in the UK penal system. Known as Hannibal the Cannibal, Mawdsley was separated from other prisoners in 1978 after killing three inmates. The 70-year-old has been in solitary confinement at Wakefield prison in West Yorkshire for 45 years, which is believed to be a world record. Mawdsley, who was locked up for murder in 1974 at the age …

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British Serial Killer Robert Mawdsley Marks 50th Christmas in Solitary Confinement – Record Breaking Timeline in Prison Cells

Wakefield, England – A notorious British killer, Robert Mawdsley, now 70 years old, has marked the 50th year of his incarceration, with 45 of those years spent in solitary confinement. Mawdsley, also known as ‘Hannibal the Cannibal’ due to false reports that he had consumed a victim’s brain, was imprisoned at the age of 21 for the murder of John Farrell in 1974. After being placed in solitary confinement just four years later for killing …

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British Serial Killer Spends Record-Breaking 50th Christmas Behind Bars

Liverpool, UK – A British criminal has reached a record-breaking milestone, spending 50 Christmases behind bars. Robert Mawdsley, known as “Hannibal the Cannibal,” has spent most of his 70 years in solitary confinement, setting what is believed to be a world record for the amount of time spent in isolation. Mawdsley’s imprisonment began in 1974, at the age of 21, after committing a series of heinous crimes. He has spent approximately 45 years in solitary …

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