Donald Neilson AKA the Black Panther murdered five people in the 1970s, however it is the kidnap and murder of 17 year old Lesley Whittle that made him infamous. Sadly because of this, the three other people who lost their lives to this ruthless killer, are often just footnotes in the story, so this episode is dedicated to Derek Astin, Donald Skepper, and Sidney Grayland.Part two will focus on Lesley Whittle, and part three will cover, Donald Neilson. if you can't wait till next Sunday, the episode is now available on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/ItsmurderupnorthMy podcast of the week, is Happy Hour Gets Weird.sources for this episode.Aberdeen Press and Journal - Wednesday 07 July 1976With thanks to D.C.Thomson & Co. Ltd. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved.http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Donald_Neilsonhttps://www.lawgazette.co.uk/reviews/book-review-the-black-panther-the-trials-and-abductions-of-donald-neilson-/5059609.articlehttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2076107/Donald-Neilson-dead-Black-Panther-serial-killer-dies-35-years-bars.htmlhttps://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/chilling-story-bradford-serial-killer-18023535https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/dec/19/black-panther-donald-neilson-dieshttps://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/history/how-black-panther-was-caught-278938https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/donald-neilson-murderer-known-as-the-black-panther-who-killed-four-people-6279753.htmlhttps://enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/6306960https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/regional/worcestershire/9427926.black-panther-donald-neilson-dies/https://www.express.co.uk/news/history/625304/Black-Panther-caught-40-years-anniversaryhttps://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/donald-neilson-the-black-panther-a-cold-blooded-167294https://www.lancs.live/news/local-news/black-panther-donald-neilson-begged-1273688https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9434800.the-wrecker-of-lives/http://northernlifemagazine.co.uk/black-panther-donald-neilson/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.