In the 1960s Glasgow, Scotland was a miserable place to live. 1960s-era footage shows crumbling brick buildings, broken windows, smoke billowing from nearby factories and open sewers just feet away from childrens’ play areas. Many of the residents were living in poverty and just trying to survive from one day to the next. The one bright spot in this sea of misery was dancing (much like the tiny town in Footloose). Young people loved to go out to one of the city’s many dance halls on the weekends to dance the night away and forget their troubles. But that one bright spot suddenly went dark in the late 1960s when a serial killer began targeting young women he met at the Barrowlands Ballroom dance hall.
Sources:
‘I see him walking his dog in the park’ – how serial killer Bible John traumatised Glasgow from The Guardian
Bible John – Creation of a Serial Killer: New BBC true crime podcast to delve into unsolved Bible John murders from The Scotsman
Extended: Glasgow serial killer Bible John and the Barrowland killings from GlasgowTimes
The Hunt for Bible John - Part 1 from the BBC
The Hunt for Bible John - Part 2 from the BBC
Bible John from Unresolved
Peter Tobin: Serial killer's ashes scattered at sea from BBC News
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