UK serial killer vows to kill again if released from prison

One of the UK's most dangerous serial killers vowed to kill again if given a chance.

Robert Maudsley, 68, has been in solitary confinement in a glass cell since 1979 after killing three people in prison while serving life for the 1974 murder of John Farrell, making him the longest-serving prisoner in Britain.

Maudsley, who earned the nickname “Hannibal the Cannibal” for false reports that he ate the brains of his victims, claimed to be "happy and content in solitary." However, he claimed he would commit murder again if he was ever released, according to Infobae.

In a new Channel 5 documentary, 'HMP Wakefield: Evil Behind Bars', Maudsley's nephew Gavin revealed that his uncle sent him a letter in which he claimed to be happy to be isolated from the rest of the world, promising that he would return to committing crimes if released.

Maudsley was only 21 years old when he was imprisoned for the murder of 30-year-old John Farrell in March 1974. While serving life in prison, he began his spree of violence in which he murdered three men: David Francis, a convicted child molester; Salney Darwood, serving life for the manslaughter of his wife Blanche; and William Roberts, serving 7 years for sexual assault on a seven-year-old girl.

In 2000, he filed a lawsuit with the courts requesting that he be allowed to die, according to Noticias del Mundo.

In a letter he wrote at the time, he said, "What's the point of keeping me locked up 23 hours a day? Why even bother to feed me and give me an hour of exercise a day? Who am I really a risk to?"

"As a result of my current treatment and confinement, I feel that all I have to look forward to is a psychological breakdown, mental illness, and probable suicide," the convict added.

"Why can't I have a parakeet instead of the flies, cockroaches, and spiders I currently have? I promise to love it and not eat it? Why can't I have a television in my cell to watch the world and learn? Why can't I have music tapes and listen to beautiful classical music?" he questioned in a letter.

According to Elliot Reed, director of the documentary in which Maudsley's latest threat was revealed, the prison where Maudsley is being held is known within the prison system as "Monster Manor," as it is said to be where the lowest category of prisoners are thrown and is home to some of the most violent men in British criminal history.