Police in Scotland are re-examining the unsolved cases of three women who were killed following a BBC podcast investigation into a serial killer dubbed Bible John. The podcast, called Bible John: Creation of the Serial Killer, focused on the murders of Jemima MacDonald, Patricia Docker, and Helen Puttock in the late 1960s, all of whom were killed following a night out at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow. Following Ms Puttock’s death, a man in her shared taxi reportedly quoted religious passages, a suspect whose identity was allegedly covered up by senior police officials at the time. The podcast alleged that the suspect may have been John Irvine McInnes, a cousin of a senior police officer, although there is no evidence that he committed the murder.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland stated that the police and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service are currently evaluating the contents of the podcast. The spokesperson added that any new information on the deaths of MacDonald, Docker, and Puttock would be investigated. Families of the victims stated that new lines of inquiry had been prompted by information detailed on the podcast.
The murders of the three women have remained unsolved for over 50 years. An investigation into the deaths in the 1990s was conducted following the recovery of a DNA sample from Ms Puttock’s waistband, which eventually led to the exhumation of McInnes’ body and subsequent testing with inconclusive results.
Following the success of the podcast, journalist Audrey Gillan was awarded gold and silver at the New York Festivals Radio Awards. The families of the victims in the Bible John cases have long sought the truth behind their loved ones’ murders. Speaking to BBC News, the sons of Jemima MacDonald and Patricia Docker stated that they are hoping for an apology as a result of the investigation, believing that there was “poor judgement, misdirection, and a failed investigation.
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