Relatives of the victims killed in the late 60s welcome the probe into how police may have helped hide the infamous serial killer
A NEW probe has been launched into the infamous Bible John murders over allegations that police corruption might have helped to hide a killer.
Retired Detective Chief Inspector Jim McEwan and his colleague, Detective Constable Brian Hughes, were part of a small team that conducted a review in 1996 of Helen’s murder after her tights yielded DNA evidence. Police Scotland confirmed yesterday that they are looking into claims made in a BBC Scotland podcast Bible John: Creation of a Serial Killer.
Allan Mottley, Jemima’s youngest son, said: “When the police officer phoned and said they were going to reinvestigate that was a bit of a bombshell. I never imagined that they would relook at it all. “Let’s not forget the Yorkshire ripper case floundered on an assumption, and lives were lost as a result, so there are lessons to be learned.During his 1996 review of the Helen Puttock case Detecitve McEwan learned that cops Beattie and Jimmy McInnes had been among a team of detectives to travel to Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, just 48 hours after Helen’s body had been found.
Helen’s murder gave rise to the name Bible John as Jean, also now dead, said he had quoted from scripture during their taxi ride. He reported it to senior officers of Strathclyde Police at the time, but it was ignored, even though Beattie and Jimmy McInnes were alive then. Yesterday, McEwan said: “Given the lack of a response we got from the force hierarchy in 1996, we didn’t think our discoveries would ever be examined.
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