British serial killer Donald Neilson, aka The Black Panther.

British serial killer Donald Neilson, aka The Black Panther, with his new wife Irene on their wedding day, 1955.
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The Black Panther

A police mugshot of British serial killer Donald Neilson, aka The Black Panther, 1975. Neilson was
sentenced to life imprisonment in 1976 for the murders of 17-year-old Lesley Whittle and three
sub-postmasters, as well as a number of attempted murders.
(Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Neilson, bearing the injuries he received during his eventual arrest.

The Black Panther's trademark masks were found at his home.

Guns were found in Donald Neilson's attic in Bradford.

The victims

Donald Skepper was the first of Neilson's victims to die.

Derek Astin from Accrington was the second man to die.

Sidney Grayland was the third and last postmaster to die.

Margaret Grayland was badly injured by Donald Neilson.

Lesley Whittle, 17, an heiress from Highley, Shropshire, England.

Lesley's body was found after two ransom drops failed.

Lesley Whittle spent her last days in a drainage shaft.

Police discovered Lesley Whittle's body in the park.

Mourners at the funeral of Lesley Whittle, including her mother Dorothy, who is being supported between
her son Ronald and her sister Sandra Dorrell, March 1975. 17-year-old Lesley was murdered by
serial killer Donald Neilson, aka The Black Panther.
(Photo by Aubrey Hart/Evening Standard/Getty Images)