Peter Moore (serial killer)
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Peter Moore is a Welsh
serial killer
who owned and managed a number of cinemas in Bagillt, North Wales
. He murdered four men in 1995. Due to his attire he was dubbed the "man in black".
in November 1996.
" after the killer in the Friday the 13th
horror films. The jury found him guilty on all counts.
, the serial killer and former GP who hanged himself in January 2004.
In June 2008, Moore was told by the High Court
that he would spend the rest of his life in prison.However, on 3 March 2011 it was reported that Moore will be challenging the ruling in the European Court of Human Rights
, with a view to having his sentence quashed and such sentences outlawed throughout Europe
.
On 13 October 2011 it was falsely reported that Moore had died at Broadmoor hospital
on 30 July.
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
who owned and managed a number of cinemas in Bagillt, North Wales
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
. He murdered four men in 1995. Due to his attire he was dubbed the "man in black".
Crimes
Between September and December 1995, he stabbed to death and mutilated four men "for fun". He was sentenced to life imprisonmentLife imprisonment
Life imprisonment is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime under which the convicted person is to remain in jail for the rest of his or her life...
in November 1996.
Victims
- Henry Roberts, a 56-year-old gay man who lived in AngleseyAngleseyAnglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...
; stabbed to death in September 1995 - Edward Carthy, a 28-year-old man whom Moore met in a gay bar; stabbed to death in Clocaenog ForestClocaenog ForestClocaenog Forest is in West Denbighshire/Conwy, Wales on Mynydd Hiraethog.It is 40 square miles in extent, mostly coniferous softwoods under the control of the Forestry Commission. It was planted in 1905 on what was mostly moorland and many hill farms. It is a highland region, mostly above 350...
in October 1995 - Keith Randles, a 49-year-old traffic manager; stabbed to death in November 1995 on the A5 road in Anglesey
- Anthony Davies, 40; stabbed to death in Pensarn Beach, AbergeleAbergeleAbergele is a community and old Roman trading town, situated on the north coast of Wales between the holiday resorts of Colwyn Bay and Rhyl, in Conwy County Borough. Its northern suburb of Pensarn lies on the Irish Sea coast and is known for its beach, where it is claimed by some that a ghost ship...
in December 1995
Trial
During his trial, Moore told the jury the crimes were committed by a homosexual lover he nicknamed "JasonJason Voorhees
Jason Voorhees is a fictional character from the Friday the 13th series of slasher films. He first appeared in Friday the 13th , as the son of camp cook-turned-murderer, Mrs. Voorhees, in which he was portrayed by Ari Lehman. Created by Victor Miller, with contributions by Ron Kurz, Sean S...
" after the killer in the Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th occurs when the thirteenth day of a month falls on a Friday, which superstition holds to be a day of bad luck. In the Gregorian calendar, this day occurs at least once, but at most three times a year...
horror films. The jury found him guilty on all counts.
Imprisonment
During his time in Wakefield Prison Moore befriended Harold ShipmanHarold Shipman
Harold Fredrick Shipman was an English doctor and one of the most prolific serial killers in recorded history with 218 murders being positively ascribed to him....
, the serial killer and former GP who hanged himself in January 2004.
In June 2008, Moore was told by the High Court
High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
that he would spend the rest of his life in prison.However, on 3 March 2011 it was reported that Moore will be challenging the ruling in the European Court of Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a supra-national court established by the European Convention on Human Rights and hears complaints that a contracting state has violated the human rights enshrined in the Convention and its protocols. Complaints can be brought by individuals or...
, with a view to having his sentence quashed and such sentences outlawed throughout Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
On 13 October 2011 it was falsely reported that Moore had died at Broadmoor hospital
Broadmoor Hospital
Broadmoor Hospital is a high-security psychiatric hospital at Crowthorne in the Borough of Bracknell Forest in Berkshire, England. It is the best known of the three high-security psychiatric hospitals in England, the other two being Ashworth and Rampton...
on 30 July.