Killings that shocked the whole country
THE first of Bible John's victims, Patricia Docker was 25 when she was last seen alive leaving the Majestic ballroom in 1968. The following morning, the nurse's body was found by a group of children lying in a doorway in a lane in Langside, on the south side of Glasgow.
Jemima McDonald
On 15 August, 1969, the 32-year-old went dancing at the Barrowland Ballroom. The next day, she was found in an old building, strangled with her stockings. She had left the club at midnight with a young man described as tall and slim, with red hair. Witnesses heard him quoting Bible verses.
Helen Puttock
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Hide AdThe 29-year-old's body was found 77 days after Jemima McDonald's. She had also been to the Barrowland Ballroom the night before with her sister, Jean McLachlan, where they met Bible John. Jean got out first and the taxi continued to Earl Street, where Helen lived. She was found early the next day.